Feeling a little rebellious? If so, then you’d fit right in with the West Coast artists of the ‘60s and ‘70s featured in Seattle Art Museum’s “Poke in the Eye: Art of the West Coast Counterculture.”
Debuting on Friday, June 21, the new exhibit showcases how artists of that time used bold color and humor to poke at the East Coast art scene’s mainstream dialogue, which was alsoheavily exclusionary for women, Queer folks, and artists of color.
Some of the pieces you’ll find at the exhibit include:
- A bright, multi-colored toilet with a surprise in the bowl
- Ceramic portrayals of “dirty dishes”
- An entirely handmade crochet tent displaying “funktonial design” concepts
- A giant sculpture of a legless, mannequin-esque figure reminiscent of the “Where’s Waldo?” character backed by a wall of unnervingly shaped clown masks (coulrophobiacs, you’ve been warned)
The exhibit will be on display through Monday, Sept. 2.
