An Uproarious Survey in Seattle Brings Together the West Coast’s Artist-Heretics
Wrapping together art-historical revisionism and kid-friendly displays, the Seattle Art Museum’s new exhibition, “Poke in the Eye: Art of the West Coast Counterculture,” flashes back to artistic rebellions of the 1960s and ‘70s associated with the Bay Area Figurative Movement, Funk art, and Northwest studio ceramics. Each group is well known for harboring its own gang of cultural heretics, but this ambitious show illustrates their shared objectives and visual techniques.At the Ford Foundation Gallery, an Exhibition Imagines the Possibilities of Femme-Centered Knowledge Bruce Nauman’s 1985 sculpture, Double Poke in the Eye II, depicting two human heads outlined in neon inspired the...
BYRD/JACKSON: The Dangerous Far-Right Campaign Against Racial Justice
Right-wing critics of anti-racism initiatives are using inflammatory and dishonest tactics to discredit the work, while anti-racism leaders are committing to their work and urging others to invest in anti-racist programs and policies. The post BYRD/JACKSON: The Dangerous Far-Right Campaign Against Racial Justice appeared first on The Washington Informer.