Art Collector Spotlight: Jon Shirley and Kim Richter Shirley
The couple made headlines last year when they donated a Calder collection, estimated to be worth $200 million, to the Seattle Art Museum.
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The couple made headlines last year when they donated a Calder collection, estimated to be worth $200 million, to the Seattle Art Museum.
This November, Western Washington University welcomed internationally renowned artist Fred Wilson to campus, preceding the installation of two of his glass chandeliers in the Viking Union outside the Multicultural Center.
by Jasmyne Keimig • Jan 7, 2021 at 3:25 pm Can you see the brushstrokes in their movements? Youtube ScreenshotAs museums remain closed for the time being, many winter exhibitions across the city will go relatively unseen. One such show is In a pivot, the SAM asked Seattle-based contemporary dancers—Michele Dooley, Nia-Amina Minor, and Amanda Morgan—to reinterpret Franz Kline's "Cross Section" which appears in City of Tomorrow. Kline is heavily associated with the Abstract Expressionist movement, part of a class of action painters that include ...
by Jasmyne Keimig • Dec 14, 2020 at 8:55 am With the way things are going, it might be a while before we're all able to do this again. Courtesy of SAM/L. Fried This year has been rough for everyone, and that includes art institutions. With government-mandated closures, reduced capacity, and weary art patrons, museums are collectively looking at a potential loss of close to $30 billion. One survey found 30% of museums are unsure if they'll make it through the pandemic. That could mean no more rainy Sunday afternoons wandering around a museum and over...