February 6, 2019
ArtsUW Roundup: Inuit throat singer performance, artist lecture, exhibition opening, and more
This week in the arts, attend Inuit throat singer Tanya Tagaq’s performance that will feature a crowdsourced choir of UW students and regional indigenous people, partake in the Painting + Drawing Open House, visit the Henry to see “Martha Friedman: Castoffs” before it closes, and more.
Image: Lizzi Bougatsos. Self–portrait, 2009. Donald Duck mask, fluorescent Nike sneaker, cross, aluminum bust, fencing jacket, shoe sole, liquid nails. 155 x 39, 5 x 77 cm.
Critical Issues Lecture: Andrea Fraser
February 7, 7:00 PM | Henry Art Gallery
Andrea Fraser is an artist whose work investigates the social, financial, and affective economies of cultural institutions, fields, and groups. She is Professor, Interdisciplinary Studio Area Head, and Chair of the UCLA Department of Art. Retrospectives of her work have been presented by the Museum Ludwig Cologne (2013), the Museum der Moderne Salzburg (2015), the Museum of Contemporary Art Barcelona and MUAC UNAM Mexico City (both 2016). Her most recent book, 2016 in Museums, Money, and Politics (2018) — co-published by the CCA Wattis Institute, Westreich/Wagner Publications, and MIT Press — documents the political contributions of the board members of over 125 major US art organizations in the 2016 election cycle and its aftermath, examining the intersection of cultural philanthropy and political finance in the age of plutocracy.
Free | More Info and RSVP
Cancelled due to weather: Tanya Tagaq
Due to this event being cancelled, ticket holders may contact the Arts UW Ticket Office for exchange and refund options once normal operations resume.
February 8, 8:00 pm | Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater
Inuit throat singer Tanya Tagaq employs exquisite, unnerving vocal improvisations that bridge traditional roots with contemporary culture. Her music is like nothing you’ve heard before: a contortion of punk, metal and electronica into a complex and contemporary sound. A tour-de-force vocalist, she has been named to the Order of Canada, one of the country’s highest honors.
One of today’s most electric, transfixing performers in any genre.
— Rolling Stone
$10 tickets for UW students when you show your Husky ID in advance at the ArtsUW Ticket Office or on the night of the show at the Box Office at Meany Hall. | More Info
![Martha Friedman: Castoffs [installation view, Henry Art Gallery, University of Washington, Seattle, 2010]. Photo: Mark Woods.](https://uw-s3-cdn.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2019/02/06132228/Martha-Friedman-Castoffs-installation-view-Henry-Art-Gallery-University-of-Washington-Seattle-2010.-Photo-by-Mark-Woods..jpg)
Martha Friedman: Castoffs [installation view, Henry Art Gallery, University of Washington, Seattle, 2010]. Photo: Mark Woods.
Last chance to see Martha Friedman: Castoffs
Closes February 10 | Henry Art Gallery
Free for Henry members, UW students, faculty and staff | More Info
Cancelled due to weather: Painting + Drawing Open House
February 12, 7:30 pm | Sand Point Studios + Gallery
Join us in exploring the private studios of the Master of Fine Arts students in Painting + Drawing. Take advantage of this opportunity to talk with the artists about their completed artworks and work in progress.
Participating artists are: Lucy Copper, Abigail Drapkin, Pinchuan Huang, Boarong Liang, Todd McKinney, emily charlotte taibleson, and Shuo Yin.
The gallery space will have an exhibition of work by undergraduates in Painting + Drawing.
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Tag(s): exhibits & exhibitions • Henry Art Gallery • Meany Center for the Performing Arts • School of Art + Art History + Design
