BELLEVUE ART MUSEUM
510 Bellevue Way NE, Bellevue, 425-519-0770.
*TRESPASSING: HOUSES X ARTISTS
Fantasy houses as built by artists, including David Reed, Jessica Stockholder, and Chris Burden. It's a big year for the architecture-as-art inquiry, and this entry looks smart, promising, and stylish. Through Jan 5.
CONSOLIDATED WORKS
500 Boren Ave N, 381-3218.
*BINOCULAR PARALLAX
Obscure new term du jour, binocular parallax is that phenomenon that occurs when the position of an object changes depending on which eye you have open. Here, it's invoked in service of investigating the similarities and differences between art in Seattle and art in Vancouver, BC. Through Nov 23.
FRYE ART MUSEUM
704 Terry Ave, 622-9250.
FAIRFIELD PORTER
With an exhibition that's part visual art exhibit, part historical inquiry, the Frye launches the national tour of Porter's paintings while offering a glimpse at the poetry, correspondence, and other records documenting his early- to mid-century bourgeois tedium. Through Jan 19.
HENRY ART GALLERY
15th Ave NE & NE 41st St, 543-2280.
*SHORT STORIES
In splendorform, Seattle artist Elizabeth Jameson contrasts exaggerative fashion elements of the past (corsets, bustle cages, etc.) with her own absurdist works. The Photographic Impulse utilizes works from the collection of Joseph and Elaine Monsen to categorize some of the driving forces that have motivated photographers since the birth of the medium. Meditation on a Painting by Diebenkorn contrasts the 1958 painting Untitled (View of the Ocean with Palm Tree) with contemporary works by five other artists. Through Nov 10.
SEATTLE ART MUSEUM
100 University St, 654-3100.
*DO-HO SUH
Korean artist Suh understands the power of "a lot," understands how repetition gives a kind of dignity to modest things. He imbues his projects--a suit of armor made from thousands of dog tags, a floor held up by thousands of tiny figures, wallpaper made of thousands of faces cut out from his high-school yearbook--with political feeling as well. (Emily Hall) Split between the Seattle Asian Art Museum and the Seattle Art Museum, the first American survey of Suh's work arrives in our city. Through Dec 1.
OPENING EXHIBITIONS
M. J. ANDERSON, PATRICK ANDERSON, SALLY CLEVELAND, FRANCISCO TOLEDO, JUAN ALCAZAR MENDEZ, GIOVANNI BATTISTA PIRANESI
Despite the monumental amount of space wasted directly above, what looks to be the best element of this month's show are Piranesi's 200-year-old etchings of Roman glory. Opening reception Thurs Oct 3, 6-8 pm.
Davidson Galleries, 313 Occidental Ave S, 624-7684. Through Nov 2.
*BIG TIME
The final Vital 5 show before an open-ended hiatus, with Randy McCoy, Robert Hardgrave, Robert Adams, Greg Lukens, and Zach Corum converging for one last Pop Art blowout.
Vital 5 Productions, 2200 Westlake Ave, 254-0475. Through Oct 31.
JOE BRUBAKER
Brubaker and his creepy wooden figurines stumble into Caligari country with The Somnambulists, in carved wood and acrylic. Opening reception Thurs Oct 3, 6-8 pm.
Grover/Thurston Gallery, 309 Occidental Ave S, 223-0816. Through Nov 2.
JACK CHEVALIER
Chevalier's "pieces" (as they are probably best described) combine acrylics and wood in slabs of dimensional geometry, minimal and primitive. Opening reception Thurs Oct 3, 6-8 pm.
Linda Hodges Gallery, 316 First Ave S, 624-3034. Through Nov 2.
*COLLABORATORS
See Stranger Suggests. The calculated control inherent in the natural character of long-distance love affairs makes this show's procedure an experiment of balance--of trust and mistrust, of honesty and duplicity. But what if instead of romantic fulfillment, the goal of the relationship was some perceived understanding completely devoid of emotional attachment? A blind date with translation? Collaborators (co-curated by The Stranger's own Emily Hall, with Fionn Meade, as part of Hugo House's Surveillance inquiry) pairs complete strangers on two coasts--nine visual artists from Seattle, and nine writers from New York--in an experiment plotting a fanatical game of pen-pal pursuit, a process running the gamut of relationship woes and concluding in this exhibit charting the course. Opening reception Sat Oct 5, 7-10 pm.
SOIL Gallery, 1317 E Pine St, 264-8061. Through Oct 30.
STEPHANIE CORGATELLI
Placid color experiments with titles like Eternity and Sky. Opening reception Sat Oct 5, 7-10 pm.
Art/Not Terminal Gallery, 2045 Westlake Ave, 233-0680. Through Nov 7.
*JASON D'AQUINO
D'Aquino uses hyper-enlargement tools to craft itty-bitty fairy-tale masterpieces of microscopic proportions--sort of like those little rice grains (now that's a little redundant) with your name written on them. Opening reception Fri Oct 4, 6-10 pm.
Roq La Rue Gallery, 2316 Second Ave, 374-8977. Through Oct 26.
LANNY DeVUONO, GEORGE CHACONA
At six feet square, DeVuono's tranquil, picturesque, occasionally skewed oils beautifully configure simple scenes with bold, direct typography. Chacona's I go to Pieces collects preexisting works exploring the oft-neglected topics of love and death (oh, how passé... ). Opening reception Thurs Oct 3, 6-8 pm.
Esther Claypool Gallery, 617 Western Ave, 264-1586. Through Nov 2.
KAMALA DOLPHIN-KINGSLEY
Cartoonish narratives in charcoal, watercolor, and glitter.
Glo's, 1621 E Olive Way, 783-3426. Through Oct 20.
GALEN GARWOOD
In the absence of any instructing image, we can only tell you that Garwood will be previewing a portion of his work-in-progress Panom, a film about the plight of Asian elephants. Opening reception Thurs Oct 3, 5-10 pm.
Corona Building, 610 Second Ave, 328-4688. Through Oct 15.
ALEXANDRA GJURASIC
Social activist Gjurasic's vibrant, Zapatista-inspired work on canvas and gourd. Opening reception Fri Oct 4, 6-10 pm.
Secluded Alley Works, 113 12th Ave, 839-0880. Through Oct 20.
DAVID GREEN, JERRY WINGREN
The weathered, earthy collages (in wood, acrylic, paper, and found objects) of deceased local painter Green contrast with Wingren's large, monotonously monolithic stone works. Opening reception Thurs Oct 3, 6-8 pm.
Lisa Harris Gallery, 1922 Pike Place, 433-3315. Through Nov 3.
RANI LAIK, KIM MAHAR
"Environment changing" works in painting, metal art, and purposeful furniture comprise Laik's The Ambient Architectural, complemented by Chihuly-instructed glass artist Mahar. Opening reception Sat Oct 5, 6-9 pm.
Artemis Gallery, 3107 S Day St, 323-0562. Through Oct 31.
NORMAN LUNDIN
New works demonstrating Lundin's cold, largely monochromatic palette--evoking skillfully the singularly Northwestern light of winter. Opening reception Sun Oct 6, 2-4 pm.
Francine Seders Gallery, 6701 Greenwood Ave N, 782-0355. Through Nov 3.
*MATT McCARTHY
A bed of matted text--dissected, entangled, and reconfigured beyond recognition--becomes merely another visual component of the arresting, simplistic line drawings that make up McCarthy's Lexicon. Opening reception Thurs Oct 3, 6-8 pm.
King County Art Gallery, 506 Second Ave, Suite 200, 296-7580. Through Nov 1. Also an additional show featuring similar works, opening reception Thurs Oct 3, 7 pm.
Alibi Room, 85 Pike Pl, 623-3180. Through Nov 6.
KELLY McLAIN, EVA VLASAKOVA
Glassworks, but, you know, like, "in the wake of...," or something. Opening reception Thurs Oct 3, 5-8 pm.
William Traver Gallery, 110 Union St, second floor, 587-6501. Through Nov 3.
NEIL MEITZLER
Landscape in oil. Opening reception Thurs Oct 3, 6-8 pm.
Martin-Zambito Fine Art, 721 E Pike St. Through Nov 6.
CHERI O'BRIEN, JOS: ORANTES, SCOTT WARD
Three equally invigorating (read that as you will), boisterous takes on Northwest landscape, in oil and acrylic. Opening reception Fri Oct 4, 5:30-8 pm.
Fountainhead Gallery, 625 W McGraw St, 285-4467. Through Nov 2.
*ANTJUAN ODEN, BOOTSY HOLLER
One night only. Pink and Brown (the show, not the band) represents the work of Seattle's most dangerous or misunderstood artist (depending on who you ask), Antjuan Oden; a series of "Tar Baby doll" sculptures (brown) contrasts with Holler's rose prints and paintings (pink). Opening reception Thurs Oct 3, 6-11 pm. 619 Western Ave, fourth floor.
HELEN O'TOOLE
The Irish are a patient people. O'Toole's rich oils take this potato-fed patience to an immoderate extreme, with canvases sometimes enduring years of intensive individual labor, resulting in deliberate, sumptuous, well-realized, and presumably very thick compositions. Opening reception Thurs Oct 3, 6-8 pm.
Linda Hodges Gallery, 316 First Ave S, 624-3034. Through Nov 2.
NANCY PETERSON
Sepia landscapes in acrylic. Opening reception Thurs Oct 3, 7--11 pm.
Fotos and Frocks, 780 N 73rd St, 285-9377. Through Oct 31.
MELANIE REED
Surreal collage. Opening reception Thurs Oct 3, 6-9 pm.
Ace Studios, 619 Western Ave, third floor, 623-1288. Through Oct 26.
*MELANIE RENECKER
A beloved former Stranger luminary centers on the downtrodden, the obstinate, and those participants in the "homeless for a summer" suburban outreach program in Squats: Shelter for the Unwanted. Opening reception Sun Oct 6, 6-9 pm.
Rose Club, 3165 McClellan Ave S, 725-3654. Through Oct 30.
RICHARD REZAC
Straining visual perception and physics, Rezac's mathematical sculptures are a practice of tension--in material, in form, and in stability. Opening reception Thurs Oct 3, 6-8 pm.
James Harris Gallery, 309A Third Ave S, 903-6220. Through Nov 2.
KAIT RHOADS
Rhoads, who shows at the William Traver Gallery, fashions complex, peacock-patterned, um, vessels. Opening reception Thurs Oct 3, 5-8 pm.
Vetri International Glass, 1404 First Ave, 667-9608. Through Nov 10.
*SCATTERED, SMOTHERED & COVERED
The owners of Garde Rail are spanning the globe by minivan in search of the latest and greatest in contemporary self-taught and "outsider" arts. The product of this odyssey is collected in Scattered, Smothered & Covered, an IHOP-inspired amalgam of works by 25 American artists from all stretches of the country. Opening reception Fri Oct 4, 6-10 pm.
Garde Rail Gallery, 4860 Rainier Ave S, 721-0107. Through Nov 30.
RICHARD SERRA
The Venice Notebook Etchings: extremely technical, extremely significant, extremely expensive, extremely circle-y. Opening reception Thurs Oct 3,
Greg Kucera Gallery, 212 Third Ave S, 624-0770. Through Nov 2.
SEAN VALE
Chronic minimalist Vale explores the written word as visual component in Pull, his latest. The magnetism and power of thought expressed in textual communication. Opening reception Sat Oct 5 at 6 pm.
Pound Gallery, 1216 10th Ave, 323-0557. Through Oct 13.
LISA ZERKOWITZ
Landscapes accumulates Zerkowitz's steel and glass wall sculptures--blithe, abstract, and deliberately precious reflections of topography, approached through the lens of childhood. Opening reception Thurs Oct 3, 6-8 pm.
Bryan Ohno Gallery, 155 S Main St, 667-9572. Through Nov 2.
CONTINUING EXHIBITIONS
SAUL BECKER, THOM HEILESON
Becker's Soundings features oils merging topography and elements of human record (finger- and handprints, etc.) in large-scale abstractions. Also featured is a video installation by Heileson, whose dark, clouded photography (combining archaic photographic equipment with digital manipulation) is eerie and breathtaking.
Commencement Art Gallery, 902 Commerce St, Tacoma, (253) 591-5341. Through Oct 10.
*SARAH HUTT
Sarah Hutt's mother met Jack LaLane once. And she often read encyclopedias. She also had a habit of reading the inscriptions on the undersides of fine chinaware. Learn more about Sarah Hutt's mother with My Mother's Legacy, a 1,000-line poem inscribed on the base of 1,000 simple wooden bowls. Reception Thurs Oct 3, 6-9 pm.
Elliott Bay Café, 101 S Main St, 682-6664. Through Oct 31.
NAN JOHNSON, ILSE KLUGE
Two solo shows with inspiration rooted in travel, Johnson's Yippee! Here We Go! combines playful images of holiday comfort with absurd visual situations, while Kluge's Pilgrimage follows a more somber tone--a multimedia installation re-creating her 500-mile journey by foot across Spain's Camino de Santiago de Compostela.
Solomon Fine Art, 1215 First Ave, 297-1400. Through Nov 1.
JACQUES-HENRI LARTIGUE
A prodigy of the camera by age six, Lartigue is responsible for many of the more familiar photographs of pre-WWI France, the reproductions of which comprise much of the home décor of stepmothers across the nation. On display are a series of original and signed prints by the French master.
G. Gibson Gallery, 122 S Jackson #200, 587-4033. Through Nov 2.
BRIAN McGUFFEY
In a shockingly kitschless stroke (Hey! Where the hell'd the Op go!?!?), Capitol Hill's steeply assessed vintage furniture mecca Area 51 welcomes irony-free artist Brian McGuffey, whose creepy oil paintings of stark, rustic midwestern landscapes patently lack the formerly requisite graphic-design-centric concentration.
Area 51, 401 E Pine St, 568-4782. Through Oct 30.
OFF THE WALL
With the masterful hands of Quincy Jones operating boards, Jackson's fifth studio album (his first post-Motown release) opens with the irrefutable pulse of what may very well be the greatest dance song of all time, the self-penned "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough"--his first single for Epic records. Off the Wall charted extremely influential territory, walking a tightrope between hardcore funk and vapid disco that established an almost universal appeal. This art show is about three-dimensional work.
Columbia City Gallery, 4916 Rainer Ave S, 760-9843. Through Nov 17.
ANNE PALLESEN
Photographic Center Northwest gallery director Pallesen exhibits Sleeper, a collection of hauntingly ambiguous situational images--beautiful transitory narratives in the form of lith prints.
Photographic Center Northwest, 900 12th Ave, 720-7222. Through Oct 30.
*JASON SALAVON
See review this issue.
Howard House, 2017 Second Ave, 256-6399. Through Oct 19.
JUNKO YAMAMOTO
Warm, otherworldly compositions prematurely strained to an almost aged gravity.
Li'l Red Shack Gallery, 1028 First Ave S, 856-6555.
EVENTS
ONE NIGHT ONLY: 11 SHOWS IN 11 MONTHS
This month: Stacey Holland, Laura Harper, Paul Davies. Thurs Oct 3, 6-10 pm. 321 Third Ave S, 720-9909, between Seattle Lighting and King Street Station, look for One Night Only signs.
RUMMAGE
With featured artist Matthew Parker, the value of this highbrow flea market of local artists and designers is two-fold: On top of providing an immediate support system for talented locals, it allows us lazy laymen more artistic bang for our proverbial buck. With a performance by Plan B!
Nation Gallery, 1921 Fifth Ave, 374-9492. Sun Oct 6, noon-4 pm.
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*(seclusion)
One night only. An overnight mystery that leads its blindfolded participants in a window-blackened school bus to an undisclosed location, where they are force-fed an expansive evening of artistic endeavor, served breakfast in the morning, and returned without any knowledge of where precisely the event took place. Featuring over 45 artists, including the Typing Explosion, Ellen Forney, Katie Kadwell, and Suzie Lee.
Secluded Alley Works, 113 12th Ave, 389-0880. $27. Fri Oct 4 at 7 pm through Sat Oct 5 at 10 am.
*SURVEILLANCE
This week only.
See review this issue. Hugo House, 1634 11th Ave, 322-7030. $6-$10. Fri Oct 4 at 7:30 pm, Sat-Sun Oct 5-6 beginning at 10 am.
