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SEE LISTEN TASTE 360

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SEE LISTEN TASTE FREEDOM DANCERS

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SEE LISTEN TASTE FEEL Preview | Ich Liebe Ping Pong

How’s my backhand?

SEE LISTEN TASTE FEEL Preview | Jeppe Hein’s Karriere

SEE LISTEN TASTE FEEL isn’t the only place where Danish-born Berlin-based artist Jeppe Hein has thrown a party. He is the mastermind behind Copenhagen’s KARRIERE BAR - part bar/restaurant, part gallery, part music lounge, part treehouse hideout – a contemporary space for “exclusive” and “informal” social interaction built and designed by world class artists Jeppe Hein, Olafur Eliasson, Ernesto Neto, Carsten Holler, among many others. With Karriere, Jeppe’s got some cred–the man knows what he’s doing. I won’t be in Copenhagen anytime soon, but SEE LISTEN TASTE FEEL will be here Saturday! More after the jump!

Olafur Eliasson: International Career Lamp (lamper), Jeppe Hein: Illusion for a Second (bar), Ernesto Neto: Aaaaaaaa!!! (Lounge)

100 Reasons to Support the Henry Art Gallery

SEE LISTEN TASTE FEEL will be a unique art experience that exemplifies what the Henry Art Gallery presents at the museum all year round: exciting, challenging, thought-provoking contemporary art. Proceeds from ticket sales to this event will provide essential support for Henry Art Gallery exhibitions, artist residencies, and community arts programs.

Too general for you? Well, I’m going to put the money where my mouth is and name 100 reasons – 100 amazing exhibitions, programs, and events at the Henry this past and upcoming year (in no particular order) - that’s $1 for each reason = 1 ticket to the SEE LISTEN TASTE FEEL party. Show your support for the Henry and and buy a ticket to the PARTY OF THE YEAR for the Henry Benefit on January 31.

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SEE LISTEN TASTE FEEL | Dinner + Sport Through The Ages

You may have noticed the cryptic titles on the SEE LISTEN TASTE FEEL program, such as “Dinner + Sport” – mysteriously designed and awesomely orchestrated by event chair, artist Jeppe Hein.

When I first heard “Dinner + Sport“, I immediately thought of my own historical reference to this clever term, and this blog will consider some possibilities of what “Dinner + Sport” could be…

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SEE LISTEN TASTE FEEL Preview | Orkestar Zirkonium Takes Over

My first encounter with Orkestar Zirkonium was on one of their pub crawls on Ballard Ave, and they’ve taken over public places all over Seattle (including the QFC in the YouTube below) and now, they’re taking over SEE LISTEN TASTE FEEL! O, I can’t wait!

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SEE LISTEN TASTE FEEL Preview | Orkestar Zirkonium

Listen up! Orkestar Zirkonium will be featured at SEE LISTEN TASTE FEEL. Nothing says ‘party’ like a live marching band. Another reason to purchse your ticket to THE PARTY OF THE YEAR!

From orkestarzirkonium.com

Orkestar Zirkonium is a Balkan-inspired mobile brass-and-drum band cast through an American lens. Our repertoire includes songs on loan from Eastern Europe’s phenomenal brass band tradition, as well as a number of original compositions.

Check out their live performance on KEXP.com

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Check out an audio interview via Spin the Globe and SoundRoots

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SEE LISTEN TASTE FEEL Preview | Emerald City Soul Club

All right, all right, all right, all right, all right, all right, all right, all right, all right!

Ross Mantle | The Seattle Times

Since moving to Seattle about eight years ago, I can safely say that THE BEST PLACE TO DANCE in Seattle – hands (and feet) down – is at Emerald City Soul Club – where they invite you to GET DOWN TO THE GET DOWN! I love seeing a dance floor packed with a diverse crowd, mandatory and spontaneous clapping, and an indescribable dose of magic. I have never seen such joy (not to mention sweat) in my life. And Emerald City Soul Club will be serving up some rare soul at SEE LISTEN TASTE FEEL – further cementing this event as THE PARTY OF THE YEAR!

Ross Mantle | The Seattle Times

Emerald City Soul Club is a monthly soul night here in Seattle, WA dedicated exclusively to RARE SOUL from the 60s and Early 70s, Tamla-Motown favorites, with a smattering of 60s RnB, 70s Crossover and Modern on original 45. You will not hear Funk/Ska/Reggae/Freakbeat/Garage/Mod/Hammond Groove, etc. Resident DJs: Gene Balk, Mike Chrietzberg, Brian Everett, George Gell, KennyMac, Alvin Mangosing, Marc Muller, Mike Nipper

Ross Mantle | The Seattle Times

Check out this article from The Seattle Times | By Jonathan Zwickel

“Outside the club, the crowd was unanimous. “It’s the best night in Seattle,” said 27-year-old Matt Bowen. “It’s the place people will let the pretense down. People want real music. They hear this soul stuff and they wanna dance.”

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SEE LISTEN TASTE FEEL Preview | Chef Johnathan Sundstrom

SEE LISTEN TASTE FEEL will be THE PARTY OF THE YEAR and all of the evening’s guests will enjoy the fabulous cuisine created by famed Seattle star chef and owner of Lark Restaurant and James Beard Foundation’s  2007 Best Chef “Northwest/Hawaii”  - Johnathan Sundstrom.

Johnathan Sundstrom

Benefactor and Patron ticket holders will experience a delicious menu, exhibiting the innovation and style for which this culinary genius is known. When the party starts at 9:30PM, Chef Sundstrom’s dessert and delights will offer all guests a sweet tasting, with dancing into the early morning. Here is a brief profile of Johnathan Sundstrom that will be sure to tempt your tastebuds:

Johnathan Sundstrom began formal training at New England Culinary Institute, in Montpelier, Vermont, in 1987 and went on to complete the two-year program with honors and an associates degree. Prior to NECI, John apprenticed for 4 years to chef Yasuyuki Shigarami, classically trained in Japanese cuisine and sushi. After graduating from culinary school, John spent the next few years working in some of the country’s finest resort hotels, including; the 5-star Ritz-Carlton Laguna Niguel, Club XIX at the Lodge at Pebble Beach and Stein Ericksen Lodge.

Johnathan Sundstrom, Lark, Seattle. Braised Moroccan-style lamb shanks over pine nuts and currant couscous. Cilantro and parsley leaves tossed with lemon juice and olive oil provide a flavorful garnish.

He moved to Seattle in 1991, worked at raison d’etre, Campagne, and Café Sport, learning about local ingredients and meeting northwest farmers and foragers. He cooked at Dahlia Lounge, was promoted to sous chef within a year, and named chef a year later, working closely with owner Tom Douglas developing the restaurant to one of national prominence.

In March of 1999, John toured Japan, exploring, tasting and researching Japanese food and culture. In October and November of that year, he also went on a working tour of New York and San Francisco’s finest kitchens, a sort of “Culinary Graduate School” with renowned chefs Daniel Boulud, Jean-George Vongerichten, Diane Forley, Gary Danko, and Traci Des Jardins. Following these inspiring and educational travels, John returned to Seattle with a renewed sense of purpose, new ideas and techniques, and a greater understanding of excellence.

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SEE LISTEN TASTE FEEL Preview | Who is Jeppe Hein?

Here’s a brief look at international art star Jeppe Hein - the mastermind behind SEE LISTEN TASTE FEEL, the 2009 Henry Benefit to take place on January 31. This event will be THE PARTY OF THE YEAR and Jeppe has planned an amazing evening that will blow your mind. Stay tuned for more posts about SEE LISTEN TASTE FEEL as we count down the days leading up to this spectacular one-of-a-kind art event! GET YOUR TICKETS NOW!

Jeppe Hein’s work has recently been featured at Western Bridge, and the artist is currently developing a new project for Seattle’s 4Culture, creating an artwork on top of the Tashiro Kaplan Building that has the potential to become a downtown landmark. His “Mirror Labyrinth”, Commissioned by the Contemporary Art Gallery will be unveiled this winter in Vancouver, B.C.

Hein studied at the Royal Danish Academy of Arts in Copenhagen and the Stadel Hochschule fur Bildende Kunste in Frankfurt. His recent exhibitions include ICA Boston (2008);Sculpture Center, New York (2007); Tate Modern, London (2007); The Curve, Barbican Art Centre, London (2007); Hayward Gallery, London (2006-2008); Liverpool Biennale (2006); Centre Georges Pompidou Paris (2005); MOCA, Los Angeles (2005); P.S.1. MOMA, New York (2004); 50th Biennale di Venezia (2003).

From: Jeppe Hein, Until Now. London 2006 | By Francesco Bonami

“Every experiment is a situation in which the end is unknown;it is tentative, indeterminate, something that may fail. An experiment may produce only a restatement of the obvious or yield unexpected insight. The indeterminacy of its outcome is part of its excitement.” – Stanley Milgram, The individual in a social world

Who is Jeppe Hein? A contemporary artist or a sociopsychologist, like Stanley Milgram, lent to the art world? The worst definition would be to describe him as an “interactive artist.” First because interactive art never works, and Jeppe Hein’s projects usually work quite well, second because interactive art, often, is not art. Still there is a lot of action, in Hein’s work, between the idea and the viewer. We could say that his work is about feelings, a sort of mental sculpture that has both a life of its own and a life shared with the viewer. It happens sometimes that the users of Hein’s work don’t even know what the work is about, actually they don’t even realize it’s a work of art. People use the work because the work is made to be used, but who uses it, usually, doesn’t see it.

Bear the Consequences - 2003 Gas flame, sensor, motor Stockholm, Brändstörm & Stene. Courtesy of the artist and Johann König, Berlin.

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