Girl meets (Game) Boy at the Henry

Leeni, in all her 8 bit sound pop nostalgia, will be playing a super awesome Chiptune show with Circles, Fighter X, Spamtron, McFiredrill and KGHB,  on Wednesday, April 8th at The Vera Project, a local All-ages music venue here in Seattle!

And once you’ve rekindeled your love for retro-pop sound you can see her play AGAIN at the Henry Open House on April 17th, 2009 before experiencing the future with the opening of Ann Lislegaard:2062. All our exhibitions will be open – along with an open bar – and the announcement of this years Brink Award.

Member and Patron Preview: 6-7:30PM  FREE to Henry Members General Admission: 7:30-10PM

Freeze Frame!

Did you get your picture taken in the Henry Open House photo booth?
Check them out here:
http://flickr.com/groups/henryopenhouse/pool/

How awesome was the Henry Open House?

A whole six (plus) galleries full of sailors, paper dresses, cardboard cut outs, and raccoons awesome. We had well over 1,000 people show up Friday and it looked like most of them were having a great time. I’ll post more pictures when they come in – but in the mean time here are some of the photos you were all so kind to post to our flickr account – p.s. if you have any more, feel free to post them.

Costume contests – food – spirits – photo booth-  and amazing new exhibitions.

and if you didn’t get to make it to Open House, don’t worry.

You can still drop by the Henry and check out Adaptation, Magor, Misrach, and More. There is much to see.

You are so welcome!

More details at www.henryart.org!

“So, this ship captain and a white whale walk into a bar…”

Not only will there be delicious food by The Wandering Cafe, and delectable cupcakes by Trophy, there will be an open bar at the Henry Open House tonight, with beer and wine and the signature cocktail: The Pear Pequod!

Adaptation – King of Pants Style

Check out this YouTube video - a samples of DJ Freddy, King of Pants’ audio mashups!

DJ Freddy, King of Pants will be spinning records at the Henry Open House tonight!

Call them Ishmael…

Courtesy of University Week:

Photo by Kathy Sauber

From left, Erin Weible, Whitney Ford and Karyn Gregory pose with one of the props available in a photo booth at this Friday’s Henry Open House at the Henry Gallery. Weible and Gregory are recent UW alumni who work for the Henry, and Ford is a member of SHAG, the Student Henry Advisory Group, the photo booth’s sponsor. It’s just one of the activities planned for the Open House, which participants are encouraged to attend in costume. Find out more at www.henryart.org

Henry Open House Preview | Catherine Sullivan in Adaptation

Image credits: Catherine Sullivan, Still from multi-channel installation Triangle of Need, 2007. Courtesy of the artist, Galerie Catherine Bastide, Brussels, and Metro Pictures, New York.

CONGRATULATIONS TO Wednesday freebie winner ERIC A.!

1) Name one of the three organizations that co-commissioned Triangle of Need (2007).

A Foundation, Liverpool; Vizcaya Museum and Gardens, Miami; and the Walker Art Center, Minneapolis.

More information on Catherine Sullivan after the jump!

Henry Open House Preview | Arturo Herrera in Adaptation

Image credits:Arturo Herrera, source drawing for Les Noces, 2007. Courtesy of the artists and Sikkema Jenkins & Co., New York.

Congratulations to this week’s Open House Friday Freebie winner, Sally B!

1) What type of work is Herrera most well known for?

Collage, Abstraction

2) Aside from Les Noces, name one other Stravinsky ballet.

L’Oiseau de Feu (The Firebird) (1910) | Petrushka (1911) | Le Sacre du Printemps (The Rite of Spring) (1913) | Pulcinella (1920) | Apollon Musagète (1928) | Le Baiser de la Fée (The Fairy’s Kiss) (1928) | Oprheus (1947) | and more!

3) Aside from Stravinsky, who else does Herrera credit as a major influence in the making of Les Noces (2007)?

George Balanchine

Part One of Royal Ballet’s production of Stravinsky’s Les Noces:

More information on Arturo Herrera after the jump!

Henry Open House Preview | featuring Guy Ben-Ner in Adaptation

Image credits: Stills from Guy Ben-Ner’s single-channel videos Moby Dick (2000) and Wild Boy, 2004. Courtesy the artist and Postmasters.

FRIDAY FREEBIE!

Be the first to answer these questions correctly and you will receive (2) complimentary tickets to the Henry Open House (8-11PM) on November 21!

EDITED TO ADD: Congratulations to this week’s winner Joe S.!

1) What are the names of Guy Ben-Ner’s children?

Amir and Elia

2) Besides Moby Dick, What other classic novel has Ben-Ner adapted?

Robinson Crusoe

3) Name the three IKEA locations used in Ben-Ner’s video Stealing Beauty (2007).

New York, Berlin, Tel Aviv

More information on Guy Ben-Ner after the jump!