EXPERIENCE MUSIC PROJECT
325 Fifth Ave N, 770-2700.
(UN)COMMON OBJECTS: POP MUSIC'S SACRED STUFF
Madonna's bustier, Gene Simmons' dragon boots, and something skimpy once worn by Britney. This is why we have yard sales. Through Oct 20.
OPENING EXHIBITIONS
JOHN BISBEE
Three Tons refers quite literally to the amount of material shaped by the artist into large, prickly sculptural landscapes. In this case, it's three tons of nails. Opening reception Fri May 3, 5-7 pm; artist talk Sat May 4, 5-7 pm. Suyama Space, 2324 Second Ave, 256-0809. Through Aug 16.
JEFFREY BRAVERMAN
Black-and-white photographs in Chalkboard Portraits. Opening reception Fri May 3, 6-8 pm. Photographic Center Northwest, 900 12th Ave, 720-7222. Through May 30.
EDUARDO CALDER"N, JOHNINE MAJCHROWICZ
New silver gelatin prints from Calderón, and botanical paintings from Majchrowicz. Opening reception Thurs May 2, 6-8 pm. 617 Western Ave, 264-1586. Through June 1.
FIRST WAR OF THE NEW MILLENNIUM
We are all waiting, waiting, waiting to see what great art arises out of post-9/11 minds. Here's a try, curated by Paul Davies and Samantha Scherer with their own work, plus Leslie Clague, Jack Daws, Jen Dixon, Jason Huff, Paul Metivier, Cathy McClure, Linda Peschong, John Seal, Steve Veatch, and Blair Wilson. Opening reception Sat May 4, 7 pm. SOIL Gallery, 1317 E Pine St, 264-8061. Through May 26.
* JOHN GRADE
See Stranger Suggests. Opening reception Thurs May 2, 6-8 pm. Davidson Galleries, 313 Occidental Ave S, 624-7684. Through June 1.
CASEY KEELER
New paintings, abstract and colorful. Zeitgeist, 171 S Jackson St, 583-0497. Through June 5.
ROB LARSON, TOOTS ZYNSKY
In Ephemera, Larson's first solo show, the artist modifies society's detritus into telling artifacts. With new glasswork from Zynsky. Opening reception Thurs May 2, 5-8 pm. Elliott Brown Gallery, 215 Westlake Ave N, 340-8000. Through June 1.
BRIAN J. PIKE
A most modest exhibition, entitled Some Stuff. Opening reception Sat May 4, 6-10 pm. The Pound Gallery, 1216 10th Ave, 323-0557. Through May 19.
RECENT IN ORIGIN: A VISUAL ANTHEM FOR THE WET FRONTIER
Work for wet beings by Mary Gross, Meghan Trainor, Chris Putnam, Joseph Dierker, and Ben Beres. Opening reception Sat May 4, 6-10 pm. Secluded Alley Works, 113 12th Ave, 839-0880. Through May 24.
LINO TAGLIAPIETRA
A lot of glass artists try to imitate Tagliapietra's sexy, singing, curvaceous work. Few succeed. William Traver Gallery, 110 Union St, #200, 587-6501. Through June 30.
CONTINUING EXHIBITIONS
VICTORIA ADAMS
Landscape paintings of those wide-open spaces. Winston Wächter Fine Art, 403 Dexter Ave N, 652-5855. Through May 31.
ARGENTINA AHORA
Have you been paying attention to the popular uprising in Argentina? If not, catch up now. Photographs and posters and street art by the collective Argentina Arde and also independent photographers from New York and Seattle. Independent Media Center Gallery, 1415 Third Ave, 262-0721. Through May 9.
KERRY STUART COPPIN
Photographs of the black community experience. FotoCircle Gallery, 562 First Ave, #300, 624-2645. Through June 1.
CURTIS COYOTE
You've got to LOVE dioramas. I do. FeCuSi Gallery, 2036 NW Market St, 706-4011. Through May 7.
JD DAVIS
New paintings in Recent Studies in Contemporary Aesthetics. This gallery is about to close, so pay your respects. Cut Kulture Gallery, 2018 first Ave, 374-8753. Through May 31.
GARDE RAIL at STILL LIFE
A selection of work from the gallery specializing in folk and outsider art. Still Life in Fremont Coffeehouse, 709 N 35th, 547-9850. Through May 6.
GEOFF GARZA
Elegant, mostly muted blocks of color that seem to have been dug up somewhere around Pompeii. Ballard Fetherston Gallery, 818 E Pike St, 322-9440. Through May 15.
* TED GRUDOWSKI
Three-dimensional photographs you can lose yourself in. Vital 5 Productions, 2200 Westlake Ave, 254-0475. Through May 12.
* WENDY HANSON, YUN-FEI JI
In his first solo exhibition, New York artist Yun-Fei Ji (whose work is in this year's Whitney Biennial) shows two series of ink-on-rice-paper drawings. Hanson quite literally reflects on vanity with life-sized Mylar silhouettes. Howard House, 2017 Second Ave, 256-6399. Through June 1.
HIMALAYAN FACES: A REFLECTION OF ENDURANCE
Photography and rugs. Fugio, 1507 Belmont Ave, 322-6677. Through May 31.
IT AIN'T THE SIZE THAT COUNTS
An exhibition of itty-bitty paintings by gallery artists, including new discovery Mark O'Malley. Garde Rail Gallery, 4860 Rainier Ave S, 721-0107. Through June 1.
ROBERT C. JONES, ROBERT McNOWN
New paintings and other works on paper. Francine Seders Gallery, 6701 Greenwood Ave N, 782-0355. Through June 2.
TOMIKO JONES
The absolute genius behind The Bunny Chronicles proves that she's no one-trick rabbit. In Infused, she's showing rich, saturated photographs of empty places. The Green Room, 1424 First Ave, 262-0262. Through May 4.
* JENNIFER McNEELY
Jennifer McNeely is one of my favorites among the smart-set art girls. With meticulous attention paid to everyday objects and materials--nylons, zippers, the needle and thread--McNeely grounds us in this paradox: the extremely well-made useless thing. Henriette E. Woessner Alumni Gallery, Cornish College of the Arts, 723 Harvard Ave E, 323-1400. Through May 4.
JOE NEWTON, ANDREA TUCKER
Extremely cute kitties and iconic paintings of saintly sideshow people. Roq la Rue, 2224 Second Ave, 374-8977. Through May 4.
NORTHWEST CONCRETE AND VISUAL POETRY EXHIBITION
Text as art, in this case very, very heavy art. With an audio presentation of great 20th-century sound poets. OSEAO Gallery, 14th & Pike above the American Artificial Limb Co.; for information call 725-1650. Through May 29.
MINORU OHIRA
Sculptures made of wood saved from demolished East L.A. homes in Nature's Hand. Bryan Ohno Gallery, 155 S Main St, 667-9572. Through June 1.
AIRYKA ROCKEFELLER
Rockefeller appears to have never met a medium she didn't like: work in photography, sewing, found items. The Little Theatre Gallery, 608 19th Ave E, 675-2055. Through June 1.
SARAH SAVIDGE
New prints and paintings in Kustom Kollage. Kuhlman Clothing, 2419 First Ave, 441-1999. Through May 22.
TANIS MARIA S'EILTIN
A multimedia installation entitled Resulting Acts of Distillation. Sacred Circle Gallery of American Indian Art, Daybreak Star Arts Center, Discovery Park, 285-4425. Through May 17.
SHELTER
A group show on interiors. Seattle Art Museum Rental/Sales Gallery, 1334 First Ave, 654-3240. Through June 1.
SAMUEL TROUT
It was hardly a year ago that I discovered young Trout selling his wares, like a Dickensian waif, for a pittance in Occidental Square. Now the power of my vision finds its proof in Trout's very first solo show. Well, maybe his good paintings had something to do with it, I don't know. Nation Gallery, 1921 Fifth Ave, 374-9492. Through May 5.
VISTAS DEL AMOR
Work by local Latino artists on the subject of love. Richard Hugo House, 1634 11th Ave, 322-7030. Through May 28.
* NICOLA VRUWINK
The lonely objects of the disco era. James Harris Gallery, 309A Third Ave S, 903-6220. Through May 18.
* DARREN WATERSTON
I've been slow to warm to Waterston's paintings of flowers drifting through sublime spaces; but the more I look at them, the more I like them. They have a brave vastness about them, and tilt successfully toward something (dare I say) spiritual, if only because they don't try to, or claim to. Greg Kucera Gallery, 212 Third Ave S, 624-0770. Through June 1.
MAUREEN WHITING and ROBERT CAMPBELL
Choreographer Whiting and video artist Campbell collaborate on an installation called and there was concrete skin for your face. Jack Straw Productions, 4261 Roosevelt Way NE, 634-0919. Through May 31.
EVENTS
MAY DAY CELEBRATION
Rise up workers, and honor the culture of your comrades! With a slate of artists and activists, sponsored by the Radical Women and Freedom Socialist Party. Sun May 5 at 2:30 pm at New Freeway Hall (5018 Rainier Ave S). It's a suggested $2 at the door, with a Chinese dinner served at 5 pm for $9.95; for information call 722-2453 or 722-6057.
* MARK O'CONNELL
Sometime I think local video artist O'Connell should only be allowed out on a leash; his digital collage work is dirty, sick, and hard to watch. It's also hilarious and hypnotic. Guess what? He's big in Europe. Catch the Seattle premiere of his latest work on Tues May 7, 7 pm, at 911 Media Arts Center (117 Yale Ave N, 682-6552). Free!
ONE NIGHT ONLY: 11 SHOWS IN 11 MONTHS
In its fourth month already, with digital photography and artwork by Matthew Daniels and Andy Smull, co-owners of the design shop Thinklab. The show is Fri May 3, 6-10 pm, at Thinklab (1932 Second Ave, 720-9909), and then hops across the street to Second Avenue Pizza for merrymaking and instant image-capturing.
