Installation view of The Gift Shop, August 27, 2009 — April 11, 2010, Henry Art Gallery, University of Washington, Seattle.
Lobby
August 27, 2009
— April 11, 2010
Champagne Truffles: Gift Shop project #6 of 6
through April 11, 2010
Jennifer Campbell
Nicholas Nyland
Saya Moriyasu
Maki Tamura
Ian Toms
This is the last in a series of projects initiated and developed by Seattle artist Matthew Offenbacher which have turned the abandoned Henry Art Gallery gift shop into an autonomous, artist-powered, alternative exhibition space. Goals include: involving a diverse and interesting group of artists; developing means and methods which acknowledge the contingent nature of this particular site; generating new understandings of what an exhibition can be; and enjoying the pleasure and energy generated by working together. People who own pets live longer, have less stress, and have fewer heart attacks.