{"id":860,"date":"2009-07-29T14:02:02","date_gmt":"2009-07-29T21:02:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/anotherbb\/wp\/2009\/07\/seattle_gallery_introductions\/"},"modified":"2009-07-29T14:02:02","modified_gmt":"2009-07-29T21:02:02","slug":"seattle_gallery_introductions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/anotherbb\/2009\/07\/seattle_gallery_introductions.html","title":{"rendered":"Seattle gallery introductions: Let me present my wife"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Last fall, members of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.seattleartdealers.com\/\">Seattle Art Dealers Association (SADA)<\/a> attempted to define who in their view is a singular artist for an exhibit titled, <em>Century 21: Dealer&#8217;s Choice.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Predictably, the results were mixed. Just because dealers align themselves in a group doesn&#8217;t mean they have<br \/>\nanything in common. Like every other city with a thriving gallery<br \/>\nscene, Seattle&#8217;s galleries run on different tracks. Many specialize in<br \/>\nintimate home decor. As long as there is a market for art that contains<br \/>\nno criticality in its approach to content, there will be galleries to<br \/>\nprovide it. <\/p>\n<p>This summer, perhaps smarting from criticism about being out of touch, SADA is back with a second project. Each gallery picked somebody new. Setting aside the fact that summer is frequently a time for introductions, what are the results?<\/p>\n<p>Richard Thurston of the Grover\/Thurston Gallery picked his wife, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.groverthurston.com\/\">Marianne Pulfer<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image\" style=\"display: inline;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"groverthurstonintro.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/anotherbb\/groverthurstonintro.jpg\" class=\"mt-image-center\" style=\"margin: 0pt auto 20px; text-align: center; display: block;\" width=\"176\" height=\"240\" \/><\/span>Thurston:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>It&#8217;s my gallery. I can do what I want.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>He means of course that it&#8217;s his and Susan Grover&#8217;s gallery. Considering that Grover is his ex-wife, Thurston gets credit for his sterling sense of family values. Picking his wife is an expression of his up-yours attitude toward his peers. Plus, Pulfer is a step up for the gallery, fiercer and more compelling than much of its usual fare.<\/p>\n<p>The other surprise came from Foster\/White Gallery. With the photographs of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fosterwhite.com\/dynamic\/artist.asp?ArtistID=13882\">Cara Barer<\/a>, Foster\/White moved decisively away from the visual niceties it too frequently features. Her images of ravaged books remind me of the <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Laura_Dean\">Laura Dean Dancers<\/a> in the 1970s and &#8217;80s.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image\" style=\"display: inline;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"carabarerbook.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/anotherbb\/carabarerbook.jpg\" class=\"mt-image-center\" style=\"margin: 0pt auto 20px; text-align: center; display: block;\" width=\"394\" height=\"256\" \/><\/span>Other strong intros: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gregkucera.com\/sommerhauser.htm\">Brent Sommerhauser<\/a> at Greg Kucera; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jamesharrisgallery.com\/Previous%20Exhibitions\/introductions72009.htm\">David Huffman<\/a> at James Harris; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.howardhouse.net\/current\/index.html\">Michael Bryon<\/a> at Howard House; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.platformgallery.com\/artist_pages\/Russell\/russell_main.html\">Ariana Page Russell<\/a> at Platform, and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lindahodgesgallery.com\/exhibit\/exhibit3.html\">Mark Kang O&#8217;Higgins<\/a> at Linda Hodges for one painting, <i>Deposition<\/i>.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last fall, members of the Seattle Art Dealers Association (SADA) attempted to define who in their view is a singular artist for an exhibit titled, Century 21: Dealer&#8217;s Choice. 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