Corcoran Is Pretty ‘Cool’; Kehinde Wiley BBQ Brings A Little ‘Ooh-La-La’ To Capitol Skyline Hotel!

'30 Americans' artist Kehinde Wiley is surrounded by Cocoran Gallery of Art team members.

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SOUTHWEST -- With a bout of unseasonably chilly air engulfing Washington over the weekend, the Corcoran Gallery of Art’s most recent fundraiser, “Rebirth of the Cool”, took on a decidedly literal meaning on Friday evening.


A (tax deductible) poolside BBQ designed to support artist programming of the venerable institution’s most recent exhibit, 30 Americans, the event featured live performances by Howard University’s “Showtime” marching band and ‘Ooh-La-La’ dance team, as well as performances by DJ Jahsonic and DJ Keenan.


Modeled after artist Kehinde Wiley’s popular annual fish fry at Art Basel Miami Beach, the fundraiser was conceived as a new way of providing Washingtonians with the opportunity to experience the city and the artistic subculture in a way that Wiley described as “a truer example of my lived life.”


Curated from the Rubell Family Collection, the Corcoran’s 30 Americans (October 1st, 2011-February 12th, 2012) exhibit is an interconnected survey of work by many of the most important African American artists of the last three decades, including everyone from the seminal Jean-Michel Basquiat to younger emerging artists.


It also just happens to be pretty darn cool…

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