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Art News:
May @ The Henry
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May 2013
Experience art in many forms: sculpture, paintings, video, large- and small-scale installations, photography, and the uncategorical.
Saturday, May 18th is Art Museum Day
and the Henry is free for everyone. Join us!
Exhibitions
Opening this month
Sanctum opens May 4
Sanctum, an interactive art installation, employs surveillance systems to generate cinematic narratives with social media content that matches the demographic profile of passers-by. Artists James Coupe and Juan Pampin seek to explore how traditional ideas and expectations of public personas and private lives are being irrevocably shifted with the advent of social media and the increased presence of cameras in public areas. From passersby who choose to participate in the project, Sanctum will match captured images with with data drawn from social media sites to shape original plausible and implausible ephemeral fictional narratives. Image: James Coupe and Juan Pampin. Sanctum [installation view]. Photo credit: R.J. Sánchez
University of Washington MFA and M.Des Thesis Exhibition runs May 25 – June 23, 2013
The Henry presents the annual University of Washington’s School of Art Master of Fine Arts and Master of Design annual exhibition. Throughout their program, students work with advisers and other artists to develop advanced techniques, expand concepts, discuss critical issues, and emerge with a vision and direction for their own work. This exhibition is organized by Henry Head Preparator and Exhibition Designer Jim Rittimann. Image: Phillip Carpenter. Joe Wills, Nashville, TN & The Space Between Two People. 2013. Unfired porcelain, painted plywood, color photograph. Image courtesy the artist.
Related events:
May 23: Patron Preview 6-8 pm
May 24: UW School of Art MFA + M.Des Opening Celebration
June 20: Arts Dawgs Exhibition Tour and Reception
Small Change runs May 25 – June 23, 2013
Small Change is a experiment in small, homespun change through tangible activity and face-to-face interaction addressing the themes of reciprocity, barter, debt, and the emergence of markets and related value systems through the creation and distribution of an invented currency. Developed by first-year UW MFA graduate student Rebecca Chernow, the project is the result of an open call to students to develop a project for the Test Site, coinciding with the 2013 MFA graduate exhibition. Image: Rebecca Chernow
Related events:
June 2: Gild the World
June 6: Rebecca Chernow, Artist Talk
June 15: Free Market
Continuing exhibitions
The Harris and Lewis Shacks portfolio, shot by Sean Scully in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland, is a series of 12 close-ups of the worn, haphazardly constructed surfaces of dwellings on the islands of Harris and Lewis. Scully zooms in on the disembodied bands of color, stripes, squares, and rectangles on the facades of these modest, aging buildings, presenting them as an alternative –found/archaic/subjective – point of origin for modern abstraction and, more particularly, for his own practice. Photo credit: Sean Scully. Harris and Lewis Shacks [from a portfolio of twelve]. 1990. Silver-dye bleach print. Henry Art Gallery, gift of Burt and Jane Berman, 2003.56.10. ©Sean Scully. Image courtesy of the artist.
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Out [o] Fashion Photography: Embracing Beauty investigates the transformative experience of the photograph. This exhibition explores historical perceptions of beauty and desire through artistic and ethnographic imagery and the role individual photographers play in constructing ways of seeing. Installation Image: Mark Woods
Paul Laffoley’s work has consistently defied art historical categorization and has systematically engaged a broad swath of disciplines, including art history, architecture, classical literature, science fiction, and natural and occult sciences to consider and rethink the complex world that surrounds us. This exhibition offers a comprehensive and focused selection of works that spans Laffoley’s career, including his most recent ideas, meditations, and theoretical explorations. Image: Paul Laffoley. THE NUMBER DREAM. 1968. Oil, acrylic, and vinyl lettering on canvas. Courtesy of Kent Fine Art, New York.
And introducing VIEWPOINTS, a special new education program on our mezzanine
VIEWPOINTS through June 16
VIEWPOINTS highlights select works from our permanent collection and offers diverse perspectives of University of Washington faculty members. Multiple voices can help expand our understanding of a work of art, cast a new light on overlooked details, and open our minds to new ideas. This first iteration of VIEWPOINTS features the drawings and performance documentation of Elizabeth Jameson. Over time, VIEWPOINTS will present new combinations of artworks and voices, inspiring and provoking new dialogues and thoughts on works in our permanent collection. Installation image: R.J. Sánchez
Closing this Month
Now Here is also Nowhere: Part II through May 5
Now Here is also Nowhere is a two-part meditation and non-linear account of how—in making artworks about ideas and intangible concepts— artists continually question and destabilize the nature of the art object. Part II deals with familiar but largely intangible concepts such as death, love, imagination, memory, knowledge systems, and the unknown. Installation image: R.J. Sánchez
The Dowsing through May 12
Using fashion as a point of departure, artist/designer Anna Telcs explores the liminal space between form, fashion, presentation, and performance, questioning existing perceptions about manufacturing, worth, and beauty. Image courtesy the artist.
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Programs and Events
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Arty Party! Family Fun at the Henry
Sunday, May 5
11:30 am – 3:30 pm
(doors open at 11 am)
Reserve/purchase your tickets here
LOOK * LISTEN * EXPLORE * LAUGH
Tour the galleries, make art with local artists, listen to stories, sing and dance, and prepare your own healthy snacks! Popular Seattle children’s musician Caspar Babypants will be performing at 11:30 and 12:30. All activities are designed for family participation. Children must be accompanied by an adult over 18. Ice Cream Treats will be available for purchase from Moonie Ice Tunes.
We thank KCTS Channel 9 for supporting the Henry as the media sponsor for the Arty Party.
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Music of Today with Cuong Vu
Thursday, May 16, 7 pm
Henry Auditorium
Cuong Vu and his guest(s) will perform and discuss the avant-garde, free improvisation, and the experimentation/innovation he uses to create his forward-looking music. The UW College of Arts and Sciences is celebrating the 100th anniversary of Igor Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring with a series of lectures and performances in various venues around campus. For more information about the Rite of Spring Centennial Celebration and related events and performances, visit Arts UW online.
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Learn more about the art on view during a 30-minute tour. Tours are led by UW Student Guides, Henry staff, and UW faculty. No reservation is required, and the tours are free with museum admission.
First Thursdays: 7-7:30 pm -- Tonight! Free!
Every Wednesday: 12-12:30 pm
Every Saturday: 12-12:30 pm
View the entire guided tour schedule here.
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Film Screenings:
Paris is Burning
Thursday, May 9, 7pm
Paris is Burning is a documentary film directed by Jennie Livingston that explores issues of race, class, and gender in the context of the New York City drag balls of the 1980s. This intimate and controversial film immerses the viewer in a subculture where contestants compete in categories that often skew and mimic hetero normative notions of race and gender.This film will feature an introduction by Seattle filmmaker Tiffany Gannon. RSVP here.
Cleopatra Jones
Thursday, May 30, 7 pm
Henry Auditorium
Join us for a discussion and screening of Jack Starrett's Cleopatra Jones, a Blaxploitation film starring Tamara Dobson. The film reflexively deals with themes of feminism, sexuality, race, and pop culture during a transitional time in the 1970’s, a social climate that witnessed the rise of both second-wave feminism and the Black Power movement. African American Film Studies scholar Sonnet Retman will introduce the film and lead the discussion. RSVP here.
The Henry presents these screenings in conjunction with our exhibition Out [o] Fashion Photography: Embracing Beauty.
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The Brink Bash
Friday, May 17 6-9 pm
Hilliard's Beer Tap Room
The Henry Contemporaries invite you to join Brink donors John and Shari Behnke and Henry Art Gallery in celebrating the 2013 Brink Award Finalists! The Brink Award recognizes and supports emerging visual artists “on the brink” of outstanding professional careers in our region. At the Bash meet the six finalists, enjoy a Hilliard’s beer, and take away an exclusive Brink Finalists publication. Music will be powered by KEXP. "Tickets":http://brinkbash.eventbrite.com are available for a suggested donation of $15 at the door until capacity is reached. Suggested donation ticket holders receive two drink tickets. Light snacks will be served.
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