American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center

Gilt by Association

Name: Gilt by Association
Start: 2026-09-05T15:00:00-04:00
End: 2026-10-20
Location: American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center

Sat, Sep 5, 2026 – Tue, Oct 20, 2026at 3:00 PM

4400 Massachusetts Avenue Northwest, Washington, DC

Price not available

Gilt by Association is an exhibition examining the many cultural meanings attached to gilding and gold. It considers gold’s visual allure and associations with beauty, glory, honor, wealth, and status, while also exploring darker connections to avarice, repression, conflict, and guilt. The exhibition juxtaposes artworks to encourage visitors to form their own associations, including ideas of artifice, glitter, transcendence, and the promise of a “New Golden Age.”

The exhibition includes Lucy J. Blankstein’s *Solus Rex* and is presented in the rotunda of American University’s Katzen Arts Center.

When: August 25–October 20, 2026

Opening Reception: Saturday, September 5, from 3:00 to 6:00 p.m.

Hours: Daily from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Featured Artist: Lucy J. Blankstein, with *Solus Rex*

Venue: Katzen Arts Center Rotunda, The American University

Address: 4400 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20016

Tickets: Price not available

Contact: 301-461-1124

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