CONSOLIDATED WORKS

500 Boren Ave N, 381-3218.

* BINOCULAR PARALLAX

See review this issue. 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.

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 uses 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

MARNI JENKINS

Universally revered by car detailers and state fair caricaturists the world over, Jenkins' work uses the inherent elegance of metallic airbrush paints to enhance the unearthly glow of infrared photographic landscapes. Upstairs Gallery, 1822 Broadway Ave, 322-4455. 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. Opening reception next week. Solomon Fine Art, 1215 First Ave, 297-1400. Through Nov 1.

BRIAN McGUFFEY

In a shockingly kitschless stroke (Hey! Where the hell'd the pinup girls 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. Opening reception next week. Area 51, 401 E Pine St, 568-4782. Through Oct 30.

NEW WORK

A mélange of media collected from a number of international associates, including Christopher Nowicki, Larent Schkolnyk, Tom Tiberio, Mark Mueller, and Vera Kovarova. Fine Impressions Gallery, 8300 Fifth Ave NE, 784-5270. Through Oct 12.

OFF THE WALL

With the masterful hands of Quincy Jones operating the 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. From the unrelenting pulse of "Rock With You" and "Burn This Disco Out" to the heartrending ballad "She's Out of My Life," Off the Wall is undoubtedly among the greatest major-label recordings of the 1970s. This art show is about three-dimensional work. Opening reception Sat Sept 28, 5 pm-9 pm. 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.

CONTINUING EXHIBITIONS

* 6 PACK

Closing. Local surrealist painters (including Rich Lehl, Marion Peck, and Jason Puccinelli, among others) and their "all-American perversities"! Vital 5 Productions, 2200 Westlake Ave, 254-0475. Through Sept 30.

* ANTHONY AUSGANG, YUMIKO KAYUKAWA

Closing. Call it what you like--lowbrow, pop surrealism, retro-comic-swank. This exhibit, with trippy comic-book-style paintings from Anthony Ausgang and Japanese fantasy girls from Yumiko Kayukawa, marks the first show in Anderson's big new gallery, a haven for cultural signs and eye candy alike. (Emily Hall) Roq la Rue, 2316 Second Ave, 374-8977. Through Sept 30.

SAUL BECKER, THOM HEILESON

Becker's Soundings features oils merging topography and elements of human record (finger- and handprints, etc.) into large-scale abstractions. Also featured is a video installation by Heileson, whose dark, clouded photography (combining archaic photographic equipment with digital manipulation) is characteristically eerie and breathtaking. Commencement Art Gallery, 902 Commerce St, Tacoma, 253-591-5341. Through Oct 10.

LUKE BLACKSTONE, BILL WHIPPLE

Closing. Each with a distinct take on action (in the most literal sense) as a means of expression, Blackstone and Whipple unite their varied mess of mechanics. Esther Claypool Gallery, 617 Western Ave, 264-1586. Through Sept 28.

* JENNY CARCIA

Closing. Motor sees space constructed in paint and color as a form of sculpture--both posing under the illusion of depth. King County Art Gallery, 506 Second Ave, Suite 200, 296-7580. Through Sept 27.

* GEOFFREY CHADSEY

Closing. Chadsey's voyeuristic illustrations, with lens focused keenly on moments of trivial intimacy in the lives of his (typically male) subjects, are painstaking depictions of sordid, secret moments in "jocular freedom." James Harris Gallery, 309A Third Ave S, 903-6220. Through Sept 28.

LAURI CHAMBERS, DAVID KURAOKA

Closing. New oils and ceramics, respectively. Seders Gallery, 6701 Greenwood Ave N, 782-0355. Through Sept 29.

LAURIE CINOTTO, CAROL BOLT, KRISTIN TOLLEFSON, CRAIG MILLER

Commencement illuminates its Woolworth Windows with the current installment of the Window Dressing Project, featuring Cinotto's Seal-a-Meal-inspired Some Facts of Nature (and other stories) and Carol Bolt's layered illustrations of An Autobiography of a Line: Self Portrait for 2002, along with the sculptural installations of Tollefson and Miller. Commencement Art Gallery, 902 Commerce St, Tacoma, 253-591-5341. Through Nov 15.

BEN DARBY

Closing. In Silver Falls (a play on Hawaii's wondrous plummeting attraction), Darby's latest three-dimensional molded paintings explore a more subdued palette--a shower of scissors and silverware that jumps from its canvas. Bryan Ohno Gallery, 155 S Main St, 667-9572. Through Sept 28.

FLATCHESTEDMAMA, BURGANDY VISCOSI

Celebrate denim with Flatchestedmama's Jean: The Other Raw Canvas. Also featuring Viscosi's Beyond Reason series. Art/Not Terminal Gallery, 2045 Westlake Ave, 233-0680. Through Oct 3.

* GUN SHOW

Closing. A tribute to our most inalienable of rights, with work by Jim Blanchard, David Rauschenberg, Clare Twomey, Jack Daws, Kiki MacInnis, Charles Krafft, Robert The, and many others. SOIL Gallery, 1317 E Pine St, 264-8061. Through Sept 29.

* 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. Elliott Bay Café, 101 S Main St, 682-6664. Through Oct 31.

KNITWEAR REVISITED

Fashion and commercial design couple with clean Pop sensibility to guide Antosart's arresting works, bold reflections of a particular soft spot of mine--women's apparel of the mid-'60s. Damsel Collective, 2222 Second Ave S, Suite 100, 374-8669. Through Oct 17.

KARL KROGSTAD

Celebrated (if only in his own mind) local filmmaker Karl Krogstad (The Last Ride, Great Uncle Jimmy) displays a collection of new paintings and ceramics. Gallery 63 Eleven, 6311 24th NW, 478-2238. Through Oct 11.

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.

* SARAH MORRIS

Closing. The goals of commerce, as illustrated through an accumulation of shopping bags. Seattle Art Museum Rental/Sales Gallery, 1334 First Ave, Suite 140, 654-3240. Through Sept 29.

* ANTJUAN ODEN

Closing. Oden's coffee drawings--coffee-powder paste applied with twisted tissue paper--were done during a 28-day stay in solitary confinement. They are something. With acrylic color paintings. Garde Rail Gallery, 4860 Rainier Ave S, 721-0107. Through Sept 28.

ONE YEAR LATER

Admit it folks, we got off pretty easy. Sure, for the last several weeks we've brazened through red, white, and blue carnation bouquets, "remembrance cookies," and all manner of "United We Stand" and "God Bless America" commodities--but in terms of the inevitable artistic response to the events of September 11, we've come out relatively unscathed. So don't fault the Global Arts Coalition too much for their relatively harmless attempt to keep us all honest here--especially considering that the list of participants ain't half bad, including the likes of Deborah Lawrence, Lauren Atkinson, and John Feodorov. Hunter Art Gallery, Seattle Central Community College, 1701 Broadway Ave, 749-9064. Through Oct 15.

POUND

Continuing the tradition in which artists are challenged to create art in response to a single word. With work by Robert Adams, John Armstrong, Martha Carey, Matt Everett, Arleann Lourdes, Lorna Nakell, and Kipling West. Kaleidoscope Gallery, 157 Yesler Way, second floor, 292-4800. Through Sept 30.

PRINTWORKS 2002

Works by 26 national printmakers, including Weldon Butler, Squeak Carnwarth, Kara Walker, and Darren Waterston. Key Tower Gallery, 700 Fifth Ave, third floor, 684-7312. Through Oct 25.

* PROJECT 18

Closing. New sculpture built in and around Sand Point's Building 18 by Romson Bustillo, Eddie Hill, Angelena McQuarter, Hahn Rossman, and Katy Stone. Stone's impromptu riffs on signs, windows, and gaps in the brick building are especially winning. Sand Point Magnuson Park, Building 18, 522-9529. Through Sept 28.

REVISITING SEPTEMBER 11, 19[72]

Though we're still a little miffed that they beat us to the punch with the idea, Lisa Hutton and Mark Polishook have fashioned what could prove to be a fairly solid concept: weaving together a collage of radio broadcasts from September 11 of last year, and connecting those sounds to images of 29 years prior, speaking, presumably, to some historical universality. Jack Straw Productions, 4261 Roosevelt Way NE, 634-0919. Through Nov 29.

AMY RUPPEL

Closing. Delicate, elegant panels of wax, oils, and pigment on birch. Artemis Gallery, 3107 S Day St, 323-0562. Through Sept 28.

* JASON SALAVON

100,000 computer-authored paintings in constant rotation for four straight days, a large-format printer standing 10 feet overhead, and a drape of some of said paintings dangling to the floor. Such are the elements of Golem (100,000 Paintings), just one element of Salavon's first solo exhibition in our fair city. Howard House, 2017 Second Ave, 256-6399. Through Oct 9.

SOUND STRUCTURES

Closing. Midi-sequenced toy pianos and interactive musique concrète devices populate this sound-art exhibition, with works by Ann Hamilton, Max Keen, Christopher DeLaurenti, and more. Fisher Gallery, Cornish College of the Arts, 710 E Roy St, 726-5142. Through Sept 28.

* STATES OF THE UNION: BEFORE AND AFTER

Closing. Surprisingly earnest among the current deluge of 9/11 anniversary exhibitions, this exhibition is a celebration of America's many faces--from mystique to critique. Featuring the work of Andres Serrano, John Haddock, Sue Coe, Bill Owens, and the Starn Twins, along with locals Ross Palmer Beecher, Jack Daws, and Katy Stone. Greg Kucera Gallery, 212 Third Ave S, 624-0770. Through Sept 28.

* MARK SULLO, CURTIS TAYLOR

Closing. 99 Polaroid portraits of fair Aurora, one of the city's last beacons of beauty and enchantment, comprise Mark Sullo's striking Aurora Files--11 miles of the route that connects Mexico and Canada with The Greatest Country in the Whole Goddamn World™. Vodvil, 1408 18th Ave, 329-9198. Through Sept 29.

JULIA WHITE

Closing. The surreal surroundings of White's effortless oil scenes juxtapose the fantastic with the mundane in vibrant, clean color. Victrola, 411 15th Ave E, 325-6520. Through Sept 30.

JUNKO YAMAMOTO

Warm, otherworldly compositions prematurely strained to an almost aged gravity. Li'l Red Shack Gallery, 1028 First Ave S, 856-6555.

EVENTS

ART DETOUR 2002

This week only. See artists in their native environments--sloping ceilings, empty wine bottles, overflowing ashtrays, the whole bit--in more than 110 artists' studios. You can pick up a guidebook ($10) at Pratt Fine Arts Center, 1902 S Main St, 328-2200, and CoCA, 1420 11th Ave, 728-1980. Sat Sept 28 and Sun Sept 29, 12-5 pm. For more information, visit www.artdetourseattle.com.

JUSTIN BUA

This week only. A Former New York City breakdancer, Bua's elastic caricatures of contemporary urban archetypes (the graffiti artist, the jazz musician, the DJ) have struck a chord with a wide spectrum of patrons--from the general dormitory populace to affluent victims of white guilt in search of street cred. Bua signs his enormously popular poster art (he claims to sell more posters than any living artist) for two straight days this weekend. Opening reception Sept 27 from 5-7 pm, Watertown Hotel, 4242 Roosevelt Way NE, 826-4242. Signing at University Masonic Lodge, 4338 University Way NE, 650-8142. Free. Sat Sept 28 from noon-8 pm and Sun Sept 30 noon-6 pm.

* CONTEMPORARY ART IN SEATTLE AND ABROAD

One night only. After 15 years of operation in the U.K., the London-based art magazine Modern Painters officially arrives in the States--celebrated at Elliott Bay Book Company with guest speakers Lisa Corrin of the Seattle Art Museum, Elizabeth Brown of the Henry Art Gallery, and Modern Painters editor Karen Wright, each discussing the condition of art here at home and abroad. Elliott Bay Book Company, 101 S Main St, 624-6600. Sat Sept 28 at 7 pm.

* MANSLAUGHTER

This week only. See Theater Calendar. Vital 5, 2200 Westlake Ave, 254-0475. $10. Fri Sept 27 and Sat Sept 28 at 8 pm. See Stranger Suggests.

NORTHWEST AESTHETIC

One day only. In correlation with the current Sounds of the Inner Eye exhibit at Tacoma Museum of Glass, University of Washington art history professor Martha Kingsbury and Morris Graves biographer Ray Kass discuss the formerly vibrant Seattle art scene of the past, as well as the specific imagery of Morris Graves. Seattle Art Museum, 100 University St, 654-3100. Sat Sept 28 at 10:15 am.

* (seclusion) II

Word is that (seclusion) II, the second edition of Secluded Alley Works' annual hazing event (an over-night mystery that leads its blindfolded participants onto 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 their location), is running into a touch of trouble with their ticket sales this year. With a guest-list including the likes of Typing Explosion, Ellen Forney, Chris McMullen, Katie Kadwell, Danika Dinsmore, Flatchested Mama, Katie Kurtz, Suzie Lee, Ursula Gullow, Rebecca Woodhouse, and over 30 other talented artists, it's difficult to imagine why--but in an effort to salvage what promises to be an amazing event, the gallery has decided to offer ticket-buyers a two-for-one discount on all future sales. They're practically giving this shit away! Secluded Alley Works, 113 12th Ave, 389-0880. $27. Fri Oct 4 at 7 pm through Sat Oct 5 at 10 am.

THEY SHOOT PAINTERS, DON'T THEY?

This week only. Twenty-two well-rested artists coat canvas for 24 marathon hours while the peanut gallery looks on. The product of this sweat-and-chemical-stimulant soup is auctioned off at the end of the malevolent exhibition. Pratt Warehouse, 1902 S Main St, 328-2200, and Center on Contemporary Art (CoCA), 1420 11th Ave, 728-1980. $12-$18, with VIP passes for $100. Fri Sept 27 at 9 am through Sat Sept 28 at 9 am.