BELLEVUE ART MUSEUM
510 Bellevue Way NE, Bellevue, 425-519-0770.
* TRESPASSING: HOUSES X ARTISTS
Fantasy houses as built by artists, including David Reed, Jessica Stockholder, and Chris Burden. It’s a big year for the architecture-as-art inquiry, and this entry looks smart, promising, and stylish. Through Jan 5.
BREAD & PUPPET THEATER
“We’ve been over this. Nobody’s looking for a puppeteer in today’s wintry economic climate.” Through Jan 5.
CENTER ON CONTEMPORARY ART (CoCA)
1420 11th Ave, 728-1980.
* BLURRED
Architects, game designers, graphic designers, and other nontraditional practitioners in a series of site-specific installations. Featuring ABBP, Iole Alessandrini, Michelle Arab, Make Barrette, Michael Culpepper, Marc Dombrosky, James Harris, John Jenkins III, Mark Johnson, lead pencil studio, r-b-f architecture, Alex Schweder, SHED, and Philip Thiel. Through Sept 13.
CONSOLIDATED WORKS
500 Boren Ave N, 381-3218.
* BINOCULAR PARALLAX
See Stranger Suggests. Opening reception Fri Sept 13, 8 pm, $10. Consolidated Works, 500 Boren Ave N, 381-3218. Through Nov 23.
FRYE ART MUSEUM
704 Terry Ave, 622-9250.
WILLIAM BECKMAN
Gutted of sentimentality, Beckman’s personal portraits seek to reflect a stark inspection of their subjects, in both presence and tone. Through Oct 27.
THE PERCEPTION OF APPEARANCE
A whole mess of figure drawings composed in the America of the 1990s. Warning: Brief Nudity. Featuring the work of Steven Assael, William Beckman, Jane Fisher, Kent Bellows, Sydney Goodman, and more. Through Sept 22.
HENRY ART GALLERY
15th Ave NE & NE 41st St, 543-2280.
EXPERIMENTS IN ART AND TECHNOLOGY (E.A.T.)
34 years after its official inception, the Northwest chapter of Experiments in Art and Technology (or E.A.T.), a group that provided artists with access to a variety of cutting-edge electronics, reunites for a historical retrospective. Featured are works from E.A.T. chapters across the country, including Kisses Sweeter than Wine and other E.A.T. Ephemera, a series of documentary films on the original E.A.T. group (founded in New York by Billy Klüver, Robert Rauschenberg, Robert Whitman, and others), as well as Hans Haacke: Wind Room, a collection of recently uncovered documents concerning a 1969 installation commissioned by the Henry. Stay tuned for October’s addition of Rauschenberg’s Test Stones and Booster. Through Dec 1.
SEATTLE ART MUSEUM
100 University St, 654-3100.
COROT TO PICASSO: EUROPEAN MASTERWORKS FROM THE SMITH COLLEGE MUSEUM OF ART
It’s summer–time to haul out the Impressionists. Here, the horizon is opened a bit, with the inclusion of something modern, something pre-. Extended through Sept 22.
* DO-HO SUH
Korean artist Suh understands the power of “a lot,” and 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
JAN ERION, CHERI O’BRIEN
The “dynamic duo of expressionist painters” returns from the thriving arts community that is Snohomish County for another brief stay at Rainier Square. Jeffrey Moose Gallery, 1333 Fifth Ave, 467-6951. Through Oct 26.
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. Opening reception Sat Sept 14, 6-10 pm. Gallery 63 Eleven, 6311 24th NW, 478-2238. Through Oct 11.
MATTHEW PARKER, SPENCER SASS
New paintings. Opening reception Thurs Sept 12, 8-10 pm. Nation Gallery, 1921 Fifth Ave, 374-9492. Through Oct 6.
* 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 in a mass to the floor. Such are the elements of Golem (100,000 Paintings), which is just one element of Salavon’s first solo exhibition in our fair city. Opening reception Thurs Sept 12, 6-8 pm. Howard House, 2017 Second Ave, 256-6399. Through Oct 9.
JANE WALLIS, LIN McJUNKIN
Watercolor and glass mosaics. Runnings Family Gallery, ArtsWest, 4711 California Ave SW, 938-0963 ext. 107. Through Sept 22.
CONTINUING EXHIBITIONS
* 6 PACK
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
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.
LUKE BLACKSTONE, BILL WHIPPLE
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
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
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.
CONVENIENCE
Artists such as Blake Haygood, Rachel Maxi, Shawn Wolfe, and Tara Morgan explore the ostensible nature of our culture’s great motivator. Pound Gallery, 1216 10th Ave, 323-0557. Through Sept 22.
BEN DARBY
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.
FICTIONS
Contextual snapshots inspired by narrative whimsy, featuring a mix of media by the likes of Gloria Gonzales Garcia, Tyson Grumm, Rob Jones, and others. Seattle Art Museum Rental/Sales Gallery, 1334 First Ave, 654-3240. Through Sept 21.
FLATCHESTEDMAMA, BURGANDY VISCOSI
See Poster of the Week. 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
SOIL pays tribute to our most inalienable of rights, with featured works by Jim Blanchard, David Rauschenberg, Clare Twomey, Jack Daws, Kiki MacInnis, 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.
ANDREW MIKSYS
Local Guggenheim recipient Miksys presents Paper Heart, a two-pronged solo exhibition of documentary photographs culled from his heartrending Bingo series and his more recent Lithuania works. Photographic Center Northwest, 900 12th Ave, 720-7222. Through Sept 29.
* SARAH MORRIS
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.
THE NEW AGE OF WONDERLUST
Robots. Lots of robots. Area 51, 401 E Pine St, 568-4782. Through Sept 30.
* ANTJUAN ODEN
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.
POUND
The continuing 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.
* PROJECT 18
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
Delicate, elegant panels of wax, oils, and pigment on birch. Artemis Gallery, 3107 S Day St, 323-0562. Through Sept 28.
SOUND STRUCTURES
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
Surprisingly earnest among the current deluge of 9/11 anniversary exhibitions, this exhibition is something of 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 like Ross Palmer Beecher, Jack Daws, and Katy Stone. Greg Kucera Gallery, 212 Third Ave S, 624-0770. Through Sept 28.
* MARK SULLO, CURTIS TAYLOR
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.
MAGGIE TAYLOR, DOMINIC ROUSE, JERRY UELSMANN
Uelsmann is the kind of photographer whose images get mass-produced as shrink-wrapped, cardboard-backed posters and pimped alongside Anne Geddes prints. His work, along with the works of the other artists in this show, focuses on gimmicky composites: archaic darkroom trickery whose product asks the tough artistic questions–like, “Dude! What the fuck are those lips doing in the middle of the road?!?!” Opening reception Sat Sept 14, 7 pm, $10-$15. Benham Gallery, 1216 First Ave, 622-2480. Through Oct 19.
JULIA WHITE
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.