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Learning to Read an Image: Ayana V. Jackson’s “Archival Impulse”

T.s. Flock

Art

Oct 2, 2015

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Learning to Read an Image: Ayana V. Jackson’s “Archival Impulse”

16 mins

In the late 19th century and early 20th century, European photographers were traversing the southern hemisphere and creating the first photographs that would inform the “fiction of Africa”—a fantasy of “savages” and safaris. Human Zoos

Art in Focus: Virginia Wilcox’s Elegiac “Bombay Beach” at GLASS BOX

T.s. Flock

Art

Oct 1, 2015

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Art in Focus: Virginia Wilcox’s Elegiac “Bombay Beach” at GLASS BOX

4 mins

In a way, it is appropriate that Virginia Wilcox’s installation Bombay Beach at GLASS BOX gallery was all too brief. The area that it documents, the communities around the Salton Sea, are fast disappearing, the

At The Frye, “Genius” Shines in the Darkness

T.s. Flock

Art

Sep 29, 2015

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At The Frye, “Genius” Shines in the Darkness

39 mins

There was plenty of room for error in The Frye Art Museum’s latest show, Genius: a survey of work from more than 65 artists and cultural organizations, all recipients of The Stranger’s Genius Award. (That

The Designed Mind: Three Shows Explore The Power of Objects and Spaces

T.s. Flock

Art

Aug 3, 2015

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The Designed Mind: Three Shows Explore The Power of Objects and Spaces

30 mins

Design as a means of uniting consumer with product has been the primary function of marketing for the last century. Indeed, this form of marketing was invented and codified by a few visionaries in the

The Seattle Art Fair: What We Say and What To See

T.s. Flock

Art

Jul 29, 2015

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The Seattle Art Fair: What We Say and What To See

21 mins

A little over a year ago, a few dozen artists, organizers and advocates met in Pioneer Square and discussed rumors about a potential Seattle Art Fair. Seattle had never had an international art fair of

Vamp and Camp are Slick and Smart in “Irma Vep”

T.s. Flock

Art

Jul 11, 2015

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Vamp and Camp are Slick and Smart in “Irma Vep”

13 mins

The Vamp as we know her, the woman of loose morals who drains men of their very virility, emerged in the 20th century through two notable actresses of the silent era: Theda Bara and Musidora

“Disguise” at SAM is Seattle’s Own Postcolonial Funhouse

T.s. Flock

Art

Jul 9, 2015

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“Disguise” at SAM is Seattle’s Own Postcolonial Funhouse

29 mins

Things are not always as they first appear: That is a simple way of summing up the idea of disguise, and also Disguise: Masks and Global African Art, now on view at Seattle Art Museum.

Repurposing the Past: Buster Simpson’s Ecological Visions

David Strand

Art

May 12, 2015

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Repurposing the Past: Buster Simpson’s Ecological Visions

13 mins

Among the countless construction projects currently taking place around the city, the Seattle Central Waterfront Project is arguably the largest and most significant. With an overall budget of $1.07 billion, the project is capitalizing upon

Pioneer Square Gallery Recap: April 2015

Claire Reiner

Art

Apr 13, 2015

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Pioneer Square Gallery Recap: April 2015

4 mins

This month’s Pioneer Square Art Walk, held on Thursday April 2, packed the streets with joyous supporters of the arts. Longer days and warmer weather definitely helped draw the crowd out as well. Art Walk

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