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'Art Beat' With Sean Rameswaram, Nov. 30

By: Sean Rameswaram // November 30, 2011
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An ordinary dishtowel makes its way into dozens of paintings at MICA in Baltimore.
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An ordinary dishtowel makes its way into dozens of paintings at MICA in Baltimore.

(Dec. 1-March 11) Throw in the towel
Dozens of artists were asked to throw in the towel for an art exhibit opening tomorrow at the Maryland Institute College of Art’s Meyerhoff Gallery in Baltimore. The Common Object features more than 60 paintings incorporating a very ordinary dishtowel. The purpose of the exercise was to give the mundane its beautiful due.

(Dec. 1-Dec. 10) The luckiest film festival of them all
Two film festivals open in the District tomorrow. The Capital Irish Film Festival brings shorts and full length features to the E Street Cinema and the Goethe Institut in Northwest Washington. The festivities get started with The Lotus Eaters which is about a group of hedonistic youngsters who excessively attend festivities.

(Dec. 1-11) Women and work on the big screen
The Washington Jewish Film Festival screens at a number of theaters in Northwest and the AFI Silver in Silver Spring through December 11th. This year’s celebration focuses on “Women Filmmakers” and “Jews at Work”, including pioneering dancer Anna Halprin and architect Erich Mendelsohn.

Music: “Daydream” by Youth Lagoon

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