Hankblog (Free subscription) | 11/22/2009
Friday, a new installation opened in The Gift Shop. Claire Cowie, Jason Hirata, and Sol Hashemi collaborated on The Gift Shop Presents: Presents. “Anyone who wants to participate can make a gift, place it in the gallery, and choose one to take home. The gift exchange will continue during the Henry’s regular gallery hours, Friday November [...]
Hankblog (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
The Gift Shop Presents: Presents SOL HASHEMI, JASON HIRATA and CLAIRE COWIE OPENING Friday, November 20th 5 – 8 pm and continuing through December 13th The Gift Shop at the Henry Art Gallery University of Washington, Seattle Thu – Fri: 11 am – 9 pm Sat – Sun: 11 am – 4 pm Closed: Mons, Tues, Weds, & Nov. 26th Sol, Jason, and Claire [...]
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
Seattle video artist Gary Hill shows three new short works — and celebrates the publication of a new book about his career.
Hankblog (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
Lecture by Sylvia Wolf > Polaroids: Mapplethorpe Friday, November 6, 2009, 7:00 – 8:30 PM Henry Auditorium FREE: Henry Art Gallery Members, PCNW Members, SPE Participants, Students, Staff, and Faculty with [...]
Hankblog (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Totally brightens my day. Really! Some are super random, some are just plain awesome. more about “Search results for “James Turrell Hen…“, posted with vodpod
ArtCal (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
PICK D'Amelio Terras 525 West 22nd Street, 212-352-9460 Chelsea November 7 - December 23, 2009 Opening: Saturday, November 7, 6 - 8 PM Web Site D’Amelio Terras is pleased to present “Blossom,” the debut of a new sculpture in five examples by Tony Feher. This fan-fold sculpture marks the artist’s latest venture with a familiar material in a new form as well as a shift in scale...
Slog (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
Milton Rogovin has a special place among social documentary photographers. He was an optometrist practicing in Buffalo, N.Y., more or less minding his own business, when he was called in front of the House Un-American Activities Committee in 1958. He refused to testify, his family was outcast, and his practice fell apart. He turned to photography—to photographing other outcasts. He started at...
Slog (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
A few weeks ago I visited the recently reopened Henry Art Gallery's collections study center—meaning, storage. (You can, too—just have a reason and make an appointment .) It's worth it for the shelves and shelves of shoes alone . Some are out in the galleries now, thanks to the awesomely eclectic Vortexhibition Polyphonica . There are red 1970s women's sandals with retractable roller skates...
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 10/23/2009
A show at The Henry Art Gallery of Robert Mapplethorpe's Polaroids consists of 90 images, taken when Mapplethorpe first became enamored with photography.
Hankblog (Free subscription) | 10/22/2009
The Henry Art Gallery is looking for a part-time Gallery Services representative. Job description, here.
Hankblog (Free subscription) | 10/07/2009
Anyone else from New England? I saw this painting in storage the other day… …and I had a rare feeling of disappointment in Seattle and its slow, monochrome autumns. Heart of New England, a c. 1910-14 landscape in oil by Edmund Henry Garrett, is from the collection of Horace C. Henry who gifted his works of art [...]
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 10/07/2009
Stelarc, the Australian performance artist who blurs the boundary between human physiology and robotics, gives a talk at Seattle's Henry Art Gallery.
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 09/26/2009
Several local museums offer free admission today as part of Smithsonian magazine's annual Museum Day.
Hankblog (Free subscription) | 09/25/2009
Ever heard the saying “the only thing better than a _____, is a free ____?”(No, those blanks are not censored, explicit words…I guess they could be.) This Saturday (September 26), the Smithsonian is sponsoring Museum Day 2009. All you have to do is fill out the form, print it out and take it with you to [...]
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 09/22/2009
free on Saturday Several area museums will be offering free admission Saturday as part of Smithsonian magazine's annual Museum Day. Participating museums in Seattle:...
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