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Interview with Virginia Howlett, Seattle painter

December 1, 2009

Virginia Howlett is a Seattle-based painter of “Universal Landscapes” – landscapes which are generated from a very specific place and time but which have broad and comprehensive relevance to anyone that explores them. She’s been looking up at the sky, painting it, and building narratives out of it, for years. She graciously invited us into [...]

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“Soft Glowing Light: Viewing Art in the Home of Charles and Emma Frye” at the Frye Art Museum

November 28, 2009

I could sing the praises of The Frye Art Museum until the end of time. After all, who can argue with the power of free – especially when you’re talking about a wonderful collection of art and the outstanding rotating exhibitions (see “The Old, Weird America: Folk Themes in Contemporary Art”) that come through the [...]

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2009 CoCA 24-hr Art Marathon begins Dec. 4

November 27, 2009

The Fremont Abbey is going to be abuzz with energy! It’s not that big of a place and it’s gonna be fun. Support the artists by bringing them food and non-alcoholic beverages. Once the wee hours of the night come around, they’ll be thankful that you left them some goodies.
Take a bus or carpool since [...]

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Seattle’s “Hammering Man” a recent amputee

November 25, 2009

According to a blog at the Seattle P-I, Jonathan Borofsky’s “Hammering Man,” beloved art icon owned by the City of Seattle, and the logo-sake of this very blog, has had to have his arm removed for repairs.

The Seattle Office of Arts and Cultural Affairs has posted that they believe the sculpture will have his [...]

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Happenings at The Puget News

November 25, 2009

It’s been a busy few days at TPN and I apologize for the recent lack of postings. Rest assured, there is some good stuff coming for you shortly. So what’s been happening? I’m glad you asked.
As some of you may have read in my twitter feed, I had some issue migrating the blog over [...]

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Interview with Tracy Boyd, Seattle painter

November 19, 2009

Tracy Boyd is a Seattle-based painter and one of the nicest people you could ever meet. Her most recent paintings showcase a real breakthrough in her progression as a painter. She’s gone bigger, bolder, and more aggressively abstract. I think that it’s working out for her (as you’ll be able to see by the photos [...]

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MoMA’s Tim Burton retrospective opens November 22nd

November 17, 2009

I finally make it to NYC for the first time in September and now I need to find a way to get back straightaway for this Tim Burton exhibit from November 22nd – April 26th. The samples shown in the interview look incredible.
New York Mag has a short show preview and a slideshow you [...]

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An undercover lunch with a Michelin Guide inspector: New Yorker

November 17, 2009

I had no idea that the process for Michelin Guide inclusion was so stealthy that the inspectors are urged not let their own families know what they do. John Colapinto of the New Yorker went undercover for a lunch with a Michelin inspector and brought back a fascinating report that’s well worth reading.
As a precondition [...]

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Shhhh, it’s a library, not a free Facebook facility!

November 17, 2009

Kevin Sharpe details the shift in libraries from a quiet place of study to a rowdy social space over on Times Higher Education. Needless to say, he is not a fan of the changes.
At a time when student learning has never been more important, we need to restore the library to its vital role as [...]

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“Test Cell,” by Mies van der Rohe set to be destroyed in Chicago

November 17, 2009

So imagine that you’re the city of Chicago, home to famous architects Sullivan, Frank Lloyd Wright and Mies van der Rohe. You are widely respected for having the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT), a school whose architecture was designed by Mies and houses the masterpiece known as Crown Hall. Given other options, why would you [...]

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