An-My Lê: Small WarsHENRY ART GALLERY, SEATTLE WA– Aug 18-Nov 4 An-My Lê cameto America in 1975 as a refugeefrom the Vietnam War. Hertravelling exhibition, Small Wars isa reflection of the wars that haveshaped the last half century inAmerica; the war in Vietnam andthe current war in Iraq andAfghanistan. Composed from twodifferent series of photographs, Lêdoesn’t document the actual war inIraq – she was denied permission.Her eloquent black and whitephotos capture reenactments andrehearsals of war, giving the term“theater of war” a new meaning.previewwww.henryart.orgAn-My Lê, 29 Palms: Marine Palms [detail] (2003-2004), gelatin silver print[Henry Art Gallery, Seattle WA, Aug 8-Nov 4]At a military base located in the California desert where soldiers train before being deployed Lêcaptures fictional accounts of war that appear to be documentary. In this series 29 Palms (2003-present), named after the military base, vistas of the American landscape dominate over themilitary activity that is her subject. This approach mirrors the sanitized perspective of the Iraqiwar that is filtered into the American public and makes one question the authenticity of suchseemingly objective media coverage.In contrast, the graphic terrors of the Vietnam war were largely broadcast into American eyes,creating an iconic remembrance of the horrific events. Lê’s Small Wars series (1999-2002) depictsmen who reenact battles from Vietnam in the forests of Virginia. Some are veterans and some arehistory buffs: Lê is sensitive to the complex psychology of what motivates these men and crafts herimages without any parody. Rather, Lê’s pictures resonate with perception about how a war isremembered, examining the premise of accurate experience and corporeal histories. Allyn CantorBlock, Rajie Cook, AbdelaliDahrouch, Hanah Diab, Michele Feder-Nadoff,Nick Fox-Gieg, John Halaka,Kanaan Kanaan, John Pitman-Weber, Jenny Polak, Amie Potsic,Joyce Dallal, “Piece Process” is amultimedia, national travelling exhibitionof painting, photography, sculptureand film created by artists of MiddleEastern decent working in America,Europe and the Middle East; JoshArseneau, “BLAM” explores spectacleand futility using wall painting and anengine as a sculptural focal point, partof an ongoing process of combiningappropriated imagery from currentand historical contexts with personalexperiences, memories and opinions;LIGHT & SOUND GALLERY Mack McFarland,“Preparations” experiments incolour, touch, sound and smell in thespirit of multi-media mania, Albers,Munsell, synesthesia, Smell-O-Vision,72 PREVIEWThe Mysterium were all inspirationsfor this work; OPEN SPACE COMMUNITYGALLERY Chuck Nakell, Lorna Nakell,Noah Nakell, Susan Sumimoto (pdx),“The Family Dynamic”, painting,sculpture, photography by this familyof full-time artists; Jacob Vercouteren(pdx), “From Burden to Bliss”, mixedmedia paintings; MAIN GALLERY Oct 4-26 Aili Schmeltz, Molly Reilly,Stephanie Dotson, “Console”, a collaborativeeffort by three womenartists who are reacting to the changesoccurring both stylistically and conceptuallywithin the evolving disposable,consumerist society; Jim Neidhardtand Kerry Davis, “Crybabies, orA Sad State of Affairs”. Video installationexplores the act of regressing toan infantile state; LIGHT & SOUNDGALLERY Colin Ives, “Swimmer”, videoprojection of a swimmer swimmingacross the floor, up a wall, across theceiling, then down to the floor in anendless loop; OPEN SPACE COMMUNITYGALLERY Michael Magrath, AlexanderRokoff, Allan Stephenson, Alan MerrisBell, John Van Dreal, Gary Faigin,Li Tie, Ignat Ignatov, Fred Harwin,Juliette Aristides, Martin Eichinger,Zifen Qian, John Rizotto, ElizabietaOsiak, John White, “New HighRenaissance”, exhibition by a group ofcontemporary artists who believe inideals and the high standards of the oldmasters.★ Portland Art Museum1219 SW Park Ave ✆(503)226-2811www.portlandartmuseum.orgtues, wed, sat 10am-5pm thurs, fri10am-8pm sun 12-5pm Admission:members free adults $10seniors/students (19 +) $9, students(15-18) $6. Thru Oct 7 “Camouflage,”an exploration of the use of★ OPEN LATE ON FIRST THURSDAYS
pattern in post-WWII art; To Nov 4“Graphic Force, Humanist Vision,”Leonard Baskin works on paper; Sep1-Dec 30 Ursula von Rydingsvard,cedar sculpture and dynamic newdrawings; Oct 6–Jan 7 Chuck ClosePrints, “Process and Collaboration”;Oct 13-Feb 10 Ann Gale, “APEX,” oilpaintings.SALEMHallie Ford Museum of Art700 State St ✆(503)370-6855www.willamette.edu/museum_of_art/tues-sat 10am-5pm, sun 1-5pm ThruSep 16 When 6 WAS 9: Rock Postersfrom San Francisco, 1966-71, featuresposters from the late 1960s andearly 1970s that promoted concerts atthe Fillmore Auditorium and AvalonBallroom in San Francisco, included inthe exhibition are works by Rick Griffin,Victor Moscoso, Mouse Studio,and Wes Wilson, among others; ThruSep 30 Ken Butler. “Hybrid Visions”,features 56 of the artist’s inventive andhumourous hybrid instruments madefrom found objects; Oct 13-Nov 25Amanda Snyder, “Structures”, presentsan array of Snyder’s paintings ofhouses, farms, boathouses and otherstructure-like formations; Oct 27-Jan20, 2008, “Women’s Work”, featuresthe work of contemporary womenprintmakers from the collection ofJordan D. Schnitzer, including printsby Anni Albers, Louise Nevelson,Louise Bourgeois, Suzanne Caporeal,Fay Jones, and Kara Walker,among others.★ Mary Lou Zeek Gallery335 State St ✆(503)581-3229www.zeekgallery.comtues-fri 10am-6pm sat 10am-5pmArtist receptions: First Wed 5-7pmSep 4-29 Jed Thomas, “Recent Paintings”,oil paintings reflecting interestas a story teller. The narratives areintended to engage the viewer withsuggestions of allegories whosemeanings are revealed in a subtlemanner; Oct 2-Nov 3 RobertSchlegel, acrylic paintings presentinterpretations of the objects andforms found in the environment, theartist’s particular interests are manmadestructures juxtaposed into thelandscape.www.preview-art.comWASHINGTONBELLEVUEBellevue Arts Museum510 Bellevue Way NE✆(425)519-0770www.bellevuearts.orgtues-thurs, sat 10am-5:30pm fri10am-9pm sun 11am-5:30pm Admission:adults $7, seniors (62+) and students$5, children 6 and under are freeFirst Friday’s from 5:30-9pm Admissionfree Thru Sep 12 RaymondLoewy: Designs for a Consumer Culture;Opening Sep 1 A Tapestry ofMemories: The Art of Dinh Q. Le;Opening Sep 13 Gord Peteran: FurnitureMeets Its Maker; Opening Sep 26Ed Pien: Haven; Opening Oct 6 RusselWright: Living with Good Design;Thru Jan 20, 2008 The Premonition,Paul Marioni.Ming’s Asian Gallery10217 Main St ✆(425)462-4008www.mingsgallery.common-sat 10am-6pm sun 12-5pm Sep27-Oct 31 Remarkable collection ofwatercolours by traditional Koreanwatercolourist Kim Kyong Hee; Representing5,000 years of history andtradition, journey through the Imperi-PREVIEW 73
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WIM BLOMPAINTINGS2004 - 2007AUGUST
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