Moi joined other media and supporters of Seattle Art Museum (SAM) for a complimentary lunch at the Triple Door which was catered by Wild Ginger. There was an air of anticipation in the crowd about what was next on the SAM agenda. The 2014 season had been very successful with international shows like Peru: Kingdoms of the Sun and the Moon http://seattleartmuseum.org/exhibitions/peru The curator staff at SAM seems to be both imaginative and resourceful. Given the stratospheric prices art is going for at auction, the question is how resourceful and creative could the SAM staff be? The answer which came during the event was the SAM staff was just as resourceful as ever and they are making an attempt to be Seattle’s art museum by appealing to many different segments of the community.
There was the announcement that the Virginia and Bagley Wright Collection gift to SAM’s permanent collection will be on display:
In celebration of this gift, SAM will be featuring highlights of the collection throughout the modern and contemporary galleries beginning in the spring of 2015. In addition, the museum is organizing a major exhibition for the summer of 2016 that will feature abstract works from the Wright Collection as well as works in the SAM collection and other key loans….http://www.seattleartmuseum.org/about-sam/press-room/the-wright-collection-of-modern-and-contemporary-art-comes-to-seattle-art-museum
This gift is the backbone which will enhance exhibits like Pop Departures. http://www.seattleartmuseum.org/exhibitions/pop and City Dwellers which showcases contemporary art from India. http://www.seattleartmuseum.org/Exhibitions/Details?EventId=27436 Future contemporary exhibits have a wonderful platform from which to launch. SAM is blessed with three great venues, SAM Downtown, Olympic Sculpture Park, and the Asian Museum at Volunteer Park. All three venues have some exciting exhibits coming up. Sam Vernon will be at Olympic Sculpture Park from Mar 28 2015 – Mar 6 2016 http://www.seattleartmuseum.org/Exhibitions/Details?EventId=28606
At the Asian Art Museum, there are two exhibits of note in addition to the permanent collection. Live On: Mr.’s Japanese Neo-Pop will be on view from Nov 22 2014 – Apr 5 2015 in Tateuchi Galleries. Japanese artist, Chiho Aoshima will have an exhibit from April 25 – October 4, 2015. http://www.artspace.com/chiho_aoshima
Here are the highlights of the upcoming season:
- Native American Art
Indigenous Beauty
Feb 12 – May 17 2015
Seattle Art Museum
Simonyi Special Exhibition Galleries http://www.seattleartmuseum.org/exhibitions/indigenous
- Native Coast Art
Seattle Collects Northwest Coast Native Art
Feb 12 – May 17 2015
Seattle Art Museum
Simonyi Special Exhibition Galleries http://www.seattleartmuseum.org/Exhibitions/Details?EventId=27983
- Global African Art
Disguise: Masks and Global African Art
Jun 18 – Sep 7 2015
Seattle Art Museum
Simonyi Special Exhibition Galleries
- Impressionism
Intimate Impressionism from the National Gallery of Art
Oct 1 2015 – Jan 10 2016
Seattle Art Museum
Simonyi Special Exhibition Galleries http://www.seattleartmuseum.org/Exhibitions/Details?EventId=27987
- Samuel F.B. Morse
Samuel F.B. Morse’s Gallery of the Louvre
Sep 16 2015 – Jan 10 2016
Seattle Art Museum
Third Floor Galleries http://www.seattleartmuseum.org/Exhibitions/Details?EventId=27988
- Kehinde Wiley
Kehinde Wiley: A New Republic
Feb 11 – May 8 2016
Seattle Art Museum
Simonyi Special Exhibition Galleries http://www.seattleartmuseum.org/Exhibitions/Details?EventId=29707
- Seeing Nature
Seeing Nature
Feb 16 – May 21 2017
Seattle Art Museum
Simonyi Special Exhibition Galleries
Co-organized by the Seattle Art Museum, the Portland Art Museum, and the Paul G. Allen Family Collection, Seeing Nature: Landscape Masterworks from the Paul G. Allen Family Collection
http://www.seattleartmuseum.org/Exhibitions/Details?EventId=30737
The headline from the SAM preview is SAM wants to be YOUR museum. The upcoming exhibits have a strong ethnic component and hopefully will draw crowds that don’t necessarily come to SAM. Through loans, guest curators and strong collaboration, SAM is assembling art works which show very good examples of an art theme and there are various themes for the upcoming season. For those who don’t live in Seattle, but who may be planning a trip, you might want to come during an exhibit time.
The 2015 – 2016 and beyond season is definitely a thumbs up.
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