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2005 Exhibitions:

Santiago Cucullu: The Fates Await (Serious Delirium, or You Will Die Tomorrow)
Dec 16,2005–Mar 12,2006
Hershmanlandia: The Art and Films of Lynn Hershman Leeson
Nov 5,2005–Jan 29,2006
Sign Language
Oct 18,2005–Jan 29,2006
150 Works of Art
Oct 1,2005–Feb 26,2006
Minus Space: Lead Pencil Studio
Aug 20,2005–Nov 20,2005
Trimpin: Phffft
Jul 2,2005–Oct 2,2005
Seeing the Unseen
Jul 2,2005–Oct 2,2005
Keith Edmier: Piano Legs I-III
Jul 2,2005–Oct 2,2005
Francis Bacon: Study for a Pope IV
Jul 2,2005–Oct 2,2005
The old Paris is no more . . .
Jun 18,2005–Oct 2,2005
2005 University of Washington MFA Thesis Exhibition
May 28,2005–Jun 12,2005
A Cup-Sized History of West Coast Ceramics
May 7,2005–Sep 25,2005
Doug Aitken: interiors
Mar 26,2005–Jul 10,2005
Playtime
Mar 11,2005–Jul 18,2005
Short Stories: Contemporary Selections
Mar 4,2005–May 1,2005
Celebrity Skin
Feb 25,2005–May 8,2005
First Glimpse
Feb 7,2005–Feb 20,2005
Axel Lieber: Release
Dec 3,2004–May 1,2005
Take Me Out to the Ball Game
Nov 29,2004–Jan 23,2005
WOW: The Work of the Work
Nov 6,2004–Feb 6,2005

WOW: The Work of the Work

North Galleries

November 6, 2004 – February 6, 2005

Image 1 / 2: Kimsooja. A Laundry Woman, Yamuna River, Delhi (video still).

Image 2 / 2: Gary Hill. Tall Ships (detail).

Henry Art Gallery Chief Curator Elizabeth Brown developed a concept of the Work of the Work over the two years prior to this exhibition, in an effort to probe the way certain works of art actively engage viewers.
“The Work of the Work” asked audiences to examine their own experience with art while considering that experience in terms of the function of recent art. This exhibition presented a selection of dramatic and deeply moving works by a small group of international artists. By featuring more than a single work by these artists, the exhibition increased audience attention. Viewers were encouraged to focus and therefore more productively engage with the works. Artists included Catherine Yass, Anne Appleby, Hannah Villiger, Callum Innes, Candice Breitz, Steve McQueen, Kim Sooja, Gary Hill, Juan Munoz, James Turrell, Wolfgang Laib, Carsten Holler, Mike Kelley, and Olafur Eliasson.

Curated by Elizabeth Brown, Chief Curator

Support for this exhibition has been provided by the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation, PONCHO, William and Ruth True, John and Shari Behnke, Amy and Joseph Morel, Susan R. Moseley, H.S. Wright III and Katherine Ann Janeway, Liz and Anders Hejlsberg, Beverly and George Martin, Lynn J. Loacker, April and James A. Allison, Michele and Steve Heller and donors to the Contemporary Art Fund. In-kind support provided by the Grand Hyatt Seattle, Western Bridge, Producing Future, The Stranger and KEXP 90.3 FM. Public support provided by Pro Helvetia, Arts Council of Switzerland and 4Culture/King County Lodging Tax Fund.

Featured artists: Catherine Yass, Anne Appleby, Hannah Villiger, Callum Innes, Candice Breitz, Steve McQueen, Kim Sooja, Gary Hill, Juan Munoz, James Turrell, Wolfgang Laib, Carsten Holler, Mike Kelley, Olafur Eliasson

Image 1: Kimsooja. A Laundry Woman, Yamuna River, Delhi (video still). 2000. video Courtesy of the artist.

Image 2: Gary Hill. Tall Ships (detail). 1992. 12- or 16-channel video installation. Henry Art Gallery, gift of The Lannan Foundation. Photo: Susan Einstein. Courtesy of the Henry Art Gallery.

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