Cris Bruch is the kind of artist that other artists talk about, talk to, admire, and learn from. And yet he hasn’t had much of a presence at museums locally, or even steady gallery representation. All that changes now. Lawrimore Project is doing a museum’s job by presenting a 20-year retrospective of the artist’s sculptures and installations. Oh, and while he’s being “introduced”: Pronounce his last name “brew.” (Lawrimore Project, 831 Airport Way S, 501-1231. 6—10 pm, free.)

Jen Graves (The Stranger’s former arts critic) mostly writes about things you approach with your eyeballs. But she’s also a history nerd interested in anything that needs more talking about, from male...