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Thursday, 30 October 2014 10:53

Exhibition at the Smithsonian American Art Museum Explores Birds in Contemporary Art

Fred Tomaselli's 'Migrant Fruit Thugs,' 2006. Fred Tomaselli's 'Migrant Fruit Thugs,' 2006. Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C.

From ancient cave drawings to Leonardo da Vinci’s flying machines, birds have always played a central role in art and imagination. “For millennia, humans have been fascinated by birds,” says Joanna Marsh, curator of “The Singing and the Silence: Birds in Contemporary Art,” opening Friday at the American Art Museum. “Birds can fly, while we’re stuck in our own earthbound existence. They are accessible to us yet out of reach — a paradox that is fruitful creatively.” The new exhibit features 46 works by 12 artists.

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