New York–based artist Amy Sillman discusses her work, including a new body of paintings in which she uses shape to explore what she calls “pessimistic optimism”—a sense of anxiety within what seem to be cheerful images. Those painting are part of the exhibition Amy Sillman, Third Person Singular, on view at the Hirshhorn from March 14 from July 6. For more information, call 202.633.0828.