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Black Box: Francis Alys

April 17, 2006 - August 14, 2006 Rotating Exhibition

Museum: Hirshhorn Museum & Sculpture Garden

Location: Lower Level

The Black Box Theater showcases rotating exhibitions of contemporary artists who use film or video as their creative medium. April 17-Aug. 14, 2006: Guards (runs continuously, 2004-2005) This film delves into the everyday rituals and habits of the metropolis of London by following 64 individual Coldstream Guards as they move through downtown, like all other city workers, becoming a collective. Produced by Francis Alys (b. 1959, Belgium). Note: Previously known as the Orientation Theater.