30 Year Retrospective of Seattle Comix at Bumbershoot | Curator Larry Reid

Jim Woodring Harvest

Venue: Bumbershoot | Northwest Rooms
Open free to the public September 4-6 with admission to Bumbershoot 2010

This retrospective examines the Northwest's legacy as the birthplace of alternative comics (aka comix). Beginning with the work of Lynda Barry circa 1980, and running through today, the emphasis is on the role of comix in Seattle's youth movement of the '90s that went on to influence global popular culture. Curated by Larry Reid in conjunction with Fantagraphics Books, this exhibit features original artwork. -Fantagraphics

Larry Reid (right)
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Jason Krugman | New York

Jason Krugman, Manta Ray, hand soldered LED mesh, 18" x 24" x 36"

Manta Ray (side view)














Jason Krugman, LED Basket, hand soldered LED mesh, 12" x 14" x 14"

"The Firefly Wind Light System revolves around a proprietary switch for sensing the wind. Picture an electrified wind chime; as the wind blows the metal chime into contact with the metal gong, it closes a circuit. Firefly's LED/switch pairs do the same thing, except on a much smaller scale. When the wind blows on their pendulum switch, they light up." -Jason Krugman

The OK Hotel Gallery | Karen Rudd | Seattle

Karen Rudd | Last Stand Series
Reception | September 2 + October 7, 2010 | 6-9pm

Karen Rudd, Last Stand Installation, reclaimed corrugated cardboard + wood glue, lower piece 4.5' x 8' x 8', upper piece 18" x 30" x 30", 2009 (in background an installation of plaster stumps)

OK Hotel Gallery | Interior (right)

For more information on The OK Hotel Gallery (click here)
212 Alaskan Way South, Seattle, WA, USA

Christian Marclay | Whitney Museum of American Art

Exhibit open until: September 26th

Christian Marclay, Screen Play, 2005, Single-channel video projection, black and white with color© Courtesy of the artist & Whitney Museum of American Art

Ron Arad | London

Ron Arad, Paperdelle bronze, Woven polished bronze, polished bronze profiles, Edition of 6

Product Design | Chair

Didier Fiuza Faustino | Los Angeles

Didier Fiuza Faustino, Point Break, 2009, Site Specific Chain Link Fence with Barbed Wire, Courtesy of the artist and LAXART Los Angeles
Photo courtesy of Kelly Barrie

Daniel Clayman | Providence

Left: Daniel Clayman, Circular Object 4, 2010, 69.25" x 69.25" x 7.5",
photo: Mark Johnston


Right: Daniel Clayman, Tall Sliced Volume, 2010, Glass, 95" x 42" x 22", photo: Mark Johnston

Dave Muller | San Francisco

Sandra Meisel | Berlin

Sandra Meisel, bewitched, bothered and bewildered #2, 2010, Pinhole camera print on Baryta paper, framed, 17.6 x 26.8 cm (35 x 26 cm framed), Edition of 3

Sandra Meisel, bewitched, bothered & bewildered # 3, 2010, Pinhole camera print on Baryta paper, 17.6 x 26.8 cm (35 x 26 cm framed), edition of 3

Meryl Pataky | Playground Love, 2009

"My neon swings are based upon a sketch that I would draw frequently of two swings, one hanging turned away from the other on the ground. The viewer is introduced to the aftermath of an event where, as a result, there are no longer two swings hanging together; one has fallen and the reason is not explained. The hanging swing has its back to the one of the floor, a gesture of perhaps scorn or guilt. I like to ironically and maybe cynically name this piece, 'Playground Love' because this iconic image of a pairing of swings, side by side, is disturbed. The idea of the playground is not only nostalgic of childhood but of some of our first co-ed experiences and, as a child, our way of liking someone of the opposite sex involves a kind of childhood torture. I believe that no matter how old we get, these tactics are still in play in the game of love." -Meryl Pataky

Meryl Pataky, Playground Love, 2009, neon, 3,995

Chicago Dancing Festival | August 25th - August 28th

The MCA joins the Chicago Dancing Company in presenting the 4th annual free summer festival of new and classic dance with large concert programs at the Harris Theater and Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park, and an Artists Up Close talk and demonstration at Museum of Contemporary Art Stage.

Photo: Lar Lubovitch Dance Company
For more information http://chicagodancingfestival.com/

Brit Insurance | Designs of the Year 2010

Designed by M/M (Paris). The Altermodern exhibition at Tate Britain addressed ‘the death of postmodernism and the rise of a new modernity, reconfigured to an age of globalisation’.

Grassworks, Netherlands. Designed by Jair Straschnow

Art direction by Mike Meire

All the Time in the World, 2008, Troika, Electroluminescent Art Wall, Manufactured by Elumin8

A British Airways Commission for Terminal 5

Alexander McQueen Spring/Summer ‘10 and Spring/ Summer ‘10 Catwalk Presentation, Plato’s Atlantis. Designed by Alexander McQueen, UK

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David Bowie Miming at Andy Warhol's Factory, September 14, 1971 = Hilarious

Martin Schoeller | New York

Martin Schoeller: Female Bodybuilders
Hasted Hunt Kraeutler Gallery
July 1st through August 27th

Martin Schoeller, Christine Roth, Female Bodybuilders, 2004

Digital C-Print 61.5 x 50", Edition of 5; 89 x 72", Edition of 3

Martin Schoeller, Chris Rock, Close Up, 2008
Digital C-print 61 1/2 x 50" edion of 3; 43 x 35 inches, Edition of 7; and 24 x 20 inches, Edition of 10

Storyline Transports Seeks August 2010 Volunteers | Chicago

Storyline Transports: Shadow and Light Festival is a public art performance initiative within the Chicago metropolitan area. Using converted automobiles (two pick-up trucks and a van) as physical and symbolic vehicles, this mobile festival delivers a novel art experience to Chicago's diverse communities. The project extends from a previous project, Storyline Transports: Detroit, in 2008 and Storyline Transport: Chicago, in 2009.

Public Locations:
August 20th - Experimental Station (Hyde Park) 5-8pm

Community Locations (archi-treasures Sites):

August 10th - Barbara Jean Wright Courts 5-9pm

August 14th - Westhaven Park 4-9pm

August 24th - Germano Millgate Apartments 5-9pm

Keep up to date with Storyline Transports: www.movablepublicspace.blogspot.com

Norman Mooney | Star No. 1

Norman Mooney, Star No. 1, 2008, Cast Aluminum, 29 ft. x 9.5 ft. 9 ft