325 Fifth Ave N, 770-2700.
DISCO: A DECADE OF SATURDAY NIGHTS
A movement completely devoid of artistic relevance? Perhaps--but think of all that Danskin! Featuring one of those white Travolta suits, but (by reports) a conspicuous absence of white lines. Through May 26.
FRYE ART MUSEUM HENRY ART GALLERY
704 Terry Ave, 622-9250.
* PIONEER WOMEN PHOTOGRAPHERS
A showcase of four female photographers (active in the first quarter of the 20th century) with links to the Northwest: Photo-Secession member Myra Albert Wiggins, Adelaide Hanscom, Ella McBride, and the pistil-gripped Imogen Cunningham. Through March 2.
15th Ave NE & NE 41st St, 543-2280.
THERESA HAK KYUNG CHA
Reviewed this issue. Through March 2.
* OUT OF SITE
When is virtual space no longer virtual? "Fictional architectural spaces" by artists, including work by the phenomenally and quietly weird Aziz + Cucher (who create computer-generated rooms lined with human skin). Through Feb 2.
SHORT STORIES
Curator Pamela Meredith reconfigures, in a series of evocative photographs and images, Proust's privileged vision of France in La Belle :poque. Through Feb 16.
SEATTLE ART MUSEUM
100 University St, 654-3100.
* CONTEMPORARYARTPROJECT
Here are the fruits of Linda Farris' experiment in group art-collecting: With money gathered from 18 members, Farris bought 33 works (mostly paintings) by such of-the-moment artists as Inka Essenhigh, Ghada Amer, Kim Dingle, and Justine Kurland. The content bounces from sexy feminist to socially conscious to sophisticated aesthetics; much of it is simply and satisfyingly big and voluptuous, the kind of grand gesture (whether you like it or not) we don't see around here very much. Through April 6.
ANTHONY HERNANDEZ
Spanning the last 14 years of his photographic career, Hernandez presents his exploration of "contemporary ruins," from modern dilapidated buildings to homeless encampments. Through April 6.
HERO/ANTIHERO
Drawing from the museum's permanent collection, SAM explores the notion of the hero--from Claudius to Jagger--with works by Andy Warhol, Ross Palmer Beecher, Cheri Samba, and Gary Winogrand, among others. Through March 16.
MARK TOBEY
A "rare" (if 15 times a year can be called rare) peek at the span of mystical artist Tobey's career. Through April 6.
SEATTLE ASIAN ART MUSEUM
1400 East Prospect Street, 654-3100.
RABBIT, CAT, AND HORSE: ENDEARING CREATURES IN JAPANESE ART
Crossing 17 centuries of the Japanese love affair with our four-legged friends, with Seattle-based artist Maki Tamura's Vignette, a contemporary installation featuring Japan's most endearing creature, Hello Kitty. Through April 6.
MUSEUM OF GLASS
1801 E Dock St, Tacoma, 253-396-1768.
* DEBORAH OROPALLO
Everyday objects discover their abstract and decorative qualities through Oropallo's screen-printed canvases, which use multiple images of familiar forms. Through Feb 2.
WRIGHT EXHIBITION SPACE
407 Dexter Ave N, 264-8200.
WILLIAM IVEY, MARY RANDLETT
A selective retrospective of late Seattle painter William Ivey, along with Mary Randlett's Portrait, a baiting collection of 88 photographs capturing members of the local arts community. Open run.
OPENING EXHIBITIONS
ELI BAXTER
Compulsive multimedia sculpture composed of found objects. Opening reception Sat Jan 4, 7-10 pm. Bluebottle Art Gallery, 415 E Pine St, 325-1592. Through Jan 30.
RICK BEERHORST, YADVIGA DOWMONT-HALSEY
The monotony of life's endless drone, as romanticized on paper in pencil and acrylic. Opening reception Thurs Jan 2, 6-8 pm. Esther Claypool Gallery, 617 Western Ave, 264-1586. Through Jan 25.
ALYSSA BERG
Figurative acrylics on canvas. Opening reception Thurs Jan 2, 6-8 pm. Last Supper Club, 124 S Washington St, 748-9975.
TAD CRAWFORD
The science of things--from geography to microbiology, digitally rendered and hand-manipulated. Mr. Spot's Chai House, 5463 Leary Ave NW, 297-2424. Through Feb 3.
ANDIE DeROUX
Process-motivated reliefs in cast resin, epoxy, dry pigments, and wet clay, draped in terms like "waking spaces" and "sacred creative playing field." Opening reception Thurs Jan 2, 6-10 pm. Ace Studios, 619 Western Ave, third floor, 329-9439. Through Jan 25.
* THE FEMALE AIM
The brief timeline of photography--perhaps the most markedly uterine of the dominant visual arts--is dotted with an abundance of principal figures of the fairer sex. See G. Gibson's latest show (presented in conjunction with the current Frye exhibition) featuring the stunning works of Diane Arbus, Sally Mann, Lisette Model, and Imogen Cunningham, to name a very, very few. G. Gibson Gallery, 514 E Pike St, 587-4033. Through Feb 28.
DON FRITZ
Fritz's Allegories (perhaps the most inexhaustible show title in the history of the world) conjures childhood imagery through the familiar skew of bored postmodernity. Grover/Thurston Gallery, 309 Occidental Ave S, 223-0816.
{IF... THEN}
The butterfly-in-Africa conjecture of conditions through the mail art of Artistamps, a worldwide celebration of the poetry of postage. Opening reception Fri Jan 10, 7-9 pm. Phinney Center Gallery, 6532 Phinney Ave, 783-2244. Through Jan 31.
KAZUO KADONAGA
Installations of material--wood, paper, bamboo, and glass--that embrace natural process as an intrinsic element of structure. Opening reception Thurs Jan 2, 6-8 pm. Greg Kucera Gallery, 212 Third Ave S, 624-0770. Also Suyama Space, 2324 Second Ave, 256-0809. Through Feb 1.
* MATTHEW LANDKAMMER, BEN DALLAS
Delicate curvature hinting at distortion, Landkammer's Meniscus forges acrylic to bent panel arcing from the gallery walls. Coupled with Chicago artist Dallas' "wood constructions." Opening reception Thurs Jan 2, 6-8 pm. Davidson Galleries, 313 Occidental Ave S, 624-7684.
CHEN LIN, HEIDI OBERHEIDE
More paintings of birds and flowers. Opening reception Thurs Jan 2, 6-8 pm. Linda Hodges Gallery, 316 First Ave S, 624-3034. Through Feb 1.
DYLAN MOSLEY
Sculptor Mosley creates works in direct response to previous King County Art Gallery exhibitions. I have no idea what this is about. Opening reception Thurs Jan 2, 6-8 pm. King County Art Gallery, 506 Second Ave, Suite 200, 296-7580. Through Jan 31.
ISAMU NOGUCHI
Stone and steel, with that pigeon shit-coated park sculpture kind of feel. Bryan Ohno Gallery, 155 S Main St, 667-9572. Through Feb 1.
DARREN ORANGE
Recent Western Washington University graduate Orange has a lot to tell you about the state of the world, and who am I to argue with the passions of youth? Orange paints "atmospheric landscapes" (composed of layers of goop "rescued" from landfills) about virgin lands tarnished by man. Opening reception Thurs Jan 2, 5-7 pm. Lux Cafe, 2226 First Ave, 269-6699. Through Feb 2.
PET
It's unclear as to whether the titular theme is meant as a noun or a verb, but they can't stop me from hoping for the latter. Opening reception Thurs Jan 2 at 7 pm. Kaleidoscope Gallery, 157 Yesler Way, second floor, 292-4800. Through Jan 31.
PRESTON SINGLETARY
Northwest artist Singletary combines our region's two most important forms of artistic output in one vessel: blown glass sculpture and traditional Tlingit crafts. William Traver Gallery, 110 Union St, second floor, 587-6501. Through Feb 2.
* JODI ROCKWELL, KARUNA "TOI" SENNHAUSER
See Stranger Suggests. Opening reception Sat Jan 4, 7-10 pm. Soil Gallery, 1317 E Pine St, 264-8061. Through Jan 26.
DANILA RUMOLD
Recent Chicago import Rumold's premier solo exhibition in Seattle, presenting visual oil abstractions on acetate. Opening reception Fri Jan 3, 7-10 pm. Secluded Alley Works, 113 12th Ave, 325-8943. Through Jan 23.
SARAH SAVIDGE
Fish-stamped (yes, I said fish-stamped) collages on rice paper, in the traditional style of Gyotaku. Opening reception Thurs Jan 2, 6-8:30 pm. Elliott Bay Art, 101 S Main St, 682-6664. Through March 5.
TOM SEBRING, DAVID TAYLOR
Alienation and decay--you know, what all the good stuff's always about--in acrylic and mixed media. Opening reception Thurs Jan 2, 6-8 pm. Gallery 110, 110 S Washington St, 624-9336. Through Jan 25.
JOHN SISKO, THOMAS WOOD
Freestanding figurative works in bronze and oil, respectively. Opening reception Sat Jan 4, 4-6 pm. Lisa Harris Gallery, 1922 Pike Place, 443-3315. Through Jan 31.
* AMIR ZAKI
See Stranger Suggests. Opening reception Thurs Jan 2, 6-9 pm. James Harris Gallery, 309A Third Ave S, 903-6220. Through Feb 1.
CONTINUING EXHIBITIONS
NATHAN ARNOLD
Landscapes in oil. Still Water Gallery, 1900 North Northlake Way #145, 634-1900. Through Jan 31.
KHANN BUI, PHONG
New works in lacquer from Vietnam. ArtXchange, 111 S Lander St, Studio 104, 839-0377. Through Jan 31.
* WELDON BUTLER
"These works have a restrained Asian-scroll feel, especially the narrow vertical ones, and the simple black floor-plan paintings are lovely in that mysterious way (as only occasionally happens for me with abstract art) that gets you where you live, and you have no idea why." (Emily Hall) Mithun, Pier 56, 1201 Alaska Way, Suite 200, 623-3344. Through Jan 10.
NICOLE DEPOLE, DAVID LASKY, AVRIL McLANE
Just in time for Halloween (wait... what?) come three reflections, in varied media, on Edgar Allan Poe's The Raven. Gray Press, 89 Yesler Way #206, 903-0404. Through Jan 31.
* JOHN FEODOROV
Feodorov's Myths and Prophesies takes a very welcome stab at consumer culture (I feel like I've been documenting a coupon book for the last few weeks here) through the lens of Native American tradition and spirituality. Howard House, 2017 Second Ave, 256-6399. Through Jan 25.
FRIENDLY SURROUNDINGS
Prominently featured are the works of Blake Haygood, whose dry-point monotypes are most clearly read as images of impossible machines that are also broken--imagined objects made common, and therefore artistically revelatory. Also featuring works by Shawn Beesley, Larry Bemm, Jaq Chartier, and many more. University House at Wallingford, 4400 Stone Way N, 545-8400. Through Feb 6.
GODS AND MONSTERS
Crossing the great mystic divide, Roq la Rue presents a holiday group show focused on the titular theme, with participants such as Yumiko Kayukawa, Jim Blanchard, Lisa Petrucci, and Tim Gabor. Roq la Rue, 2316 Second Ave, 374-8977. Through Jan 31.
GROUP SHOW
Featuring the works of Emily Whipple, Claudia Lorenz, Guillermo Porras, Alejandro Villalobos, and more. Global Art Venue, 314 First Ave S, 322-6498. Through Jan 31.
KUSTOM KROWN
From the illustrious Kustom line comes the latest, with lids for your melon by Antjuan Oden, Robert Hardgrave, Melissa Gill, Allison Agostinelli, Robert Adams, Dan Ayala, Doughlas Remy, and others. Kuhlman, 2419 First Ave, 441-1999. Through Jan 31.
DAVID LASKY
The sardonic mind behind Urban Hipster exhibits his latest, an illustrated depiction of the Carter family, as previewed at this year's "They Shoot Painters, Don't They?" extravaganza. Glo's, 1621 E Olive Way, 783-3426. Through Jan 12.
FRED LISAIUS
Bellevue Community College professor Lisaius' stab at serenity, in the form of Gardens and Islands. Friesen Gallery, 1210 Second Ave, 628-9501. Through Jan 25.
NATA LUKAS
Mirroring other systems of fluid circulation, Lukas' three-phase sculpture Post Alley R.A.I.N. (changing monthly through January) collects and transports the water of this damp city's autumn downpours. Post Alley Sculpture Garden, 1417 Post Alley. Through March 22.
* JENNIFER McNEELY
"McNeely's work has always contained a studied balance between (and neat contradiction of) ladylike and dangerous, often zaftig objects straining against various constraints--zippers, corsets, their own abundance." (Emily Hall) Gulassa & Co., Inc., 10 Dravus St, 283-1810. Through Jan 12.
PHOTOGRAPHIC CENTER NORTHWEST
Works with that "edgy street vibe," by an array of photographers somehow linked to the Photographic Center Northwest, including David Adam Edelstein, Jenny Pacheco, Erin Cordry, Lisa Ahlberg, and Clare McLean. Still Life in Fremont, 709 N 35th Ave, 547-9850. Through Jan 26.
LARA SWIMMER
Documentary architectural photographs chronicling Seattle's "civic renaissance." AIA Seattle, 1911 First Ave, 448-4938. Through Jan 31.
TIM TINKER
New paintings on wood. Edie's, 319 E Pine St, 839-1111. Through Jan 31.
THE TOY SHOW
Blocks, B.B. games, and bone dolls: Garde Rail's timely collection of toys by self-taught artists. Garde Rail Gallery, 4860 Rainier Ave, 721-0107. Through Jan 18.
ULTRA ART
Celebrate America's consumer obsessions with "subvertising" works by John Bain and Christopher James, along with documents of Adbusters' influential veneer, and other "Buy Nothing Day" memoirs. Little Theatre, 608 19th Ave E, 675-2055. Through Jan 11.
HIRO YOKOSE
New works in graphite, oil, and beeswax. Winston Wächter Fine Art, 403 Dexter Ave N, 652-5855. Through Jan 11.
