SAM: Andy Warhol, his superstars, and Kurt Cobain

Yesterday I embarked upon the two new exhibits at the Seattle Art Museum; Kurt Cobain  and Andy Warhol: love fear pleasure lust pain glamour death.

Despite  some very sincere  works influenced  by the late singer, I found  the Kurt Cobain exhibit  lacking depth. It seems no effort was made   to deliver any fresh interpretations of Cobain’s influence on the world of art/ music.

Andy Warhol’s media works, for the most were little photo booth strips everywhere. I particularly  enjoyed Warhol’s sewn photographs and Screen Tests  projected largely on both sides of a short corridor. The screen test of Edie Sedgwick was actually magnetic. Edie’s  presence  encompassed  an approachable vulnerability, gentle confusion, and shaky , bewildered confidence. Warhol  was a master at capturing the allure of a fame  seeking youth; loathing and rejoicing in their own hypothesized celebrity.

Rodarte: Artist Meet and Greet/Season Debut

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Kate and Laura Mulleavy enthusiastically shared their design process when they  hosted a meet and greet at Nordstrom’s on April 29th. They debuted their new collection, including sample sizes from their runway shows. The designs were poised between a gossamer winter land and intricate lush knitwear. Colors of cream, beige, mauve, lavender and white meticulously united with lace to create bold assymetrical lines. Its was a brilliant synthesis of old world texture with modern conceptualization.