Daniel Leivick
The found satellite imagery of the world that is readily available at Google Maps is the basis for a series of otherworldly landscapes. More...
"When Rivers Flow Like a Stream of Glass"
Richard Speer's recent stay in New Zealand heightened his awareness of the relationship between color and place, of water deeply saturated yet also transparent. More...
Rachel Bess
If her subjects are decidedly of the present day in appearance and dress, Rachel Bess draws heavily on the Baroque and Romantic eras for stylistic and narrative inspiration to inform allegories on women's strength and authority. More...
Mark Grotjahn
Markings seem to emanate from a central core in the aggressive new "face" paintings of Mark Grotjahn. More...
Richard Misrach
Visual pleasure and social commentary may seem contradictory aims, but Richard Misrach is an established master of this balancing act, as this mini-retrospective demonstrates. More...
Helen Redman
Helen Redman’s art is expressed through the lens of herself in relationship to motherhood, facing gender issues boldly. More...
“Abstract Expression to Colored Planes”
Midcentury American art is a particularly strong area of the Seattle Art Museum's collection. Matthew Kangas tours us through the particulars, from Arshile Gorky's masterpiece to Christopher Wilmarth's tragically shortened path towards greatness. More...
Robert Brady
In a varied selection of sculpture that is free standing and attached to the walls, figurative and calligraphic, it's all tough and primitive. More...
Jock Sturges
Presented chronologically over a 15 year period, Jock Sturges has followed the development of Fanny from childhood to motherhood. More...
Jacob Lawrence
"Jacob Lawrence as Printmaker" attests that his late move to the relative isolation of the Pacific Northwest resulted in some of his best work. More...
Pedro Tyler
Working with systems of measurement, for Pedro Tyler, means using a lot of rulers and measuring tapes. Some of the works are kinetic, emitting sound that makes for the show's own beautiful music. More...
Finding A Cure for Zombie Abstraction (Pt 2)
The recent resurgence of optical abstraction goes well beyond rehashing 1960s-era Op Art. Conceptual, cosmological and emotional vantage points have been incorporated to great effect by artists alert to both scientific and speculative developments. More...
Anthony Caro
Anthony Caro’s abstract sculpture made use of recycled industrial building materials painted them in bright, playground-cheerful colors. The works in this show have been painted according to the Pantone colors designated by the late Caro’s studio. More...
Jonathan Ryan Storm
Comprised of six brilliantly colored paintings, Jonathan Ryan Storm's "The Mortimer Trap" takes its title from a chess trick. More...
Paul Booker
Two series of works by Paul Booker expand on earlier signature work and vibrant layered polyurethane images of complex formations that are both abstract and rich in associations. More...
JMW Turner
British Romantic painter JMW Turner is shown to be a great experimenter in this selection of paintings, many from the Tate Museum's holdings. More...
A Commencement Show
The commencement ritual is a key annual ritual at thousands of schools throughout the country. James Yood's longtime base, the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, has raised buzz and controversy this year by announcing that Kanye West will receive an honorary doctorate next month. More...
Fraser Taylor
There is a colorful and celebratory side to Fraser Taylor's work and there are compositions of mourning. The two are two sides of the same coin--or banner. Non-objective imagery is alive and well in his hands. More...
Trevor Paglen
For Trevor Paglen geography and photography equals diptychs that present a buried layer of surveillance just below picturesque surfaces. More...
