Jillian Mayer

Go on an emotional journey with the seven artists, who tell their global-pandemic survival stories through their artwork. Explore themes of grief, loss, family, and joy, then get a peek inside a moving tribute curated by Museum Director Melissa Chiu.

Feel the pressure when the seven artists take their final shot at the big commission and the cash prize. Get inspired as each one completes a self-portrait in only eight hours, then see whose crowning achievement wins them a shot at the big time.

Get a glimpse inside the artists’ lives as they reimagine a past work and reinterpret it for the future. Map their evolution as creators and see who struggles to complete their piece in the allotted time of just 10 hours over two days.

Contemplate justice as Museum Director Melissa Chiu reviews some of the most powerful, large-scale pieces on this theme ever displayed at the Hirshhorn. Then see how the seven artists showcase a profound injustice in their own work.