Seattle Art Museum

Dig into Sondra Perry's visual poetry about real and virtual landscapes for the last time this weekend, her exhibition "Eclogue for [in]HABITABILITY" is closing! Get to SAM to experience the Gwendolyn Knight and Jacob Lawrence Prize winning artist's multimedia installation before it's too late. _ #SondraPerry #installationart #seattleart #seattleartmuseum [Installation view of Eclogue for [in]HABITABILITY at Seattle Art Museum, 2017, photo: Natali Wiseman.] via Instagram https://ift.tt/2u0WivW

“Painting completed my life.” – Frida Kahlo We're thinking of #FridaKahlo today—it's her birthday!🎉 She's pictured here sitting for her portrait by fellow artist #ImogenCunningham. Join us in celebrating her life, courage, and art today. _ #seattleaart #portrait #seattleartmuseum [📷: "Frida Kahlo, Painter" 3, 1931, Imogen Cunningham, Gelatin silver print, 12 1/2 x 9 3/8 in. (31.8 x 23.8 cm), Gift of John H. Hauberg, 89.28, (1931), 2009 Imogen Cunningham Trust.] via Instagram https://ift.tt/2tXS9ci

"Indigenous media adds a new voice to the debate on Native, First Nations, and Indigenous issues. By sharing the perspectives of an all-female slate of directors, we are emphasizing the leadership roles that Indigenous women have held since time immemorial.” – @tracyrectorart Next Wednesday, July 11, Tracy Rector and Longhouse Media are bringing a cinematic experience to SAM. Enjoy cutting edge films by Native women directors at this free event—RSVP today! bit.ly/SAMThroughHerEyes _ #TracyRector #Longhousemedia #SAMDoubleExposure [📸 Clearwater: People of the Salish Sea, 2018, Tracy Rector, Seminole/Choctaw, b. 1972., video, Seattle Art Museum, 2018 Commission, Courtesy of the artist] via Instagram https://ift.tt/2zdCYjY

What does liberty mean to you? This screen print by the recently deceased Robert Indiana, "Liberty" displays the artist's fascination with the power of words, signage, and American identity. Commissioned to commemorate the United States Bicentennial in 1976, "Liberty" is perhaps lesser-known than Indiana's sculptural representation of the word "LOVE," though we're keeping both words in mind today as we celebrate the Fourth of July!🎆🇺🇸 _ #robertindiana #4thofjuly #independenceday [🎨Liberty, 1974-75, Robert Indiana, Screenprint, 38 x 34 in. (96.5 x 86.3 cm), Gift of the Lorillard Co., N.Y., 75.68, ©️ Artist or Artist’s Estate.] via Instagram https://ift.tt/2lVezpO

Stay on top of our #SAMObjectoftheWeek—"Aerial View, Tulsa, Oklahoma" is on view in our new exhibition "New Topographics." Head to #SAMBlog to learn more about Frank Gohlke's photography before seeing it in person at SAM! _ #linkinbio #FrankGohlke #NewTopographics [📸: Aerial View, Tulsa, Oklahoma, 1981, Frank Gohlke, gelatin silver photograph, 6 1/8 x 16 in., Pacific Northwest Bell, the Photography Council, the Polaroid Foundation, Mark Abrahamson, and the National Endowment for the Arts, 83.69.5 Frank Gohlke] via Instagram https://ift.tt/2KuCfjQ

"I have a dim, flickering memory of this visit to the museum. It was 1955, and I was about 3 1/2. As always, my mom faced me right into the sun, so I was squinting. Glad to be one of many, many generations to be photographed astride the camels!" – Susan Scott No camels were harmed for the making of these images! 🐫 The Chinese camels outside the Seattle Asian Art Museum are SAM's symbolic protectors of our Asian art collection as renovations to expand our Volunteer Park location are underway. What better day than hump day to share your favorite camel memory? Upload photos of you and your loved ones and we'll share them through our digital album and other materials! Link in profile! _ #seattleartmuseum #seattleasianartmuseum via Instagram https://ift.tt/2lC2968

Old art. New installation. "New Topographics." Look at the man-made alterations of natural landscapes though the lens of 20th century photographers Robert Adams, Lewis Baltz, Joe Deal, Frank Gohlke, and Henry Wessel in "New Topographics" at SAM—opening in one week! _ #NewTopographics #photography #Seattleart #RogerMertin [📷: "Hailey, Idaho," 1976, Roger Mertin, Gold-toned, contact print, 8 1/16 x 10 in., Pacific Northwest Bell, the Photography Council, the Polaroid Foundation, Mark Abrahamson, and the National Endowment for the Arts, 83.46 © Roger Mertin] via Instagram https://ift.tt/2lw3rQn

Now that spring has blossomed into summer we can't help but reminisce on the cherry blossoms at the #OlympicSculpturePark!🌸 Park-goer @eunoia_beautiful_things captured the flowers lit up by the ampersand in Roy McMakin's "Love & Loss." Tag us in your photos at SAM and maybe we'll share yours next! _ #FlowerFriday #OlympicSculpturePark #RoyMcMakin via Instagram https://ift.tt/2tnR78Z

The sun is out🌞, Lake Washington is getting warm enough for swimming, and it's the first day of summer! We're spreading some sunny vibes with John Davidson Butler's "Summer on Lake Washington" to celebrate!😎🌊 _ [🎨: "Summer on Lake Washington," 1914/1915, John Davidson Butler, oil on canvas, 19 x 22 1/4 in.Gift of Catherine Butler Johnson, 95.57, ©️ Catherine Johnson Harrison] via Instagram https://ift.tt/2K1UvRv

June is #Pride month and to celebrate we're spotlighitng queer artist Catherine Opie and her work "Untitled, Divinity" as our #SAMObjetoftheWeek!🌈 Here, Opie captured performance artist Divinity Fudge in a polaroid—one of many in a larger series created for the "Estate Project for Artists with AIDS." Learn more about Opie and her images on #SAMBlog. _ #linkinbio #catherineopie #seattlepride ["Untitled, Divinity," 2000, Catherine Opie, photograph, 103 x 43 in., Gift of the Collectors’ Forum, 2000.114 ©️ Artist or Artist’s Estate.] via Instagram https://ift.tt/2K0Utbw

Sending hugs to all the father figures this #FathersDay! Here's a 19th century #Tissot Etching portraying a sweet father-daughter moment. _ #SeattleArtMuseum #seattleart [Renee hugging her father as she comes in to breakfast (detail), 19th century, James Joseph Jacques Tissot, Etching, 14 in. by 18 3/4 in., Manson F. Backus Memorial Collection, 35.192.2] via Instagram https://ift.tt/2JU5nMV

Our new installation, "New Topographics," will be here in a flash!📸 Ponder the ever-expanding sprawl of housing developments and the social and environmental implications of unchecked growth through photos taken by 20th century photographers. #NewTopographics opens at SAM in 2 weeks! http://bit.ly/NewTopographics _ #photography #blackandwhitephotography #seattleartmuseum #frankgohlke [📸: Near Crowley, Texas, 1978, Frank Gohlke, American, born 1942, gelatin silver photograph, 14 1/8 x 17 9/16 in., Seattle Art Museum, Gift of the American Telephone and Telegraph Co., 82.51.] via Instagram https://ift.tt/2LZaqfP

Bathe in the light of Marianne Nicolson's "Ḱanḱagawí (The Seam of Heaven)"—an immersive light installation referencing the Milky Way, the Columbia River, and land sovereignty—when you visit "Double Exposure: Edward S. Curtis, Marianne Nicolson, Tracy Rector, Will Wilson." It's opening weekend of this new exhibition, get in here! _ #SAMDoubleExposure #MarianneNicolson #seattleart [Installation view of "Double Exposure: Edward S. Curtis, Marianne Nicolson, Tracy Rector, Will Wilson" at Seattle Art Museum, 2018. 📷: Natali Wiseman] via Instagram https://ift.tt/2HTbqjf

Our object of the week meshes nature and fashion—literally. 🎍🧥 Our #SAMObjectoftheWeek is made of bamboo, and we're not talking your favorite early 2000's graphic tee! Learn more about this incredible 19th-century Chinese garment on #SAMBlog. _ #linkinbio #SeattleArtMuseum #bamboofashion [👕: Bamboo netting jacket, 19th century, Chinese, Bamboo, beads, 29 x 25 1/4, Eugene Fuller Memorial Collection, 33.1062.] via Instagram https://ift.tt/2LG7hkK

The members of Ikebana International filled our south hall with gorgeous arrangements the other week that ranged from compositions of a few stems to the one you see here that utilizes a combination of feathers, wood, shell, rock, and cut grass. Though this was for their annual Ikebana exhibition, you can always catch their arrangements in our third floor galleries!🌱🏵 _ #ikebana #ikebanaarrangement #seattleart [📸 @nocturnina] via Instagram https://ift.tt/2JD7xUm

We are one week away from the opening of "Double Exposure: Edward S. Curtis, Marianne Nicolson, Tracy Rector, Will Wilson" and the Community Celebration on 6/14. Don't come all by your #selfie—bring a friend to the FREE Community Opening Celebration! We'll be welcoming the exhibition with live music, live performances, and a Native art market. _ #SAMDoubleExposure #SeattleArt #SeattleArtMuseum [📷: Natali Wiseman] via Instagram https://ift.tt/2kZg71X

Come to our free Community Opening Celebration for "Double Exposure" on June 14 to see powerful portrayals of Native identity in 150 pioneering photographs by Edward S. Curtis & immersive installations by Indigenous artists @mariannenicolson, @tracyrectorart, and @willraywilson! We are commemorating the occasion with live music, performances, tours, and a Native art market—everyone is invited. ––– #SAMDoubleExposure ["Ch’aak’ S’aagí (Eagle Bone)," 2018, Tracy Rector, Seminole/Choctaw, b. 1972., video, Seattle Art Museum, 2018 Commission, Courtesy of the artist] via Instagram https://ift.tt/2JlHv86