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Existential Cartography, Whale Nuggets, and Graffiti City Sketches - The Stranger (opens the original)
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It’s press day here at The Stranger, which means I’m short on time for meandering art thoughts, so I’ll just include this photo of recent work by Genius short-lister Baso Fibonacci, who posted earlier this week about a “new genre: painting the city from the city on the city.” Riffing on life drawing sessions where artists warm up with rapidfire one- or five-minute sketches before settling in on the longer stuff, he commented: “These warm ups lend themselves to working in the streets, as you want
Why Can’t Seattle Fund the Arts Like It’s FIFA Every Year? - The Stranger (opens the original)
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There’s a draft of an open letter to Mayor Katie Wilson and the Seattle City Council that’s been making the rounds on social media and racking up signatures over the past few days. The request: divert $8 million from SPD’s $68 million proposed budget increase and give that money to the arts. The reasoning? Art activations and cultural programming placed throughout the city should be considered a form of public-safety infrastructure. It’s a compelling argument, particularly in light of Wilson’s n
The Devil You Know - The Stranger (opens the original)
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Kelly Bjork’s imagery has always centered around scenes of domesticity and intimacy. Their paintings feel familiar because they document the often-overlooked details of everyday life: the pleasing pattern of repeating tile, the warm grain of wood floorboards, the cozy, curated clutter of a living room shelf. These scenes are familiar because we have lived there. But beyond the narrative of tenderness and brick-and-mortar interiors, a larger picture emerges, traced in the titles of Bjork’s exhibi
Girls Own the Void and Art Owns Downtown - The Stranger (opens the original)
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The second half of September means Art + Culture Week is upon us. Recall how I previously mentioned September is Art World Prom in NYC? This week feels like a (much-needed) attempt to recalibrate the Seattle art calendar to match some of that energy. Now in its third year, the annual Art + Culture Week festival is designed to stack as many events as possible at as many galleries and venues as possible within the space of nine days. It’s a great way to get to know new spaces or get to know old on
Six Questions for Matt Midgley on What it's Like to Run an Art Gallery in Pike Place - The Stranger (opens the original)
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Buried below the flying fish and banjo-plucking buskers at Pike Place Market, you’ll find Gallery ERGO, a contemporary art gallery that celebrates its fifth anniversary today. What began as a shared artist studio in 2019 gradually shifted into a place for selling artists’ work, and eventually into a full-blown gallery operated and curated by Matt Midgley, who took over the space with his wife, Elaine Saly, to rescue it from obsolescence. Midgley is an accomplished artist in his own right: His ac
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