Join us on August 23rd for a delightful and inspiring event at our shop in The Marin Country Mart with Christian Douglas founder of Christian Douglas Design and author of The Food Forward Garden Book. Learn more about food focused outdoor spaces that blend ecological resiliency with exception beauty. In addition, we are honored to have local entrepreneur, Jennifer Kimpe of Rue de Reve, serving her signature, all natural aperitifs.
Ai, Rebel: The Art and Activism of Ai Weiwei at Seattle Art Museum
“Everything is art. Everything is politics.” Globally renowned artist Ai Weiwei (Chinese, b. 1957) is celebrated as a disruptor of artistic canons and a champion of free expression. In his work—ranging across performance, photography, sculpture, video, and installation—he deploys humor and provocation, calling upon his viewers to examine history, society, and culture. Organized by SAM, Ai, Rebel: The Art and Activism of Ai Weiwei highlights the artistic strategies of his 40-year career for questioning forms of power. It marks the artist’s first US retrospective in over a decade and his largest-ever US exhibition.
Courtesy of Ai Weiwei Studio. Photo: Gao Yuan
Ai Weiwei: Water Lilies at Seattle Asian Art Museum
Nearly 50 feet in length and made from 650,000 LEGO blocks, Ai Weiwei’s Water Lilies (2022) is the artist’s largest and most ambitious LEGO work to date. This reinterpretation of Claude Monet’s iconic triptych from the Museum of Modern Art in New York offers an equally immersive experience, merging the lush beauty of Monet’s water lilies with Ai’s personal history.
Water Lilies, 2022, Ai Weiwei, Chinese, b. 1957, LEGO bricks, 105 1/2 x 602 3/4 in., Courtesy of Ai Weiwei Studio and neugerriemschneider, Berlin, © Ai Weiwei, photo: Marjorie Brunet Plaza.
The SODO Trackhas transformed the portal to Downtown Seattle – a two-mile transit corridor traveled by over 50,000 daily – into an imaginative raceway in motion. This free and accessible urban art gallery is the first to commission over 60 artists from 20 countries to explore one theme, and paint side-by-side.
The SODO Track spans 5th Ave South between Royal Brougham Way and Spokane Street, in Seattle’s South of Downtown (SODO) neighborhood.
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