Seattle critic Matthew Kangas offers comment on Tacoma Art Museum's current ongoing exhibition "A Concise History of Northwest Art" and explores the exhibition in context of the museum's ambition to be a regional institution for Northwest Art. The exhibition, organized by Curators Rock Hushka and Ma...
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As a sometime dance critic, I frequently find my opinions wildly at odds with those of individuals talking in the lobby after the show, writing reviews in the paper the next day, or posting on blogs waiting for me when I get home later that night. I often wonder whether everyone but me was complet...
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I've often wondered what happened to the female centaurs. One greets you as you enter David Kane's show at the Eidelauer Picture Club (say this out loud to get the joke). Blond wisps of mane curled around her neck, the centauress clutches her drapery with one hand like a horse-headed Venus ...
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It’s possible for a distracted traveler to ride the spiffy new Link light rail line from Seattle’s downtown to the airport without noticing much in the way of art. The vast majority of the works are best seen by people off, rather than on the trains, and perhaps that&rsquo...
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A consideration of the UW MFA program: its recent successes, the ongoing changes to the program, and the launching of the most recent grads.
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