Sculpture

John Grade

The Ugliest Statue in Seattle

Genghis Khan rides again: one of the world's 10 ugliest.​Inspired by a recently-completed, 160-foot Senegalese monument, Foreign Policy decided to countdown The World's 10 Ugliest Statues. As you might imagine, the list is dominated by Soviet-era, propagandistic monoliths. Hell, even America's ... More >>

The Puppet Show

Genghis Khan rides again: one of the world's 10 ugliest.​Inspired by a recently-completed, 160-foot Senegalese monument, Foreign Policy decided to countdown The World's 10 Ugliest Statues. As you might imagine, the list is dominated by Soviet-era, propagandistic monoliths. Hell, even America's ... More >>

Artopia: Touch My Crankshaft

Chris McMullen’s outsized mechanical art makes interaction imperative.

Seattle’s Free Public Art Safari

Al fresco art-viewing—from the sublime to the forgotten.

Photo of the Day: Complementary Seating

...at the Olympic Sculpture Park.

Rivals Christine Gregoire, Lil Wayne Play Game of One-Upmanship

  Last September, Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr., better known as rapper Lil Wayne, celebrated his 26th birthday in style. The bash featured ice sculptures with frozen c-notes and, from fellow rapper Birdman, a gift of a suitcase containing $1 million in cash.This was an obvious challenge to W ... More >>

Louise Bourgeois: The Spider, The Mistress and the Tangerine

  Last September, Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr., better known as rapper Lil Wayne, celebrated his 26th birthday in style. The bash featured ice sculptures with frozen c-notes and, from fellow rapper Birdman, a gift of a suitcase containing $1 million in cash.This was an obvious challenge to W ... More >>

Late-Breaking Best Of: Best Totem Pole Made of Motorcycle Parts

  Last September, Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr., better known as rapper Lil Wayne, celebrated his 26th birthday in style. The bash featured ice sculptures with frozen c-notes and, from fellow rapper Birdman, a gift of a suitcase containing $1 million in cash.This was an obvious challenge to W ... More >>

A Giant Badminton Birdie Rises at Fred Hutch

  Last September, Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr., better known as rapper Lil Wayne, celebrated his 26th birthday in style. The bash featured ice sculptures with frozen c-notes and, from fellow rapper Birdman, a gift of a suitcase containing $1 million in cash.This was an obvious challenge to W ... More >>

Leo Saul Berk at Hedreen Gallery: Sited

  Last September, Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr., better known as rapper Lil Wayne, celebrated his 26th birthday in style. The bash featured ice sculptures with frozen c-notes and, from fellow rapper Birdman, a gift of a suitcase containing $1 million in cash.This was an obvious challenge to W ... More >>

Leo Saul Berk at the Hedreen Gallery

  Last September, Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr., better known as rapper Lil Wayne, celebrated his 26th birthday in style. The bash featured ice sculptures with frozen c-notes and, from fellow rapper Birdman, a gift of a suitcase containing $1 million in cash.This was an obvious challenge to W ... More >>

I Saw This

Leo Saul Berk at Hedreen Gallery.

CityArts Awards Announced

Leo Saul Berk at Hedreen Gallery.

Back to Back Theater

Leo Saul Berk at Hedreen Gallery.

Small Metal Objects

Leo Saul Berk at Hedreen Gallery.

Photo of the Day: Eastward View of the West

Leo Saul Berk at Hedreen Gallery.

The Esoterics

Combining ancient texts, new music, and innovative technology

SAM: Art Critics Love Jerks Like Maurizio Cattelan

Even if he does traumatize children.

Hempfest Promoters Pitch Plan for Volunteers

Even if he does traumatize children.

SAM and Hempfest Wrestle Over Who Runs the Waterfront

The potential duel over mid-August herb carnival is due in large part to an unruly Toolcat.

The New Seattle Art Museum Joins Multiple Worlds

The potential duel over mid-August herb carnival is due in large part to an unruly Toolcat.

Seattle at Its Best

The potential duel over mid-August herb carnival is due in large part to an unruly Toolcat.

The Hottest Little Coffee Shop in Seattle

The potential duel over mid-August herb carnival is due in large part to an unruly Toolcat.

Meat and Monkeys

The new sculpture park's front row is occupied by a pair of unlikely (and uninterested) neighbors.

Provocative Moments and Visual Entanglements

A snapshot of the art on view.

Visual Arts Calendar

A snapshot of the art on view.

Visual Arts

An opinionated guide to this week's gallery and museum shows.

On the Walls

An opinionated guide to this week's gallery and museum shows.

First Thursday

An opinionated guide to this week's new gallery and museum shows.

Flower Fan Club

"We are sorry to hear that Judy McGuire has had some less than notable experiences with floral gifts."

Letters to the Editor

"We are sorry to hear that Judy McGuire has had some less than notable experiences with floral gifts."

The Walls Come Down

Olympic Sculpture Park promises art you can lean against, walk on, scream at.

Arts Populi

Hoity-toity out; down and dirty in. Roll up your sleeves for Seattle Weekly's 2006 Fall Arts Guide.

Open and Shut

The indoor/outdoor sculpture park pavilion makes a case for site-friendly design. Will Seattle listen?

Hempfest Sues City, SAM

The indoor/outdoor sculpture park pavilion makes a case for site-friendly design. Will Seattle listen?

Sculpture Park Booty Call

Journalists don safety gear for a press preview of Seattle Art Museum's new outdoor wing.

Giant Eraser Threatens Seattle Waterfront!

Claes Oldenburg comes to the Olympic Sculpture Garden, Sleater-Kinney calls it quits, and West Seattle is on fire.

The Constant Curator

Contemporary art specialist Michael Darling may not be daring, but he's a safe, solid choice for SAM.

Visual Arts Listings

Contemporary art specialist Michael Darling may not be daring, but he's a safe, solid choice for SAM.

Put on Your Hard Hat

While construction projects proceed, Seattle Art Museum suffers double trouble.

Trolley Town

Paige Miller's lauded proposal to save the cute waterfront streetcar illustrates the city's political and transportation malaise.

Nov. 17-23, 2004

Paige Miller's lauded proposal to save the cute waterfront streetcar illustrates the city's political and transportation malaise.

Visual Arts Calendar

Paige Miller's lauded proposal to save the cute waterfront streetcar illustrates the city's political and transportation malaise.

Visual Arts Calendar

Paige Miller's lauded proposal to save the cute waterfront streetcar illustrates the city's political and transportation malaise.

Visual Arts Calendar

Paige Miller's lauded proposal to save the cute waterfront streetcar illustrates the city's political and transportation malaise.

Senior at Play

Isamu Noguchi's late, lighthearted sculptures.

Protection Racket

Insulating us from danger, Elizabeth Jameson heightens the anxiety.

Man of steel

On the banks of the Duwamish, blacksmith Bill Cooper lifts his beams to the sky.

Something borrowed

Kirkland keeps Puddle Jumpers, but much of its "public art" is equally vulnerable.