“Luminous” Puts Spotlight on SAM’s Asian Collection
SAM didn’t have to look far to find inspiration for its latest exhibit. Channeling 13 countries, “Luminous” highlights 160 pieces culled almost entirely from the museum’s Asian art collection. Catherine Roche, Seattle Art Museum’s interim assistant curator of Asian art, curated the exhibit along with the guidance of Korean artist Do Ho Suh (the man behind the much-loved dog tag sculpture on SAM’s second floor) whose multimedia installation adds a welcome modern twist to the show.
A few snapshots from Tuesday’s press preview:
Do Ho Suh’s cloth multimedia gate
The wall is made of fabric and based on a gate from his parent’s home in Korea
Moon Jar by Park Young-sook, 2007
17th Century Japanese wall painting
Japanese screen
Child’s kimono
20th Century Japanese screen
Korean ceramics, 12th to 15th century
One of my favorite pieces, “Dragonflies and Butterflies,” a collaborative piece done by a group of Japanese artists from the Edo period (if I remember correctly)
