Commissioned by the Spanish Republican government, Pablo Picasso’s iconic painting from 1937 pictures the bombing of the Basque town of Guernica by Germany in the Spanish Civil War. By traveling Guernica around the world (to venues such as the World’s fair in Paris) Picasso successfully revealed the unknown horrors of this war. The large-scale Cubist [...]
Happy Birthday, Milton Rogovin! Today Milton Rogovin turned 100 years old. To commemorate his life’s work, the Henry organized an exhibition of Rogovin’s photographs. Come check it out! If only we allowed food in the galleries… cupcakes and champagne sound delightful! Some notable facts on Rogovin’s life and career: 1. Rogovin bought his first camera [...]
Projections: Margie Livingston and Matthew Offenbacher Paint the Town This projections event examines the current state of painting in contemporary art and culture. Seattle artists Margie Livingston and Matthew Offenbacher will moderate an evening of short slide presentations by local painters, focusing on what people are currently looking at and thinking about, creating an idiosyncratic [...]
Arid Lands presents a side of SW Washington state that I never even knew about. Hanford, WA was the site of a major plutonium production center in the 1940s. 50,000 workers moved to this rural town, population of approximately 500, to extract plutonium for atomic bombs – namely the bomb that the U.S. dropped on [...]
If you missed out on seeing Objectified last month, you’re lucky because Northwest Film Forum has brought it back for several more screenings this weekend. From the NWFF film description: “From potato peelers to iPhones, every manufactured item we use every day has a person behind it. This new documentary from Gary Hustwit (director of [...]
The EMP/SFM knows how to throw a party! I wasn’t sure what to expect when I heard that there would be a muppet-inspired party with rubber duckies that serve as free drink passes. I was pleasantly surprised! The party coincided with Jim Henson’s Fantastic World at the EMP/SFM. There was music by hip hop group [...]
I am a big fan of Cupcake Royale. It used to be because of the ever-so-moist cake and buttery frosting goodness. Now it’s because of the unbeatable combination of art + dessert. On Tuesday, Cupcake Royale opened its fourth location in the Seattle area at 1111 E. Pike on Capitol Hill. The line was out [...]
Tonight is the last night to check out Objectified at NWFF. The feature-length documentary was directed by Gary Hustwit, the director of the acclaimed film, Helvetica. Objectified focuses on our relationship to designed objects, whether it’s cars, toothbrushes, electronics, furniture, toothpicks, or post-its. The film is a series of interviews with brilliant designers from around [...]
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