CENTER ON CONTEMPORARY ART (CoCA)
410 Terry Ave N (inside Consolidated Works), 728-1980
NORTHWEST ANNUAL 2001
The show the provides the grist for the yearly gripe-fest. Come see what Michael Sweney (director of the Charles Cowles Gallery in New York) thinks is the best we have to offer. Through July 31.
CONSOLIDATED WORKS
410 Terry Ave N, 381-3218
* NOTICE OF PROPOSED LAND USE ACTION
Bye-bye, building. As a grand farewell to the temporary space, ConWorks commissioned site-specific work by 10 artists, each of whom will address the building itself, either through objects found within it, drawings outside it, or looking through its innards with endoscopic cameras. Through July 8.
FRYE ART MUSEUM
704 Terry Ave, 622-9250
TREASURES TO GO: SCENES OF AMERICAN LIFE
Selections from the Smithsonian's American art collection, on tour while the D.C. museum undergoes renovation. This is the only West Coast venue for the traveling show, which includes 500 works by artists such as Edward Hopper, Paul Cadmus, Reginald Marsh, and our own Jacob Lawrence. Through Sept 9.
HENRY ART GALLERY
15th Ave NE at NE 41st St, 543-2280
ALEXIS ROCKMAN: FUTURE EVOLUTION
What happens when the natural is subject to continual and careless tinkering? New York artist Rockman puts genetic engineering in the crosshairs, and his aim is dead-on. Part meticulous Audubon illustration, part horror show, these paintings show us what kinds of flora and fauna might evolve (and therefore survive) in the terribly compromised circumstances we're creating on Earth. Through August 19.
* SHORT STORIES
A series of rotating exhibitions that includes work from the permanent collection commissioned projects, and installations. Over the course of the next year, the North Galleries will feature art by Ernesto Neto, George Stoll, Chris Finley, and other recognized and under-known artists. Through May 12, 2002.
SEATTLE ART MUSEUM
100 University St, 654-3100
FIRST PERSON SINGULAR
Works that feature a lone figure, with contributions from Chuck Close, Catherine Opie, and Anselm Kiefer (from the museum's permanent collection) as well as John Currin and Francesco Clemente (on loan). Neat idea. Through Jan 2.
SEWN
Sculpture by six local artists (Rachel Brumer, David Chatt, Alison Gates, Wendy Hanson, Sara Lanzillotta, and Keith Yurdana) who work with textiles and sewing. Through July 22.
TREASURES FROM A LOST CIVILIZATION: ANCIENT CHINESE ART FROM SICHUAN
These are wondrous, mysterious pieces--weapons, totems, vessels--the uses for which are still mostly unknown. The show is the culmination of five years' work by Jay Xu, SAM's Foster Foundation Curator of Chinese Art, and is the first large-scale U.S. exhibition of the archaeological finds (it goes on to the Kimbell Art Museum in Texas and the Metropolitan in New York). The patient anthropological guesswork goes on. Through Aug 12.
WRIGHT EXHIBITION SPACE
407 Dexter Ave N, 264-8200
* THE WRIGHT COLLECTION
Robin Wright Moll has selected works from all her family members' collections to ruminate on the idea of the Duchampian destabilization of art. Some of the high points include Andy Warhol's Oxidation (in which unspecified persons urinated on a canvas covered in metallic paint), an enormous Sol LeWitt wall drawing, and a set of Carlos Mollura's plastic pillows. Through August 11.
OPENING EXHIBITIONS
* NEW DIRECTIONS IN PHOTOGRAPHY
Hooray! The big pictures are here! This nod to the newest trend in photography is an opportunity for us to see work by Shirin Neshat--who makes those gorgeous black and white films about Muslim women--Candida Höfer, Vik Muniz, Paul Seawright, and Seton Smith. Opening reception Wed June 27, 6-8 pm. Winston Wächter Fine Art, 403 Dexter Ave N, 652-5855. Through Aug 18.
JEANE WEIGEL
Human bodies in human places in a show called Human Landscapes. Opening reception Thurs June 21, 6-9 pm. i Capolavori, 2519 Fifth Ave, 448-2825. Through July 18.
CONTINUING EXHIBITIONS
* BEFORE AND AFTER
A big group of good and weird photographers take on Vital 5's latest assignment: the time-lapse diptych. Including, but not limited to, David Walega, Christian French, Spike Mafford, and some of The Stranger's regular photogs (David Belisle, Shane Carpenter, and Bootsy Holler). Vital 5 Productions, 2200 Westlake Ave, 254-0475. Through July 8.
LARRY BEMM
Bemm's signature paintings: bright, free-floating, abstract. Ballard Fetherston Gallery, 818 E Pike St, 322-9440. Through July 18.
ALICIA BERGER, MICHAEL SCHULTHEIS, SUZZANNE FOKINE, NANCY MEE
The hotel's art is now being curated by Suzanne Thomas and Patricia Cameron of Patricia Cameron Fine Arts. The first show features longtime Seattle artist Mee, with three emerging artists. Alexis Hotel, 1007 First Ave, 624-4844. Through Aug 30.
WELDON BUTLER
Prints, drawings, and projects in Butler's aptly named new space. Visual Abstractions, 1130 34th Ave. Through July 28.
DECEIT OF THE INTELLECT
An exhibition featuring work from all over the world on one subject: portraiture. Benham Photography, 1216 First Ave, 622-6383. Through July 27.
MICHAEL DICKTER, JASON ARNE LIEN, LAYNE KLEINART
Symbolism-laden work from three painters. Atelier 31, 122 Central Way, Kirkland, 425-576-1477. Through July 9.
CHRIS DOUGHTERY
New paintings, at once abstract and iconic. Nico Gallery, 619 Western Ave, second floor, 264-1710. Through July 1.
ELEVEN YOUNG COMERS, ONE OLD FART
A storefront exhibition of 12 photographers. 421 E Pine and 1525 Summit St. Ongoing.
DAVIS FREEMAN, MARK CALLEN
Photogravure portraits of eleven Northwest artists (Freeman takes the photograph; Callen creates the photogravure), including Gary Hill, Jacob Lawrence, and Buster Simpson. Key Tower Gallery, Cherry St and Fifth Ave, 684-7312 (Seattle Arts Commission). Through July 6.
GRADUATING STUDENTS EXHIBITION
They worked hard! Come pay your respects. Photographic Center Northwest, 900 12th Ave, 720-7222. Through June 29.
MORRIS GRAVES MEMORIAL EXHIBITIONS
There are three, so far. One at the Henry Art Gallery (15th Ave NE and NE 41st, through Aug 12); one at SAM (First and University, through October 20, 2002); and one at Woodside/Braseth (1533 Ninth Ave, 622-7243, through July 20). If you didn't know anything about his work, now you have no excuse.
* WENDY HANSON
A window installation by Hanson, whose work is featured in SAM's Sewn show. Entitled Horn of Plenty--Memorial for a Weary Economy, this work uses discarded clothing and thread to meditate on things lost and changed. SAM Rental Sales Gallery, 1334 First Ave, 654-3183. Through July 15.
CLARK HUMPHREY
In his debut exhibition, Words: Who Needs 'Em?, Humphrey shows photographs of past-its-prime signage and places he's lived; he claims the reason for the shift from words to images is that the market is overcrowded with writers. Belltown Underground Art Gallery, 2211 First Ave, 448-3325. Through July 5.
ALAN LAU, DAVID GEORGE
Lau's paintings use traditional calligraphy materials, such as sumi, toward decidedly non-traditional ends. With cameraless photograms by George. Francine Seders Gallery, 6701 Greenwood Ave N, 782-0355. Through July 1.
DEBORAH LAWRENCE, KEVIN WILDERMUTH
Layered, sophisticated, visually complex, Lawrence's paintings are political and socially aware--as befits a show called Propaganda. With ink-jet prints from Wildermuth. Esther Claypool Gallery, 617 Western Ave, 264-1586. Through June 30.
MARC LAWRENCE
Light sculpture! Velocity Art and Design, 2206 Queen Anne Ave N, #201, 781-9494. Through June 30.
LIQUID EXPRESSIONS
Underwater photography by Hawaiian photographer Dorys Foltin. Artmosphere Gallery, 1213 Pine St, 356-3454. Through July 28.
RICHARD MARQUIS
In a show called Whole Elk Theory, Marquis creates assemblages of glass and pop-icon elements that are a few steps removed from the technique-obsessed glass you usually see around town. Elliott Brown Gallery, 215 Westlake Ave N, 340-8000. Through July 28.
* JESSE PAUL MILLER
Miller is unmatched in making something out of nothing--whether its discarded technology, other people's photographs, his own drawings and paintings, even leftover food. He's one of those people who thinks in all directions at once, but usually makes perfect sense--if you are open to it. Howard House, 2017 Second Ave, 256-6399. Through July 28.
YUNHEE MIN
Min's paintings explore space through color--a kind of subtle mindfuck of slight variations in tone and unexpectedly shaped canvases. James Harris Gallery, 309A Third Ave S, 903-6220. Through July 21.
MR. JAGO
Mr. Jago is a British artist who takes the craft of doodling into the realms of high art. His work is incorporated into murals right on the gallery walls. Houston, 907 E Pike St, 860-7820. Through July 12.
THOMAS MÜLLER
New sculpture in a show called Savannah. Timothy B. McCormack Gallery, 1000 Union St, #315, 381-8888 (by appointment only). Through July 16.
* YUKI NAKAMURA
In an installation entitled Danger, Nakamura makes a slight left turn from her previous work, using signs and symbols in addition to her austere porcelain shapes. King County Art Gallery, 506 Second Ave, Room 200, 296-7580. Through June 29.
NEDDY FELLOWSHIP EXHIBITION
In painting, Dennis Evans, Ken Kelly, Mark Takamichi Miller, and Robert Yoder; in sculpture, Cris Bruch, Pam Gazale, and Doug Jeck. Bank of America Gallery, 701 Fifth Ave, Third Floor, 585-3200. Through July 6.
PHENOMANON
Art terrorism from the past 20 years. Independent Media Center, 1415 Third Ave, 262-0721. Through July 31.
PRINT SHOW THE FIRST
New gallery! The inaugural show features West Coast printmakers, with an emphasis on letterpress. Cracked Compass Productions, 2129 Third Ave, 770-5900. Through June 30.
* READ ALL ABOUT IT!
A very nicely selected survey of art that incorporates text into its body--work that talks back. With pieces by William Kentridge, Chris Burden, James Castle, and many, many others. Greg Kucera Gallery, 212 Third Ave S, 624-0770. Through June 30.
MELANIE REED
Landscapes collaged from found images--the surreal, dreamy nature comes right to the surface. Little Theatre, 608 19th Ave E, 675-2055. Through June 30.
CHRISTOPHER REILLY, T. ELLEN SOLLOD
Encaustic paintings and sculpture. Eyre/Moore Gallery, 913 Western Ave, 624-5596. Through June 30.
JANICE TOULOUSE SHINGWAAK, LEONARD BEAM
In The Traveling Alter Native Medicine Show, Toulouse Shingwaak and Beam document their journey to sacred and historical sites across Canada and the United States with rubbings of objects from those sites. Sacred Circle Gallery of American Indian Art, Daybreak Star Arts Center, Discovery Park, 285-4425. Through Aug 14.
KATHLEEN SWEENEY
As part of 911's Reel Grrls program, Sweeney--an award-winning New York video artist--created Maiden USA in collaboration with 20 teenage girls. 911 Media Arts Center, 117 Yale Ave N, 682-6552. Through July 22.
GRAHAM SYED
New gallery! Featuring Syed's photographs of the Oregon Coast. Kalo Gallery, 214 First Ave S, lower level, 781-7786. Through Aug 31.
DAVID TUPPER, ART GARCIA
Tupper incorporates images that impart a certain heat to his work: Cal-Mex-style men and women loitering in doorways, deep, hot colors, Catholic icons. Garcia's paintings take on the fantasy architecture of Las Vegas, devoid of messy human reality. Roq La Rue, 2224 Second Ave, 374-8977. Through June 30.
UNBECOMING
Six artists working in different media blow received notions of beauty out of the water. SOIL Artist Cooperative, 1205 E Pike, 264-8061. Through July 1.
* SEAN VALE, JASON GLOVER
For Archive, Vale provides the visuals and Glover provides the sound, investigating aspects of repetition, white noise, and the very idea of content itself. Pound Gallery, 1216 10th Ave, 323-0557. Through June 30.
FRITZ WESTMAN
Pushpins, road paint, and photocopies transformed into conceptual objects. Li'l Red Shack Gallery, 1028 First Ave S, 621-7807. Through June 30.
