Seattle Art Museum

Although it might cause confusion, discomfort, or even a laugh, Patti Warashina's "Red Hot Pot" provokes a reaction, and that's exactly what the artist wants. Visit #SAMBlog to learn about Warashina's plump-lipped ceramic vessel from Nicole Block, SAM Collections Associate, then get tickets to see it on view in "Poke in the Eye: Art of the West Coast Counterculture" at SAM! https://lnkd.in/guV3GdEY

"It looks like neon guts!" Check out the latest edition of Muse/News to read 7-year-old art critic Cora's review of "Poke in the Eye: Art of the West Coast Counterculture" at SAM for Seattle's Child—it's now on #SAMBlog! https://lnkd.in/g_4gzFUz

📣 Announcing “Following Space: Thaddeus Mosley & Alexander Calder” at SAM! Building on the success of “Calder: In Motion, The Shirley Family Collection,” we’re pleased to announce the second exhibition in the multiyear Calder at SAM initiative featuring the large-scale wood sculptures of contemporary artist Thaddeus Mosley in dialogue with Calder’s iconic mobiles. “Following Space” will be the largest West Coast museum exhibition of Mosley’s works from the last two decades and the first to pair his work with Calder’s. The exhibition will include 17 of Mosley’s works alongside five seminal works by Calder. 🗓️ Mark your calendars now: “Following Space” opens Wednesday, November 20! https://lnkd.in/ggHnd6nr [🎨 “Following Space,” 2016, Thaddeus Mosley, American, b. 1926, cherry, 117 x 28 x 28 in., Courtesy the artist and Karma, © Thaddeus Mosley.]

Check this out! ⬇ Sam Callanta is a rising second year in the University of Delaware's Program in Art Conservation (WUDPAC) majoring in paper conservation and minoring in textiles conservation. With her education, she intends to build a foundation of materials knowledge and support her training in the care of East Asian paintings. This summer, Sam is doing just that! For her summer work project, Sam is working at the Seattle Asian Art Museum in the new Atsuhiko and Ina Goodwin Tateuchi Conservation Center under Tanya Uyeda, SAM Senior Conservator for East Asian Paintings. While at SAM, Sam has one main project: remounting an unusually small, eight-panel Japanese byōbu screen that was donated to the museum for educational purposes. In addition to this summer-long project, Sam has also assisted with the final ukeshibari layer for a small karibari board and kakishibu dye application for larger karibari boards. She will perform remedial treatments on some of the artworks that will be included in the museum's upcoming exhibition "Meot: Korean Art from the Frank Bayley Collection." Swipe through the photos below to see Sam’s intricate handiwork! 1. Disassembly of the folding screen begins by separating the panels, using a small, sharp kogatana knife to cut the paper hinges. 2. The work is done in a traditional Japanese room, at a low table on tatami mats, and with the appropriate mounting tools and brushes. Here, a priming layer of paste called sutenori is applied to the wooden lattices before the first paper layer, the honeshibari, is applied. 3. For such a small board, adjustments in set-up had to be made. Here, one of the panels sits on a pedestal (a drawer) while the dobari layer is applied. A full size screen will usually be leaned against the wall. Because the dobari is fully coated with a thin paste, it is held at the corners and carefully aligned before laying down. It is then smoothed with a nazebake, a palm fiber brush. 4. Hinging occurs partway through the process. The application method can be tricky, so in order to get it right, Sam practiced by making a scale model. Here, she is laying down paste so she can wrap the inner part of the hinges, the hane. 5. Karibari drying boards are used in East Asian paintings conservation to help paintings dry evenly and flat. The structure of the karibari board is almost the same as that of a byōbu screen. Instead of mounting textiles and paintings, the final layer of the board is commonly coated with kakishibu, a fermented persimmon juice that imparts water-resistance and durability. Here, the board is being laid out in the sun. Kakishibu requires plenty of UV radiation to cure fully, so Sam and Tanya waited for a forecast of hot cloudless days. If it doesn't cure, the dye can come off and transfer to artwork while in use.

Explore, learn, and create with a community of educators at SAM's Summer Institute for Educators on August 7 & 8! Together, educators from across the region will explore the galleries of "Poke in the Eye: Art of the West Coast Counterculture" and try out lesson plans inspired by the exhibition's themes. Tickets are going fast—reserve yours now! 🎟 ➡ https://lnkd.in/giZDsAau [📸 Chloe Collyer]

Happy birthday to the one and only Alexander Calder! “Calder: In Motion, The Shirley Family Collection” is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see all 45 seminal works gifted to SAM on view together. Following our recent announcement of the exhibition’s extension through Sunday, October 20, there’s no better time to deepen your understanding of this iconic American artist. Visit #SAMBlog to discover all of the ways you experience Calder at SAM, including via the exhibition’s website, the exhibition’s smartphone tour, our SAM-curated playlist, the exhibition catalogue, upcoming events, and more! https://lnkd.in/g67rnDv6

Did you know the audio guide for "American Art: The Stories We Carry" was created entirely by SAM's Teen Arts Group (TAG)? It's true! Now on #SAMBlog, first-year TAG leader Ella Clark shares a behind-the-scenes look at how SAM's team of dedicated teens came together to create the exhibition's free smartphone tour for all museum visitors to enjoy. Read her reflection now and be sure to check out the full audio guide on your next visit to SAM's American art galleries.  https://lnkd.in/gTxfXAR3

🤩 By popular demand, we’re extending “Calder: In Motion, The Shirley Family Collection” at SAM! The exhibition will now remain on view through October 20, 2024. Whether you're seeing the exhibition for the first, second, or tenth time, this extension will allow more visitors to experience the remarkable Shirley Family Calder Collection, which includes over 45 seminal works representing every decade of Calder’s career. Learn more at visitsam.org/calder. [📸 Alborz Kamalizad © 2024 Calder Foundation, New York / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.]

📺 #SummeratSAM is in the news! Heaven Quiban, SAM Manager of Public Engagement, recently stopped by KING 5 Media Group's New Day NW to share about our ongoing programming series at the Olympic Sculpture Park. Watch the segment for a peek at what's to come and enjoy a performance by musician Alie Renee Byland. Her band will be performing at Summer at SAM on Thursday, August 1—don't miss it! https://lnkd.in/g6mqQnyy

👁️ 👉 👈 👁️ It's #WorldEmojiDay! To mark the occasion, we're sharing about Bruce Nauman's "Double Poke in the Eye II," on view in "Poke in the Eye: Art of the West Coast Counterculture" at SAM. "Double Poke in the Eye II" (1985) exemplifies Nauman's radical yet irreverent contemporary art practice. Utilizing neon tubing and static animation—mediums commonly associated with commercial advertisements—Nauman creates a vignette of human action and retort. The resulting work can be interpreted in one of two ways: as either humorous and playful or vengeful and violent. visitsam.org/pokeintheeye [📸 Chloe Collyer]