This week in the arts, Art History professor Foong Ping discusses the听reconceptualizing of the Seattle Asian Art Museum, four Native American Huskies share what 鈥渉ome鈥� means to them, the exhibition As, Not For: Dethroning Our Absolutes opens at the Jacob Lawrence Gallery, and more! To learn about more events taking place,听.
颁辞苍肠别谤迟听鈥� H茅l猫ne Grimaud
March 4, 7:30 PM | Meany Hall
French pianist H茅l猫ne Grimaud brings a virtuosic program to Meany Center, performing music from her 2018 recording,听Memory. In exploring music鈥檚 ability to bring the past to life, she stirs profound emotions through the elegant simplicity of miniatures by Chopin, Debussy, Satie and Silvestrov which, in the pianist鈥檚 own words, 鈥渃onjure atmospheres of fragile reflection, a mirage of what was 鈥� or what could have been.鈥�
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Colloquia Series 鈥� Foong Ping; An Asian Art Museum Transformed
March 4, 4:00 – 5:00 PM听| Art Building听
The Seattle Asian Art Museum has reopened after extensive modernization of its historic facility, and the original Art Deco architecture and interiors are renewed. These physical changes spurred a new curatorial direction that reenvisions how the permanent collection of Asian art is presented and interpreted. Foong Ping will discuss some concepts and processes behind this rare opportunity to reconceptualize the museum鈥檚 significant collections and the experiences it offers.
Foong Ping is the听Foster Foundation Curator of Chinese Art at the Seattle Art Museum and Affiliate Associate Professor of Art History at the 91爆料. She received her Ph.D. from Princeton University.
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Exhibition Opening 鈥� As, Not For: Dethroning Our Absolutes
March 4, 5:00 – 8:00 pm | Jacob Lawrence Gallery
As, Not For: Dethroning Our Absolutes听is an incomplete historical survey of work created by African-American graphic designers over the last century. These practitioners are absent in too many classroom lectures, and their methods are mostly invisible or uncredited in the field. This exhibition aims to promote the inclusion of neglected Black designers and their developed methodologies and challenge the ubiquity of White and anti-Black aesthetics in our designed world.
The exhibition is on view at the Jacob Lawrence Gallery and Non-Breaking Space in Pioneer Square:
Jacob Lawrence Gallery
March 5 鈥� 26, 2020
Opening Reception: Wednesday, March 4, 5鈥�8pm
Workshop with curator Jerome Harris: Saturday, March 7, noon
Non-Breaking Space
March 5 鈥� April 23, 2020
Opening Reception: Thursday, March 5, 6-8pm
Design Lecture Series: Friday, March 6, 7pm (sold out)
91爆料 Drama Presents: The Women of Lockerbie
March 3, 7:30 PM听to听March 15, 2:00 PM听| Glenn Hughes Penthouse Theatre
In 1988, Pan Am flight 103 was bombed mid-flight, and the fiery pieces rained down on the peaceful town of Lockerbie, Scotland. Two-hundred-and-seventy people lost their lives that day: 243 passengers, 16 crew members, and 11 people on the ground. The Women of Lockerbie tells the story of a group of women fighting U.S. government bureaucracy to accomplish a stunningly simple, humane goal: washing and returning the clothes of the crash victims to their families. Playwright Deborah Brevoort uses the structure of Greek tragedy to tell this story of grieving and healing, powerlessness and control, joy and darkness. Second-year MFA director Kristie Post Wallace directs.
Tickets are $10 – $20 ($5 with )听|
Press Corps Pop-Up at 91爆料 Drama for Teens
The TeenTix Press Corps is presenting a free Theater Criticism Workshop at听91爆料 Drama! This workshop is a two-day experience with meetings on March 7 and 8, 2020. Students will learn the basics of theater criticism, attend a performance of听The Women of Lockerbie, and try their hand at writing reviews.
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Ted Poor 鈥淵ou Already Know鈥� Album Release
March 7, 8:00 PM听| Columbia City Theater
Join School of Music faculty and acclaimed drummer Ted Poor in celebrating his debut album! This release show features听Cuong Vu听on trumpet and video projection by Abigail Portner.
From Earshot Jazz: Ted Poor鈥斺�渁 trustworthy engine in countless modern-jazz settings鈥� (New York Times)鈥攊sn鈥檛 your typical jazz drummer鈥檚 recording, almost defiantly so. But if you鈥檙e at all familiar with the Seattle-based Poor鈥檚 explorative career this should come as no surprise.
Tickets are $10 – $21听|