HENRY ART GALLERY In addition to Lee Bul's "Live Forever" pods, which turn the once-social karaoke phenomenon into a private, hermetically sealed experience, there's a heap of things to take in at the Henry. James Turrell's "Knowing Light" has been extended into February, and if you haven't treated yourself to these magnificent rooms of pure color and light, you need to stop making excuses and go. "Architecture and Light" showcases some rather sterile but technically interesting photographs from the Henry Monsen collection, while Victoria Haven's "Supermodel City" is a filigree of red tape pinned to one of the gallery's walls. Pae White's "Grotto"a dense mobile made from thousands of colorful cell-like dots suspended from the ceilingcreates a fluid, three-dimensional stream of color. In "Flirting With Rodchenko," a dozen or so artists attempt monochromatic paintings; best is Anne Appleby's "Summer in Aspen," a kind of variation on abstraction inspired by the natural world. UW campus, 206-543-2280. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sun; 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Thurs.
MUSEUM OF GLASS "Moving Through Nature" explores variations on landscape and nature through installations by sculptors Mayme Kratz and Stacey Neff; Michael Kenna's dreamy, Zen-inspired black-and-white photographs of Japan are also included. "Glass of the Avant Garde" includes selections from the Torsten Brohan collection of middle European 20th-century art glass. Exhibit opens Sat. Oct. 4. 1801 East Dock St. Tacoma, 253-396-1768. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sat. (third Thurs. of the month until 8 p.m.), noon-5 p.m. Sun.
SEATTLE ART MUSEUM The second installment of SAM's "International Abstraction: Making Painting Real" offers superb examples of the post-WWII abstract expressionist and minimalist movements. Part II boasts heavy hitters Joseph Albers, Wassily Kandinsky, Paul Klee, and many others. "The View From Here: The Pacific Northwest 1800-1930" offers up a potpourri of paintings, photographs, and Native-American art from the region's first boom: plus paintings by Albert Bierstad and Paul Kane, photos by Imogen Cunningham, etc. 100 University St., 206-654-3100. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sun.; 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Thurs.
SEATTLE ASIAN ART MUSEUM "Discovering Buddhist Art: Seeking the Sublime" recycles Buddhist pieces from the museum's permanent collection to highlight the diversity of sacred art, from simple, quiet Bodhisattva sculptures to colorful Tibetan thanka paintings. Also on display: two contemporary scrolls by Chinese ink painter Li Jin, including one 59-foot behemoth that pokes fun at the excesses of Chinese celebrations and cuisine. Volunteer Park, 1400 E. Prospect Ave., 206-625-8900. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Wed.-Sun. ; 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Thurs.
TACOMA ART MUSEUM Where do all the American intellectuals and artists go when they're sick of our backward-ass politics and culture? Paris, mais oui. The touring exhibit "A Transatlantic Avant-Garde: American Artists in Paris, 1918-1939" documents a particularly productive American exodus during the freewheeling, giddy cerebral party that was Paris in the '20s and '30s. More than 100 artworks cover the gamut from abstraction to Dada. Elsewhere, "Building Tradition" showcases locals like Fay Jones, Mark Takamichi Miller, and Mary Randlett. 1701 Pacific Ave., Tacoma, 253-272-4258. Every third Thursday free. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sat.; 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Thurs.; noon-5 p.m. Sun.
WING LUKE ASIAN MUSEUM The Smithsonian-sponsored touring exhibit "Through My Father's Eyes" contains some 50 images of daily Filipino immigrant life in the 1940s and '50s by photographer Ricardo Alvarado. 407 Seventh Ave. S., 206-623-5124. 11 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Tues.-Fri.; noon-4 p.m. Sat.-Sun.
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