Works of art that deal with doubling hold a special appeal. They challenge viewers to think in terms of comparison. Beginning July 10, some 120 exhibits will be on view in the National Gallery of Art's exhibition The Double: Identity and Difference in Art Since 1900 in Washington, D. C. Many well-known artists are represented there.
When two similar objects or motifs are juxtaposed, one involuntarily compares. There are many works of art that are designed to challenge comparison. The exhibition The Double: Identity and Difference in Art Since 1900 at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D. C. is the first to comprehensively explore this phenomenon. Some 120 works from the past 100 years will be on view there from July 10 to October 31. They explore issues of identity, race, sexuality, the relationship between original and copy, and the relationship of artists to their work.
The exhibits are divided into four major sections: Seeing double, Reversal, Dilemma structures, and The Doubled and Divided Self. Among the artists on view are the likes of Diane Arbus, Alighiero Boetti, Mel Bochner, Marcel Duchamp, Gilbert and George, Félix González-Torres, Arshile Gorky, Roni Horn, Rashid Johnson, Robert Rauschenberg, and Sherrie Levine.
Continuation of the anniversary exhibitions: In 2026, Georg Brandner will celebrate his 70th birthday and his 50th anniversary as a freelance artist. He is presenting his works in various Austrian cities, with the next stop being Wolfsberg: On June 30 at 6:30 p.m., the exhibition Georg Brandner – 70 Years of Art will open at Galerie Atelier Berndt.
An exhibition on the conservation and restoration of unusual materials in works of art: On June 27, the Stedelijk Museum voor Actuele Kunst in Ghent will open the exhibition Joseph Beuys | Wirtschaftswerte: a conservation history, centered on Beuys’s renowned work.
