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Beyond Mysticism: The Modern Northwest
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This exhibition is no longer on view. See what’s on at SAM.
May 20–Nov 5 2017
During recent visits to his birthplace of Barbados, Seattle-based painter Denzil Hurley started thinking about the history of provisional structures and the ingenuity required to build and mend things with only the available materials on the island.
This exhibition is supported by the Anne Gerber Endowment.
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Samantha Yun Wall: What We Leave Behind
A Room for Animal Intelligence
Chris Kallmyer: Song Cycle
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Diego Cibelli: Fiori dei Miei Habiti / La Montagne EnchantĂŠe
Ash-Glazed Ceramics from Korea and Japan
Yirrkala: Art from Australiaâs Top End
American Art: The Stories We Carry
Lessons from the Institute of Empathy
Impressionisms: The Global Nineteenth Century
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Cosmic Beings in Mesoamerican and Andean Art
Art and Life Along the Northwest Coast
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Monochrome: Calder and Tara Donovan
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