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The Smithsonian’s Hirshhorn Museum and

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art, artists, audiences and ideas converge.

artists + art + audience

from invention to contemporary art

Most everything that surrounds us is artifcial. Our perception o lie is fltered throughthe design process and the touch o human hands. We live with thousands o inanimateobjects that oten aren’t given a second thought. Pencils, paperclips, saety pins,zippers, chairs, rugs, roads and light bulbs. All these things have a unique history.

From the beginning, humans have taken available resources and created art. Fromthe early cave drawings to the impressionist painter’s expanded palette, the mediathat is available or the creation o art is ever growing. To the artist, the world is anunlimited resource or dierent media and creations. Join us as we explore artistscreating art in a modern world.

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explore the evolution of ordinary things

Join us at the Smithsonian’s Hirshhorn Museum as we exploreordinary things and everyday objects from their invention andideation through the creation of contemporary art. The exhibit willhighlight the history of ordinary things, from paper clips to neckties,and will showcase contemporary art using these objects.

Work by prominent artists from around the country will be featuredin the lower level gallery during the entire month of August 2010.