One Fine Show: “Beyond Mysticism, The Modern Northwest” at the Seattle Art Museum

A new exhibition at the Seattle Art Museum, “Beyond Mysticism: The Modern Northwest,” reexamines the legacy of a 1953 LIFE magazine feature that anointed four Seattle artists—Mark Tobey, Morris Graves, Kenneth Callahan, and Guy Anderson—as the faces of a distinct regional Modernism. The show expands the original narrative by including Asian artists like Kamekichi Tokita, whose work challenges the magazine's oversimplified framing, and features 150 works across painting, drawing, photography, and sculpture. It also connects the movement to Abstract Expressionism and contemporary environmental concerns, pairing pieces by artists such as Malcolm Roberts with works by Salvador Dalí and Georgia O'Keeffe.

When Light Becomes Community. Artist Marinella Senatore Tells Us About Her Exhibition in a Puglian Masseria

Quando la luce diventa comunità. L’artista Marinella Senatore ci racconta la sua mostra in una masseria pugliese

Italian artist Marinella Senatore presents her first solo exhibition in Puglia, "We Rise By Lifting Others," at Masseria Torre Maizza from May 29 to September 8, 2026. Curated by Raffaele Quattrone and developed for Rocco Forte Hotels, the show transforms the masseria into an immersive journey where six light installations dialogue with the region's tradition of luminarie (festive light displays) and themes of community and collective memory. In an interview, Senatore explains that her luminous architectures are not merely decorative but serve as emotional, social, and political devices that activate real encounters and belonging in an era of hyper-individualism and digital dematerialization.