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Benjamin Zeitlin’s Glory at Sea is a short film that tells the story of a rescue effort to save the drowned victims of Hurricane Katrina (featured in Wholphin 7). To execute this mission, a cast of nameless characters create a boat from a pile of their remaining possessions: a bathtub, a rust-colored car without wheels, [...]
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Tags: american, art history, benjamin zeitlin, biennial, gericault, glory at sea, history, hurricane katrina, kara walker, new orleans, prospect.1, the raft of the medusa, wholphin
While having my first (late) encounter with Alloy of Love and Heaven is Being a Memory to Others at the Frye last week, I found myself reading artist Dario Robleto’s labels in partial disbelief, and I thought to myself, “Josiah McElheny has taught me well.” McElheny’s An Historical Anecdote About Fashion was the first [...]
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Tags: authenticity, conceptual art, frye, henry, history, postmodern, seattle museums
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