While the name “Technicolor Heart” may not sound familiar, you’ve seen it if you have been on the Pullman campus. It’s a light blue 12-foot bronze sculpture of a heart adorned in tools ring a bell yet?
The “Technicolor Heart,” by artist Jim Dine, has had a home on WSU’s campus since its donation in 2004. It has been a topic of conversation since.
Over the past 17 years, the sculpture has been the subject of praise, vandalism, critique and complaints. In 2015, it was voted the Best Art on campus by students, according to The Daily Evergreen.
The sculpture is made of bronze but painted blue with enamel paint. It is inlaid with tools, clothes and other objects that illustrate Dine’s life growing up in a hardware store with his grandfather.
March 9, 2021
The Washington State University Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art is reopening its physical spaces to the public and featuring two new exhibitions starting Tuesday, March 9.
PULLMAN, Wash. – The Washington State University Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art is reopening its physical spaces to the public and featuring two new exhibitions starting Tuesday, March 9.
“We deeply appreciate the generous support the museum has received from the community during our physical closure. We look forward to welcoming visitors back into the museum spaces, and will continue hosting virtual programs after our reopening,” said Ryan Hardesty, executive director of the WSU Schnitzer Museum.
The WSU Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art is now open with a 25 percent limited capacity. All visitors must complete an attestation before entering the museum. Visitors over the age of two must wear a cloth face covering, according to the website. Employees will monitor the museum to make sure the 25 percent capacity limit.
With the collaborative launch of their three newest digital projects, the University of Oregon Libraries and the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art recently.
March 01 2021
Highlights are Yamamoto Masao at PDX Contemporary, Cosmic Microscapes in Bend and PSU artists at Schnitzer Museum.
The Tribune will highlight some gallery openings and other arts happenings in the first edition of each month, coinciding with First Thursday (March 4). Most galleries had reopened with coronavirus/COVID-19 safety protocols and government restrictions, including limited capacities; some require appointments, some have web content. Please check individual websites for info:
• Reminders: Blue Sky Gallery, 122 N.W. Eighth Ave., features Wendel White s Manifest, which includes photos of objects and documents associated with African American history, and Jon Henry s Stranger Fruit, a photo series created in response to police violence against Black men, through March 27. There ll be a Henry talk at 5 p.m. March 13. For more: www.blueskygallery.org. … Elizabeth Leach Gallery, 417 N.W. Ninth Ave., shows Michelle Ross I Am Your Signal paintings