Left: Sam Gilliam, Swing, 1969, acrylic and aluminum on canvas, 119 5⁄8 x 283 1⁄2 in. (303.8 x 720.1 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mr. Edwin Janss, Jr., 197.Right: Alison Saar ...

The Smithsonian American Art Museum has completely revamped its modern and contemporary art galleries. The space—which is home to one of the museum’s most popular pieces, Nam June Paik’s ...

About the Smithsonian American Art Museum. The Smithsonian American Art Museum is the flagship museum in the United States for American art and craft. It is home to one of the most ...

A Contemporary Look at Asian Art. South Korean artist Park Chan-kyong brings new perspectives to the National Museum of Asian Art this fall with the opening of Park Chan-kyong: Gathering, the ...

Amy Sherald claims the museum was planning to cut a portrait of a transgender woman as the Statue of Liberty from the exhibition.

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art will present “Unstill Waters: Contemporary Photography from India,” an exhibition that features 29 works by some of the most prominent artists ...