March / Apri 2016 - art ltd 77THRU MAY 1
WHAT:Internationally acclaimed artist Ai Weiwei’s
“Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads” bronze series
reinterprets the sculptures that once adorned the
famed 18th-century fountain-clock of the Yuanming
Yuan (Old Summer Palace), an imperial retreat out-
side Beijing. The heads were pillaged when the
place was ransacked by French and British troops
in 1860. Ai Weiwei focuses attention on issues of
repatriation while extending his ongoing explo-
ration of what constitutes Chinese art and identity.
WHERE:Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento
INFO:www.crockerartmuseum.orgMAR 18 – APR 30
WHAT:“Metagalactic” brings together a body of work
that relies on the aesthetics of outer space to explore
themes about vastness, infinitude, mystery, relationship
with and exploration into the unknown. Artists
include Michelle Blade, Ala Ebtekar, Tobias Fike,
Cameron Gainer, Paul Jacobsen, Becca Mann, Chris
Oatey, and DJ Spooky.
WHERE:David B. Smith Gallery, Denver
INFO:www.davidbsmithgallery.comMAR 1 – APR 2
WHAT:Tom Prochaska in “Balumes” engages in playful
abstraction through liftground etching, creating ambigu-
ous, earthy Rorschach-like blots ripe with emergent
imagery. Sarah Horowitz in “Lepidoptera” calls attention
to the striking aesthetic and behavioral traits of a variety
of moth species in delicate line etchings.
WHERE:Froelick Gallery, Portland
INFO:www.froelickgallery.comTHRU APR 2
WHAT:Bruce Cohen's “Recent Paintings” of
interiors and still lifes are in a word: captivat-
ing. Using slick oil and crisp imagery, his
paintings toe the line between being pleas-
ant and surreal. There is always something
more than meets the eye; sometimes it's omi-
nous thunderclouds serving as a backdrop to
wholesome pink tulips, or flowers resting cu-
riously on the floor while a 3/4-full glass of
water occupies an otherwise empty table -
suggestive of the human presence, yet a
figure never graces his scenes.
WHERE:Leslie Sacks Gallery, Santa Monica
INFO:www.lesliesacks.com
THRU MAR 26
WHAT:For more than a decade, Ross
Sawyers has produced photographs that
focus on subtle and important aspects of
urban architecture. His last exhibition at
Platform referenced interior spaces. The
latest body of work “The Jungle” focuses on
exteriors, some seemingly constructed with
materials at hand, some perhaps existing
structures that have been altered; more sym-
bols of habitats than anything inhabitable.
WHERE:Platform Gallery, Seattle
INFO:www.platformgallery.com
THRU JUL 10
WHAT:“Into the Night: Modern and Contempo-
rary Art and the Nocturne Tradition” examines
the long tradition of the nocturne in art and how
that tradition has expanded to encompass various
ways that contemporary artists consider the
enigmatic notion of the night. This exhibition is
comprised of paintings, photographs, and works
on paper that investigate the psychological
concepts of darkness, the dreamscape and its
connection to the night, and the inter-connected-
ness of the environment with cultural and
artistic discourse.
WHERE:Tucson Museum of Art
INFO:www.tucsonmuseumofart.org