704 Terry Ave, 622-9250.
AN IMPERIAL COLLECTION: WOMEN ARTISTS FROM THE STATE HERMITAGE MUSEUM
Opening. That crazy Russian aristocracy waves its lofty hands over a few centuries of art (16th-19th, to be specific), and for the first time, selections from the collection make their way to the States. Through Nov 30.
HENRY ART GALLERY
15th Ave NE & NE 41st St, 543-2280.
* CLAIRE COWIE
Exhausted by the barrage of adoring fans at her private studio, Cowie takes it to the people with a residency at the Henry. This means you get the chance to watch her new work from conception to completion. Through Sept 28.
TOM KNECHTEL
The claustrophobic works of Los Angeles' Knechtel, in a career retrospective titled On Wanting to Grow Horns. Through Sept 21.
SEATTLE ART MUSEUM
100 University St, 654-3100.
* CHARLES LeDRAY
Final week. "LeDray flirts with a number of what could broadly be called themes: the miniature, the multiple, sewn objects, objects made from unusual materials. What it adds up to, while elusive, is a sense of being off-kilter, of proportions gone awry, of instability among familiar-seeming things. " (Emily Hall) Through July 27.
WING LUKE ASIAN MUSEUM
407 Seventh Ave S, 623-5124.
IT'S LIKE THAT: APAS AND THE SEATTLE HIP-HOP SCENE
An exhibition dedicated to Seattle's Asian Pacific American (APA) hiphop community. Through Nov 30.
OPENINGS
RAYMOND MORROW
New paintings to birth a new gallery. Opening reception Fri July 25, 7-11 pm. Viveza Gallery, 2604 Western Ave, 355-0070. Through Sept 28.
SAUNDRA VALENCIA
Black Lab founder Valencia clears the walls for her own wares, a mixed photographic bag of narratives, pastel-painted prints, and transparency light boxes. Opening reception Sat July 26, 7-11 pm. Black Lab Gallery, 4216 Sixth Ave NW, 706-7017. Through Aug 30.
CONTINUING EXHIBITIONS
KATHERINE ACE
Final week. Still lifes littered with a confusion of symbols and code--or perhaps just confusion--in oil. Woodside/Braseth Gallery, 1533 Ninth Ave, 622-7243. Through July 31.
JIM BACON
A 35-year retrospective on the photographic works of Bacon, a gentleman whom you may (or may not--I certainly didn't) know as the Incomparable Jimmie Beee! Art/Not Terminal Gallery, 2045 Westlake Ave, 233-0680. Through Aug 7.
MARTHA CAREY
The abstract landscapes of Carey's first solo exhibition. Gallery 63 Eleven, 6311 24th Ave NW, 478-2238. Through Aug 6.
KEITH CARTER
Final week. Atmospheric photographer Carter presents his latest set--a series titled Dancing Bear and Other Daydreams. G. Gibson Gallery, 514 E Pike St, 587-4033. Through July 26.
FRANKIE CHAN
Final week. Poster/comic-book artist Chan adorns the walls of Lipstick Traces with ink and watercolor portraits of Seattle city life. Lipstick Traces, 500 E Pine St, 329-2813. Through July 30.
* COLE CASE, SEAN DUFFY
Duffy's nutty work looks askance at the holy objects of culture; his new work riffs on the slacker aesthetic and its subsequent canonization. Case takes on landscape as translated by the enormous egos of '70s earthworks artists. Howard House, 2017 Second Ave, 256-6399. Through Aug 23.
DARK FAIRYTALES
From manipulative wolves to bloodthirsty witches, fairy tales are undeniably fucked. With the help of such artists as Glenn Barr, Kipling West, Ana Bagayan, and Joe Newton, Roq la Rue explores our history in the macabre with Dark Fairytales. Roq la Rue Gallery, 2316 Second Ave, 374-8977. Through Aug 8.
KAMALA DOLPHIN-KINGSLEY
Worlds dense with dark foliage and crawling with cool critters--like walks through gothic fairy tales. King County Gallery, 506 Second Ave, Suite 200, 296-7580. Through Aug 1.
* LIAM EVERETT
Reviewed this issue. Francine Seders Gallery, 6701 Greenwood Ave N, 782-0355. Through Aug 3.
TIMOTHY FOSS
With a hodgepodge of vaguely Eastern themes (lotus-petal-shaped ceramics, translucent scroll illustrations, sage, etc.), Foss takes a stab at conceptual unity with Internment. SAW Gallery, 113 12th Ave, 652-5867. Through July 31.
ADRIANA GRANT
Found glass works compose Grant's latest exhibit, Similar Assemblages. Little Theatre, 610 19th Ave E, 329-2629. Through Aug 16.
MICHAEL GREENSPAN
Abstract constructions in paint and photographic emulsion transfer. Lisa Harris Gallery, 1922 Pike Pl, 443-3315. Through Aug 2.
CLINT AND SCOTT GRIFFIN
Final week. In the third and final installment of Garde Rail's great white curatorial series Blame Canada, the Toronto-based brothers Griffin present their photographic paintings and metal assemblages. Garde Rail Gallery, 4860 Rainier Ave S, 721-0107. Through July 26.
PAUL HARCHARIK, DANIEL MIHALYO, DAPHNE MINKOFF
Photography, painting, photography, and painting. Linda Hodges Gallery, 316 First Ave S, 624-3034. Through Aug 2.
* MIRANDA JULY
"Go You Good Thing is made up of found photographs, both personal and not, to which July has applied orange sticker dots and then enlarged. In some cases, the orange dots tenderly protect the main action of the image from the eyes of outsiders; in others, they communicate a previously unseen energy. Sometimes it takes an orange dot to show us where the human condition is. " (Emily Hall) Tom Landowski Gallery, 403 Cedar St, 448-0284. Through Aug 14.
ALEXANDER MAKENZIE, CAROLYN ZICK
Final week. The works of Makenzie and Zick's Di-visions are united by the artists' point of departure--narrative pieces inspired by short stories the artists have written. Richard Hugo House, 1634 11th Ave, 322-7030. Through July 30.
* SPEAK 'N' SPELL
Final week. Taking language away from us professionals and putting it in the hands of artists, SOIL and Pound team up to explore the root of all misunderstanding: words. Featuring Sam Trout, Flatchestedmama, Cathy McClure, and others. SOIL Gallery, 1317 E Pine St, 264-8061, and Pound Gallery, 1216 10th Ave, 323-0557. Through July 27.
* CLAUDE ZERVAS
The false light of fluorescence--more specifically, the fluorescent tubes in scanners--and how that light translates other lights, and becomes a landscape. James Harris Gallery, 309A Third Ave S, 903-6220. Through Aug 14.
EVENTS
BELLEVUE ART MUSEUM FAIR
Lots and lots and lots of crafts. BAM, 510 Bellevue Way NE, Bellevue, 425-519-0770. Fri-Sat July 25-26, 9:30 am-9:30 pm. Sun July 27, 9:30 am-6 pm.
ROBERT HARDGRAVE AUCTION
A benefit for local (and beloved, considering the list of contributors to this event) visual artist Robert Hardgrave, who needs money for mounting medical bills. Mount Baker Community Club, 2811 Mt Rainier Dr S, 325-1592. Mon July 28, 7 pm, $15.
* CHRISTIAN MARCLAY
Marclay discusses his career in music and visual art a mere seven months before SAM presents a survey of his work. Seattle Art Museum, Lecture Hall, 654-3178. Fri July 25, 4 pm.
UNCLE DANNY'S ART CAMP
SAW presents a full weekend of artistic endeavor with a marathon production schedule (the latest trend, apparently) of rotating artists on Friday, and a kids' art camp on Saturday and Sunday. Secluded Alley Works, 113 12th Ave, 839-0880. Fri July 25, 6 pm-1 am, and Sat-Sun July 26-27, noon-5 pm.
