Kennedy Center announces visual art at The REACH
(Artdaily.org)

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts today announced its inaugural presentation of visual art being featured at the REACH, the Center’s 21st-century expansion project. Ten works in a rich diversity of media are on display at the facility, including six pieces on loan from Glenstone Museum in Potomac, Maryland; sculptures by Joel Shapiro, Deborah Butterfield, and Roy Lichtenstein; and a wall hanging by Sam Gilliam. “Glenstone is honored to help celebrate the opening of the expanded Kennedy Center and we applaud their efforts to increase public access to one of our nation’s treasures,” adds Emily Wei Rales, Director and Co-founder of Glenstone Museum. “The Glenstone works on loan span the period from JFK’s presidency to 2018 while sampling the diversity of backgrounds and viewpoints that is the essence of our democracy