http://www.examiner.com/x-4749-Seattle-Visual-Arts-Examiner?cid=exrss-Seattle-Visual-Arts-Examiner en-us Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:32:05 -0700 Wed, 24 Jun 2009 13:59:40 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-4749-Seattle-Visual-Arts-Examiner~y2009m6d24-Tonight-Photobject-opening-at-Lawrimore-Project?cid=exrss-Seattle-Visual-Arts-Examiner Since the development of photography in the early 20th Century, the photograph has held the promise of portraying "real life." For just as long, artists have toyed with this cliche, as evidenced by everything from the Cottingley fairies (th... Galleries Lectures and Openings Wed, 24 Jun 2009 13:59:40 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4749-Seattle-Visual-Arts-Examiner~y2009m6d24-Tonight-Photobject-opening-at-Lawrimore-Project?cid=exrss-Seattle-Visual-Arts-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4749-Seattle-Visual-Arts-Examiner~y2009m5d28-SAM-announces-that-Derrick-Cartwright-will-take-helm?cid=exrss-Seattle-Visual-Arts-Examiner Derrick Cartwright, the new director for the Seattle Art MuseumYesterday, the Seattle Art Museum announced its new director, who will be taking over after Mimi Gates leaves this summer. He is Derrick Cartwright, and he is coming to us from the San Di... Seattle Art Museum Thu, 28 May 2009 13:37:24 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4749-Seattle-Visual-Arts-Examiner~y2009m5d28-SAM-announces-that-Derrick-Cartwright-will-take-helm?cid=exrss-Seattle-Visual-Arts-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4749-Seattle-Visual-Arts-Examiner~y2009m5d20-Monsters-in-the-shower-drain?cid=exrss-Seattle-Visual-Arts-Examiner Party Pooper - Gala Bent (2007-2009) Image: Gala Bent (website)I live in an old, 1920's apartment building, which has old, 1920's porcelain bathroom fixtures. This includes my tub, and a peculiar drain that takes only two or three stray hairs to bac... Artists to Watch Monsters and Demons Wed, 20 May 2009 01:43:04 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4749-Seattle-Visual-Arts-Examiner~y2009m5d20-Monsters-in-the-shower-drain?cid=exrss-Seattle-Visual-Arts-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4749-Seattle-Visual-Arts-Examiner~y2009m4d24-Closing-Soon-Garden-and-Cosmos-at-Seattle-Asian-Art-Museum?cid=exrss-Seattle-Visual-Arts-Examiner Last weekend for Garden and Cosmos!If you haven't yet seen Garden and Cosmos, DROP WHAT YOU ARE DOING AND GET YOURSELF TO VOLUNTEER PARK. Seriously. The show ends on Sunday, and it is -- according to me and a million other people -- the best art sho... Seattle Art Museum Museums Favorites! Fri, 24 Apr 2009 11:43:28 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4749-Seattle-Visual-Arts-Examiner~y2009m4d24-Closing-Soon-Garden-and-Cosmos-at-Seattle-Asian-Art-Museum?cid=exrss-Seattle-Visual-Arts-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4749-Seattle-Visual-Arts-Examiner~y2009m4d23-Pivotal-Perspectives-Lecture-on-George-de-Forest-Brush-paintings-at-SAM?cid=exrss-Seattle-Visual-Arts-Examiner White Swan (1885) George de Forest BrushDr. Nancy Anderson, the curator behind the wondrous George de Forest Brush Paintings that are currently on display at the Seattle Art Museum, will be giving a talk about the exhibition. She will be discussing ... Seattle Art Museum Lectures and Openings Thu, 23 Apr 2009 12:58:41 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4749-Seattle-Visual-Arts-Examiner~y2009m4d23-Pivotal-Perspectives-Lecture-on-George-de-Forest-Brush-paintings-at-SAM?cid=exrss-Seattle-Visual-Arts-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4749-Seattle-Visual-Arts-Examiner~y2009m4d23-Free-Sheep-Foundation-holding-a-memorial-party-for-Tubs?cid=exrss-Seattle-Visual-Arts-Examiner Free Sheep Foundation - Tubs, 2009 It turns out that the Free Sheep Foundation is responsible for the graffiti over at Tubs in the U District. I wrote about this a few weeks ago, but at the time I wasn't able to find any further info about the work.... Public Art Thu, 23 Apr 2009 11:46:48 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4749-Seattle-Visual-Arts-Examiner~y2009m4d23-Free-Sheep-Foundation-holding-a-memorial-party-for-Tubs?cid=exrss-Seattle-Visual-Arts-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4749-Seattle-Visual-Arts-Examiner~y2009m4d22-Olympia-City-Hall-busts-Dan-Webbs-bubble?cid=exrss-Seattle-Visual-Arts-Examiner Thought bubble, Dan Webb (2009)Olympia City Hall Public Art proposalYesterday Olympia's City Hall rejected a $180,000 commission by Dan Webb on the grounds that it was too ugly. The artwork was to consist of multiple bronze comic-strip style "th... Public Art Wed, 22 Apr 2009 15:01:12 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4749-Seattle-Visual-Arts-Examiner~y2009m4d22-Olympia-City-Hall-busts-Dan-Webbs-bubble?cid=exrss-Seattle-Visual-Arts-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4749-Seattle-Visual-Arts-Examiner~y2009m4d22-Chicago-Stock-Exchange-elevator-grates-added-to-SAMs-American-art-collection?cid=exrss-Seattle-Visual-Arts-Examiner Chicago Stock Exchange Elevator Grate (1893) Louis Sullivan, with the Winslow Ornamental Iron WorksLate last month, the Seattle Art Museum acquired a new piece for its American art collection: Louis Sullivan's 1893 elevator grate from the Chicago St... Seattle Art Museum Museums Wed, 22 Apr 2009 11:42:14 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4749-Seattle-Visual-Arts-Examiner~y2009m4d22-Chicago-Stock-Exchange-elevator-grates-added-to-SAMs-American-art-collection?cid=exrss-Seattle-Visual-Arts-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4749-Seattle-Visual-Arts-Examiner~y2009m4d17-Alienating-art-photography-and-the-Henry-Open-House-tonight?cid=exrss-Seattle-Visual-Arts-Examiner The Embellishers (2007) - Isabel Pauwels - Video for television monitorTonight, the Henry Art Gallery will present Isabel Pauwels, the recipient of the biannual Brink Award. While browsing through Pauwels' online portfolio, I chatted with my sis... Galleries Fri, 17 Apr 2009 13:03:06 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4749-Seattle-Visual-Arts-Examiner~y2009m4d17-Alienating-art-photography-and-the-Henry-Open-House-tonight?cid=exrss-Seattle-Visual-Arts-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4749-Seattle-Visual-Arts-Examiner~y2009m4d13-If-painting-is-dead-I-want-to-do-the-autopsy-Titus-Kaphar-at-SAM?cid=exrss-Seattle-Visual-Arts-Examiner George, George, George (2008) Titus KapharPhoto:T. KapharTitus Kaphar is not about to dismiss racial politics in America as an antiquated relic. In Kaphar's show currently at the Seattle Art Museum, he attacks his own copies of traditional 18th and ... Seattle Art Museum Museums Mon, 13 Apr 2009 03:21:21 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4749-Seattle-Visual-Arts-Examiner~y2009m4d13-If-painting-is-dead-I-want-to-do-the-autopsy-Titus-Kaphar-at-SAM?cid=exrss-Seattle-Visual-Arts-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4749-Seattle-Visual-Arts-Examiner~y2009m4d1-Alden-Masons--Burpee-Red-Surprise-makes-me-happy?cid=exrss-Seattle-Visual-Arts-Examiner Alden Mason,  Burpee Red Surprise (1973)Alden Mason,  Burpee Red Surprise (1973)I stumbled across this painting a few months back when I wandered into Foster/White Gallery's Pioneer Square space. Hung on an end wall, surrounded by a mixed ... Galleries Lunchtime Quickie Favorites! Wed, 01 Apr 2009 15:23:20 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4749-Seattle-Visual-Arts-Examiner~y2009m4d1-Alden-Masons--Burpee-Red-Surprise-makes-me-happy?cid=exrss-Seattle-Visual-Arts-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4749-Seattle-Visual-Arts-Examiner~y2009m3d25-Matthew-Picton-makes-spaghetti-from-urban-maps-at-Howard-House?cid=exrss-Seattle-Visual-Arts-Examiner Israel - Matthew Picton (2009)  Image: Howard HouseRunning right now at Howard House is Matthew Picton's show, Postwar Landscape, An Urban History, where Picton renders the complicated topography of wartorn cities in colorful latex spiderwebs.T... Galleries Synthetic Landscapes Lunchtime Quickie Wed, 25 Mar 2009 17:17:26 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4749-Seattle-Visual-Arts-Examiner~y2009m3d25-Matthew-Picton-makes-spaghetti-from-urban-maps-at-Howard-House?cid=exrss-Seattle-Visual-Arts-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4749-Seattle-Visual-Arts-Examiner~y2009m3d25-Pursuing-happiness-at-SAMs-Yale-American-art-show?cid=exrss-Seattle-Visual-Arts-Examiner A Game of Croquet (Detail) - Winslow Homer, 1866 (Image: SAM) Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness: Art from the Yale American Art Gallery at the Seattle Art Museum is a show that taps into the current American obsession with the founding of ... Seattle Art Museum Museums Wed, 25 Mar 2009 16:45:57 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4749-Seattle-Visual-Arts-Examiner~y2009m3d25-Pursuing-happiness-at-SAMs-Yale-American-art-show?cid=exrss-Seattle-Visual-Arts-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4749-Seattle-Visual-Arts-Examiner~y2009m3d13-Graffiti-at-Tubs--vandalism-or-art?cid=exrss-Seattle-Visual-Arts-Examiner Is it art? Tubs graffiti - 3/12/09. Image copyright E. Pachaud. Yesterday afternoon while driving through the University District, I saw something that made me pull over, park my car, and take about a gazillion pictures. Someone had painted dynamic a... Public Art Fri, 13 Mar 2009 15:51:06 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4749-Seattle-Visual-Arts-Examiner~y2009m3d13-Graffiti-at-Tubs--vandalism-or-art?cid=exrss-Seattle-Visual-Arts-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4749-Seattle-Visual-Arts-Examiner~y2009m3d12-Closing-Soon-RetailCommercial-by-Lead-Pencil-Studio?cid=exrss-Seattle-Visual-Arts-Examiner Closing soon: Retail/Commercial in Rainier Square Lead Pencil Studio's most recent installation has much in common with the Voids show at the Pompidou Center in Paris - both are about experiencing banal nothingness as art. Retail/Commercial  si... Galleries Synthetic Landscapes Thu, 12 Mar 2009 16:51:47 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4749-Seattle-Visual-Arts-Examiner~y2009m3d12-Closing-Soon-RetailCommercial-by-Lead-Pencil-Studio?cid=exrss-Seattle-Visual-Arts-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4749-Seattle-Visual-Arts-Examiner~y2009m3d10-High-cost-of-dwindling-support-for-the-arts?cid=exrss-Seattle-Visual-Arts-Examiner  The city of Seattle's Office of Arts and Cultural Affairs released a report today investigating the fiscal health of the non-profit arts community. The Stranger published some key statistics from the report: Audience decline: 5%—10%, a fe... The New Economy Tue, 10 Mar 2009 18:19:29 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4749-Seattle-Visual-Arts-Examiner~y2009m3d10-High-cost-of-dwindling-support-for-the-arts?cid=exrss-Seattle-Visual-Arts-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4749-Seattle-Visual-Arts-Examiner~y2009m3d7-Free-First-Saturday-at-the-Seattle-Asian-Art-Museum?cid=exrss-Seattle-Visual-Arts-Examiner Garden and Cosmos: The Royal Paintings of Jodhpur Wondering what to do with your Saturday? Go see Garden and Cosmos at the Seattle Asian Art Museum! Garden and Cosmos: The Royal Paintings of Jodhpur are not to be missed. SAAM is showing a series of f... Seattle Art Museum Museums Sat, 07 Mar 2009 13:49:42 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4749-Seattle-Visual-Arts-Examiner~y2009m3d7-Free-First-Saturday-at-the-Seattle-Asian-Art-Museum?cid=exrss-Seattle-Visual-Arts-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4749-Seattle-Visual-Arts-Examiner~y2009m3d6-On-Being-and-Nothingness-Voids-at-the-Pompidou?cid=exrss-Seattle-Visual-Arts-Examiner For the French, there's nothing like a little existentialism. On currently at the Pompidou Centre is Voids: A Retrospective, which is an exhibition of nine utterly empty galleries, each "curated" by a different artist. The show, as such, is... Museums Fri, 06 Mar 2009 02:52:24 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4749-Seattle-Visual-Arts-Examiner~y2009m3d6-On-Being-and-Nothingness-Voids-at-the-Pompidou?cid=exrss-Seattle-Visual-Arts-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4749-Seattle-Visual-Arts-Examiner~y2009m3d5-First-Thursday?cid=exrss-Seattle-Visual-Arts-Examiner Berlin, Matthew Picton (2009) Photo: Howard House Today is First Thursday!Galleries down in Pioneer Square will be open late (usually until 8), and there are frequently new exhibitions that are unveiled. Even better, many galleries have wine and nib... Galleries First Thursday Thu, 05 Mar 2009 13:05:58 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4749-Seattle-Visual-Arts-Examiner~y2009m3d5-First-Thursday?cid=exrss-Seattle-Visual-Arts-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4749-Seattle-Visual-Arts-Examiner~y2009m3d4-Terrestrial-Clouds-at-Suyama-Space?cid=exrss-Seattle-Visual-Arts-Examiner New Growth/Stratum Model, Kendall Buster (2009) Suyama Space  Image: E. PachaudClouds. Thin, lenticular clouds. This is my first thought when entering the Suyama Space in Belltown to see New Growth/Stratum Model a site-specific installation... Art Galleries Wed, 04 Mar 2009 13:31:01 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4749-Seattle-Visual-Arts-Examiner~y2009m3d4-Terrestrial-Clouds-at-Suyama-Space?cid=exrss-Seattle-Visual-Arts-Examiner