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Mark Jenkins

@markjenkinsdc

I write about art, film, music, and more.

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My 6/30 galleries column covers Ellyn Weiss and Sondra N. Arkin installation, Dickson Carroll sculpture, Renee Butler collage & Jack Boul painting, all at American University Museum; & Jack Boul monotype at Stanford in Washington Gallery. washingtonpost.com/entertainment/…

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My review of Renwick Gallery's “Subversive, Skilled, Sublime: Fiber Art by Women” says nearly all the 33 artworks are defiantly nonfunctional. They’re fiber for art’s sake. washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2024/…

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In my preview of the 7/5 "DC Does Dischord" show Black Cat , organizer & Celebration Summer bassist Greg Raelson says that as a teenager in California "I felt a very deep connection, philosophically and musically, to the Dischord and the D.C. scenes,” washingtonpost.com/entertainment/…

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My 7/7 galleries review covers "Paean to Paper" group show Sandy Spring Museum; Mimi Herbert sculpture at Amy Kaslow Gallery; Heather Jones painting & Scott Troxel sculpture at Cabada Contemporary; & Nora Sturges painting VisArts. washingtonpost.com/entertainment/…

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In my preview of brijean's July 17 show TheAtlantisDC , the duo's Brijean Murphy says, "It was fun in the writing process to explore different sides of ourselves." washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2024/…

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My 7/14 galleries column covers Curtis Bartone prints at Washington Printmakers Gallery; Eileen Martin sculpture and "Translation Through Art" Strathmore Mansion; & Raya Bodnarchuk painting & sculpture at gallery Neptune & Brown. washingtonpost.com/entertainment/…

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In my profile of DC-based pop sextet #NorthCountry, singer-songwriter Andrew Grossman says , “It’s always been me kind of leading the charge, but over time it’s become more collaborative." wapo.st/3zM9o4T

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My 7/21 galleries column covers "Beyond Surface" group show at Pazo Fine Art; "The Bright Side" group show at African Art Beats; "From Wood to Paper and Back Again" group show at Adah Rose gallery; & Redeat Wondemu photo IAAhillyer. washingtonpost.com/entertainment/…

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My 7/28 galleries column covers "Curators’ Selects: Artomatic 2024" group show Athenaeum NVFAA ; "Ad Astra Per Aspera" group show at Alliance Gallery; Isabella Whitfield mixed-media at Hamiltonian; & Holly Cole eco-themed fabric art The Art League. washingtonpost.com/entertainment/…

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In my interview with Dis Fig abut her collaboration with The Body, she says, “When people think of heavy music, they think of anger, or darkness. But it’s also hope and fear and vulnerability: the full range of human emotions.” washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2024/…

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My 8/4 galleries column covers "Destinos" Mexican print group show Pyramid Atlantic; Katherine Tzu-Lan Mann mural at Union Station; "Genesis Project" collaborative art installation at Brentwood Arts Exchange; & Terry La Rue photos at D.C. Leica store. washingtonpost.com/entertainment/…

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My 8/11 galleries column covers "Belkin Caldwell Shull" mixed-media Hemphill Fine Arts; "A Closer Look: Conflicted Art From Ukraine" at Mason Exhibitions Arlington; "14 Visions" photo at Multiple Exposures; & “Come Together" collage-painting @ Fred Schnider. washingtonpost.com/entertainment/…

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My review of Hillwood Museum DC's "Fragile Beauty: Art of the Ocean" says it contains objects made with pearls, corals, shells, whale bone, and such, all plundered when the oceans seemed infinitely bountiful, too vast to ever deplete. washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2024/…

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In my profile of Washed Out, Ernest Greene says, “Whether I make, or continue to make, chillwave music, I have no idea. I just start every album fresh, and try to bring in new influences, new sounds and new ways of working." washingtonpost.com/style/2024/08/…

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In my profile of eclectic DC band Oh He Dead, singer CJ Johnson says of songwriting, “I feel more like I’m painting a picture. Then there are other songs where I’m just throwing out feelings. I might like throwing out feelings more than storytelling.” washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2024/…

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My 8/18 galleries column covers tree-themed group show Zenith Gallery; Andrea Sherrill Evans minimalist drawings IAAhillyer; Jessica Valoris Black-liberation murals blackrockcenter; & National Small Works Show @ Washington Printmakers Gallery. washingtonpost.com/entertainment/…

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My final WaPo galleries column covers Xavier Cortada National Academy of Sciences; "Geometry & Calligraphy" at Pars Place Iranian American Center; Courtney Adair Applequist mixed-media at Joan Hisaoka Gallery; & "Art in the Summer" Watergate Gallery Watergate Gallery. washingtonpost.com/entertainment/…

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My review of "Multiplicity" The Phillips Collection says that while adapting the techniques of Picasso and Braque, many of the show's contributors emulate the extravagant reach of the largest abstract expressionist canvases. washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2024/…

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My review of “Collecting Memories: Treasures from the Library of Congress” says the show is as much about understanding as accumulating. washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2024/…

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In my preview of oceanator's 9/6 show Comet Ping Pong, the Brooklyn rocker says of her D.C.-area upbringing, “I feel very lucky to have that basis as my start in playing shows.” washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2024/…