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Tag: Sculpture

Good Luck and Fortune: The Tradition of the Daruma

From Ambush (by Mio Koumura) – The traditional Japanese Daruma doll dates back hundreds of years, and represents luck and fortune especially as we prepare to ring in the new year.
Nika Bartoo-Smith / Underscore Native News/ICT

Portland Exhibition Explores Art to Preserve Moments in Time

From Underscore Native News (by Nika Bartoo-Smith) – A new exhibition at Native Arts and Cultures Foundation showcases art from fellows they’ve worked with over the last 15 years.
Wood sculpture stands next to a brown, brick library.
The 21-foot Soul Pole, gifted to the Library in 1972 by the Seattle Rotary Boys Club. (Via Seattle Art Beat Blog)

Soul Pole Preserved for Generations

From Art Beat Blog (by Erika Lindsay) – The 1972 sculpture honoring African American history is undergoing a conservation process to ensure it can stand in the Central District for years to come.
A woman holds one of her sculptures in front of her, she looks off-camera.
Portrait of Ruth Asawa by Imogen Cunningham. (Via The Stranger, Courtesy of the Seattle Art Museum)

The Best Part of Imogen Cunningham’s Retrospective is Ruth Asawa

From The Stranger (by Jas Keimig) – Exhibiting at Seattle Art Museum until February 6th, Imogen Cunningham’s photography features portraits of many 20th-century female artists, such as modernist sculptor Ruth Asawa.
A large, pink dress stands in a room beside two portraits of Black women.
Barbara Earl Thomas' giant floating "Cinderella Redressed" made of intricately cut tyvek, paper, and voile fabric against Derrick Adams' portraits. (Via The Stranger, Jueqian Fang/Henry Art Gallery)

The Different Ways We Are Packaged Black

From The Stranger (by Jas Keimig) – “Barbara Earl Thomas and Derrick Adams’ joint show at the Henry Art Gallery explores the influence of Black culture on commerce and representation.”

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