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Artist of the Day: Megan Geckler

by Eric Franklin on August 19, 2010

Megan Geckler creates fantastic spaces and patterns using brightly colored construction flagging tape. Now that’s what I call pushing a medium. The installations are striking on their own but the amount of time involved in their creation is mind boggling. [via Design Milk]

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When little Aiden toddled up our daughter Johanna and asked to play with her Elmo ball, he was, admittedly, very sweet and polite. I think his exact words were, “Have a ball, peas [sic]?” And I’m sure you were very proud of him for using his manners. To be sure, I was equally proud when [...]

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The Art Dealer with the Prison Tattoo

by Eric Franklin on August 3, 2010

I’m sorry, I couldn’t resist the pun. A famous art dealer has been accused of defrauding his A-list clients and will likely be sentenced for up to 18 years as a result. Salander, 61, was arrested in March 2009 and pleaded guilty earlier this year to stealing $120 million from clients and investors including tennis [...]

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At the downtown Seattle Art Walk this month, I was blown away by the urban landscapes of Christopher Hoff on display at the Linda Hodges Gallery. Thankfully, Christopher is as gracious as he is talented and I was able to pull him away from his art just long enough to meet up, grab some photos, [...]

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I want to go: Kiki Smith at the Henry

by Eric Franklin on May 7, 2010

Scrounging through local art-related posts, I came across the Seattle Times review of the Kiki Smith exhibit on display at the Henry through August 15th, 2010. The exhibit sounds like a sprawling look inside the mind of a prolific artist – subject matter that I always find engaging. Entering “I Myself Have Seen It: Photography [...]

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I’ve been listening to the new CocoRosie album all day and I think it’s fantastic. The new album comes out May 11th but until then you can stream it, in high quality, using the player below. I recommend starting with ‘Lemonade” first as it’s the most aurally accessible – it’s been getting a it of [...]

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Have you ever wondered what it would be like to open an art gallery filled with artists you know and admire? Yeah, me too. As luck would have it, I heard about NYSea Gallery through a random tweet from another online art site. NYSea gallery is going to be bringing Seattle art to the east [...]

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I first met Wenarto at our gym last summer and it quickly became apparent that he was a “one man wrecking crew” of creativity. He paints, sings opera on YouTube, cooks, drinks and does Crossfit – and then he gets up and does it all over again. Where most artists have fear their creative output [...]

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Grooving on Grand Hallway playing live at KEXP

by Eric Franklin on March 18, 2010

This morning I’m bringing you a new discovery (for me anyways) of a live in-studio performance that took place at KEXP earlier this month. Fans of orchestral rock like Fleet Foxes and Bright Eyes should dig it. It’s ethereal and orchestrally variegated while maintaining passion and song-writing focus. When the vocals come it at about [...]

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Just in time for Tracy Boyd’s guided tour on Friday (see my invitation to TPN fans here), The Seattle Art Museum (SAM) has just announced that they will now allow photographs to be taken from within the main collection halls -something which has always been a strict no-no (just ask my fiancee Jan how sneaky [...]

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