Exterior of Seattle Art Museum
all photo credits to SAM, unless otherwise noted
SAM's permanent collection includes African art (both traditional and contemporary),
ancient Mediterranean, Australian aboriginal, decorative arts and design,
Native American, and of course art of the Pacific Northwest.
Special exhibitions and new acquisitions are always being added.
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Hair Portrait #20, Mickalene Thomas (2014
Plastic rhinestones and acrylic on panel
photo credit to Michael Schonbach
The shimmering silvery chic of this piece, an homage to Andy Warhol's style of
celebrity portraiture, acknowledges the glamour of black women that has
often been overlooked by modern artists. Here, thirty repetitions of the same image
segue from light to dark, assertive presence to ethereal shadow. The piece is an especially beguiling new acquisition to the museum; it greets the visitor quite close to the main entry,
Plastic rhinestones and acrylic on panel
photo credit to Michael Schonbach
The shimmering silvery chic of this piece, an homage to Andy Warhol's style of
celebrity portraiture, acknowledges the glamour of black women that has
often been overlooked by modern artists. Here, thirty repetitions of the same image
segue from light to dark, assertive presence to ethereal shadow. The piece is an especially beguiling new acquisition to the museum; it greets the visitor quite close to the main entry,
and is difficult to pull oneself away from (especially if "oneself" loves glitter!)
Tumbleweed, James Rosenquist, 1963-1966
Chromed barbed wire, neon and wood
Photo credit to Michael Schonbach
This is a rare sculpture by Rosenquist, who was primarily known as a painter.
The piece, which was donated to the museum in 2014,
was intended to allude to the political turmoil of the 1960s. I see it also as
expressing the feeling that even in the darkest of times, there is always a ray of hope.
Chromed barbed wire, neon and wood
Photo credit to Michael Schonbach
This is a rare sculpture by Rosenquist, who was primarily known as a painter.
The piece, which was donated to the museum in 2014,
was intended to allude to the political turmoil of the 1960s. I see it also as
expressing the feeling that even in the darkest of times, there is always a ray of hope.
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The special exhibition Go Tell It: Civil Rights Photography
is a stunning pictorial narrative of the decades-long struggle to end segregation and
discrimination against African Americans. Depicting daily, small indignities
suffered by black citizens, as well as great leaders and the momentous
events at which they were in the forefront, the exhibit is a deeply moving
and profound journey through a time that changed America forever.
Go Tell It will run through Jan. 8, 2017.
The special exhibition Go Tell It: Civil Rights Photography
is a stunning pictorial narrative of the decades-long struggle to end segregation and
discrimination against African Americans. Depicting daily, small indignities
suffered by black citizens, as well as great leaders and the momentous
events at which they were in the forefront, the exhibit is a deeply moving
and profound journey through a time that changed America forever.
Go Tell It will run through Jan. 8, 2017.
Above: A Negro Entering a Movie Theatre by Outside "Colored" Entrance,
Belzoni. Mississippi
Marion Post Wolcott, 1939
Gelatin silver photograph
Marion Post Wolcott, 1939
Gelatin silver photograph
Above:
Harry Belafonte, Martin Luther King Jr. and
Coretta Scott King arriving at Montgomery Airport,
March 24th, 1965
Photo by Dan Budnik
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And don't forget the Olympic Sculpture Park --
"a free museum without walls"!
Above, at Olympic Sculpture Park:
Father and Son fountain and Eye Benches by Louise Bourgeois
Below: Alexander Calder’s Eagle
At the Asian Art Museum, the current special exhibition
Mood Indigo: Textiles From Around The World
is proving to be a hit. It's a wide-ranging homage to the color blue and the many
moods it evokes, from the cheerfulness of a bright sky, to waves sparkling in the ocean,
to the sultriness of dancers under a midnight moon.
The exhibition is drawn mainly from SAM's global textiles collection, and includes
tapestries from Flanders, a silk court robe from China, batiks and ikats from
Indonesia and Africa, an extensive array of kimonos from Japan,
and ancient cloth fragments from Peru and Egypt.
moods it evokes, from the cheerfulness of a bright sky, to waves sparkling in the ocean,
to the sultriness of dancers under a midnight moon.
The exhibition is drawn mainly from SAM's global textiles collection, and includes
tapestries from Flanders, a silk court robe from China, batiks and ikats from
Indonesia and Africa, an extensive array of kimonos from Japan,
and ancient cloth fragments from Peru and Egypt.
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And don't forget the Olympic Sculpture Park --
"a free museum without walls"!
Father and Son fountain and Eye Benches by Louise Bourgeois
Below: Alexander Calder’s Eagle
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There is always a plethora of new exhibitions coming to SAM, way too many
to mention here! A brief preview would include
to mention here! A brief preview would include
• Big Picture: Art After 1945 (opening July 23, 2016)
• Yves Saint-Laurent: The Perfection of Style (opening Oct. 11, 2016)
Mondrian dress by Yves St. Laurent
Photo by Alexandre Guirkinger
• Yayoi Kusama: Infinity Mirrors (opening June 29, 2017)
For more information about the Seattle Art Museum, visit seattleartmuseum.org
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And from the Okumpku Masquerade Players,
happy trails until we meet again ...
Photo credit to Michael Schonbach
~ oOo~
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And from the Okumpku Masquerade Players,
happy trails until we meet again ...
~ oOo~
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