15th Ave NE and NE 41st St, 543-2280.
* SANTIAGO CALATRAVA
This survey of major building projects by the Spanish-born architect and artist chosen to design the World Trade Center PATH Terminal (which will crown a network of passageways linking commuter trains, ferries, and subways) is another coup for the Henry. Through Nov 21.
EMMET GOWIN
Changing the Earth, Aerial Photographs is the first major touring exhibition of Gowin's work in a decade. You may remember his famed photos of the devastation caused by the eruption of Mount St. Helens. Emmet Gowin to lecture on Sun Sept 19. Reception to follow. Through Nov 11.
GARY HILL
Tall Ships is the first part of the Henry's WOW: Work of the Work exhibition, which examines the way that art is experienced when it is removed from conventional thematic contexts. Through Feb 6.
* ALEX MORRISON
The Vancouver-based conceptual artist uses a video installation, drawings, and photography to explore appropriation of subcultures and issues of documentation and physical copyright. Through Oct 10.
SEATTLE ART MUSEUM
100 University St, 654-3100.
WILLIAM KENTRIDGE, SHADOW PROCESSION
A video installation--of people hurriedly moving, fleeing, and making their ways home--that explores migration and menace. Through Oct 17.
VAN GOGH TO MONDRIAN: MODERN ART FROM THE KRÖLLER-MÜLLER MUSEUM
Major works by major artists, courtesy of a Dutch collection. Through Sept 12.
THE VIEW FROM HERE: THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST 1870-1940
Paintings, photographs, prints, and examples of Native American art that depict Northwestern life from 1870 to 1940. Ongoing. SEATTLE ASIAN ART MUSEUM
Volunteer Park, 1400 E Prospect St, 654-3100.
BEYOND THE PAPER PLANE
Japanese prints from the 1950s to 1970s. Opens Sat Sept 4. Through June 2005.
WESTERN BRIDGE
3412 Fourth Ave S, 838-7444.
* POSSESSED
The demonic form of possession suggested by Shirin Neshat's luminous work creates a context for the exhibition, an aura that is as inspired as it is sinister, a kind of encouragement to let yourself be taken over by what you're seeing. Through Oct 9.
GALLERY OPENINGS
STEFANIE ASHBY-DIRICCO, SIMONA FOGGITT
String Theory is an installation by Ashby-Diricco using beeswax string to explore patterns and form. Foggitt's Foreign Elements lives up to its title, combining steel and canvas. Opening reception Thurs Sept 2. D'Adamo/Woltz Gallery, 307 Occidental Ave S, 652-4414. Through Oct 5.
LARRY BEMM
For his latest work Bemm painted directly onto wood panels instead of canvases for a different texture that complements his intricate subject matter. Opens Thurs Sept 2. Bryan Ohno Gallery, 155 S Main St, 667-9572. Through Oct 9.
BEATRICE BILLARD, VLADA BREIBURG, JANET GALORE, SHARON MATSUMOTO, ERIN MOSCATELLO
Claustrophilia is a group show featuring local artists from the high-tech industry exploring small spaces and confinement. Opening reception Thurs Sept 2, 7-9 pm. Capitol Hill Arts Center, 1621 12th Ave, 388-0501. Through Sept 26.
CONTOURS
A group show of artists working in landscape art, including Jennifer Beedon, Brenna Helm, Christopher Martin Hoff, Annie Han and Daniel Mihalyo of Lead Pencil studio, Fred Lisaius, and the Italian team of Salis and Vitangeli. Opening reception Thurs Sept 2, 6-8 pm. Linda Hodges, 316 First Ave S, 624-3034. Through Oct 2.
CASEY GARCIA
An exhibition of figurative paintings. Opening reception Thurs Sept 2, 6-9 pm. VAIN Gallery, 2018 First Ave, 441-3441. Through Sept 30.
ERIK HALL
Landscape paintings of urban and rural settings. Opening reception Thurs Sept 1, 6-8 pm. Kimzey Miller Gallery, 1225 Second Ave, 682-2339. Through Sept 30.
JAY HUMPHREYS AND JULES MANOOGIAN
For their first gallery exhibit, Humphreys and Manoogian collaborate on electrical assemblages of light bulbs and found objects. Opens Wed Sept 1. Opening reception Sat Sept 11, 6-9 pm. Artemis Gallery, 3107 S Day St, 323-0562. Through Sept 30.
* RICHARD HUTTER
Supernature is Hutter's latest exhibit of his floral abstractions. The new work introduces a new silhouette to his work--a comma or apostrophe morphed from the paisley shape--that references language and gives the paintings literal punctuation. Opening reception Thurs Sept 2, 6-8 pm. Lisa Harris Gallery, 1922 Pike Place, 443-3315. Through Oct 2.
IN FOCUS: SEATTLE'S FRIESEN GALLERY
This bimonthly series of exhibitions at the Rental/Sales Gallery highlights its gallery partners. The fourth in the series is the Friesen Gallery, including work by Matthew Dennison, Reilly Jensen, and Steve Jensen. Opens Wed Sept 8. Opening reception Thurs Sept 23, 5-7 pm. Seattle Art Museum Rental/Sales Gallery, 1220 Third Ave, 654-3158. Through Oct 23.
* TODD KARAM
Karam's paintings are charmingly whimsical, which are two words I never use in close proximity to each other, let alone together. His bicycles and tricycles are personal favorites. Opens Fri Sept 3. Opening reception Fri Oct 1, 6-9 pm. ToST, 513 N 36th St, 547-0240. Through Nov 4.
LOUISE KIKUCHI, ALDEN MASON
Sumi artist Kikuchi's works on paper are abstracted color grids based on her sketches from Spain's Prado Museum. Presented so that they are stripped of their historical and cultural references, the grids' simplicity acquires a different kind of complexity. Mason's solo exhibition of organic abstract paintings draw on his interest in tribal and children's art and travel. Not necessarily in that order. Opening reception Thurs Sept 2, 6-8 pm. Foster/White Gallery, 1331 Fifth Ave, 583-0100. Through Sept 30.
DAVID LEVI
Good Shape Bad Shape is a show of blown glass caricatures of modern sculptures. Opening reception Thurs Sept 2, 5-8 pm. William Traver Gallery, 110 Union St, second floor, 587-6501. Through Oct 3.
JONELLE R. LIND, ROB BUTLER, VETALA HAWKINS
Triple Shot features the work of these three photographers. Opening reception Sat Sept 4, 7-10 pm. Art/Not Terminal Gallery, 2045 Westlake Ave, 233-0680. Through Oct 6.
MASQUERADE
This group show curated by Bret Marion is the inaugural exhibition for SOIL's new space in the Tashiro-Kaplan Building. Masquerade looses 15 artists on the concept of self-portraiture with radically divergent tacks on Know Thyself. Opening reception Sat Sept 4, 7-10 pm. SOIL, 112 Third Ave S, 405-2839. Through Sept 26.
PETER MILLETT
The Seattle artist presents recent sculpture in metal and wood along with works on paper. Opens Thurs Sept 2. Greg Kucera Gallery, 212 Third Ave S, 624-0770. Through Oct 9.
* SARAH MORRIS AND CHRIST2000™
These two "junk" artists complement each other perfectly. Morris' sculptures of paper and plastic forms use layered envelopes, sacks, and cassette tapes; Christ2000's work is made from Styrofoam, plastic containers, dog-food bags, and fruit peels. These are referred to as found objects. By which I mean trash. And by trash I mean treasure. Opening reception Thurs Sept 2, 6-8 pm. Gallery4Culture, Smith Tower, 506 Second Ave, Ste 200, 296-7580. Through Oct 1.
* SHAUN O'DELL
O'Dell's glyph-like forms reference the frontier--log cabins, masted ships, falcons, and Pilgrims--hinting at migration and homesteading, but mostly fascinating for their obsessive iconography. Opening reception Thurs Sept 2, 6-8 pm. James Harris Gallery, 309A Third Ave S, 903-6220. Through Oct 9.
ERIC OLSON
Randomly generated numbers determine the placement of the dots in Olson's paintings. Chance and predetermination hint at influences from John Cage to the racetrack. Opening reception Thurs Sept 2, 6-8 pm. Zeitgeist, 171 S Jackson St, 583-0497. Through Oct 5.
LISA PETTIT, SUSANNA PRINCE
Pettit's etchings and linocuts and Prince's fused glass designs. Opening reception Fri Sept 3, 6-9 pm. Frank and Dunya Gallery, 3418 Fremont Ave N, 547-6760. Through Sept 29.
* KEITH YURDANA, CARLEE FERNANDEZ
The much-anticipated opening of Platform kicks off with Still Lives which features Yurdana's works on paper and Fernadez's sculptures, which really do look like stilled lives. Opens Thurs Sept 2. Opening reception Sat Sept 4, 3-5:30 pm. Platform Gallery, 114 Third Ave S. Through Oct 14.
CONTINUING EXHIBITIONS
101 WAYS TO REMOVE A PRESIDENT FROM POWER
Vital 5 presents a group show featuring 50 artists addressing issues of power. Center on Contemporary Art, 410 Dexter Ave N, 728-1980. Through Sept 12.
* BEN BERES, DAVID HERBERT, JAMISON OGG, MATT SELLARS, DANIEL SMITH
Final week. This lively group show features text prints, video, sculpture, and collage on cedar shingles. 1506 Projects, 1506 E Olive Way, 329-5400. Through Sept 5.
* RICK BORG
The inaugural show for Garde Rail's new space, featuring fantastical paintings. Garde Rail Gallery, 110 Third Ave S, 621-1055. Through Sept 25.
* FORGOTTEN WORKS CHALLENGE 4
Fifty artists each completed 30 paintings in one month. Forgotten Works Gallery, Tashiro-Kaplan Building, 300 S Washington St, 547-8608. Through Sept 3.
STEVEN HEINO
In his second show at Davidson, Heino displays his richly textured paintings and a new Effigy, from his ongoing series of figure sculptures. Davidson Galleries, 313 Occidental Ave S, 624-7684. Through Oct 2.
INSTALLATION
Final week. Scion, a line of vehicles by Toyota, and the Rebel Organization are touring independent galleries with an exhibition of paintings and sculptures by a collective of urban artists. Roq la Rue Gallery, 2316 Second Ave, 374-8977. Through Sept 4.
LIVE NUDE GOATS III
Final week. The collective of current and former SAM employees presents a showcase of work by emerging artists. Art Not Terminal, 2045 Westlake Ave, in the Subterranean Room, 233-0680. Through Sept 2.
* MARK TAKAMICHI MILLER, JENNY HEISHMAN
See Stranger Suggests, page 23. Zion is a new series of seven paintings by Miller that utilizes found photography as its subject matter. In this case, a roll of film discovered in Zion National Park. Heishman's Soft Sport uses the themes of sports and her childhood-state of Florida (specifically golf courses and their artificiality) in her drawing, sculpture, and photography. Howard House, 604 Second Ave, 256-6399. Through Sept 18.
MINK
An exhibition by the Chicago-based art and design team. No Space, 534 Summit Ave E, 709-8780. Through Oct 15.
* PRICELESS
Chris Pugmire curated this show around the idea of exchange; the artists exchange their work with each other or someone else instead of selling it. The contributing artists include Jean Smith of Mecca Normal, members of Huggy Bear, Tara Jane O'Neil, Rachel Carns of the Need, and Slim Moon of Kill Rock Stars. COUNTERFEIT Gallery, 1216 10th Ave, 861-7465. Through Sept 18.
ERIC RUN, ANNE MATHERN, MEGAN SZCZECKO, ROBIN WINTERS, CHRIS ENGMAN, JASON WOOD, CHARLES McHALE
A group show of new work. Capitol Hill Arts Center, 1621 12th Ave, 388-0500. Through Oct 1.
TRANSITION & TRANSFORMATION
A group show of 26 emerging artists. City Space, third floor, Bank of America Tower, 701 Fifth Ave, 749-9525. Through Oct 15.
