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Tuesday, July 31, 2007

Art on Archchitecture

posted by on July 31 at 11:50 AM

Whose woods these are?
image1ecbd23d8d1e.jpgThis on the north wall of a new building in Pioneer Square called (as far as I can tell) 401 Fifth Ave. What the image captures is the mood of northwest noir. In these woods is a corpse, and the man who brought the corpse here is, of course, a serial killer.

Seduced!
image2fc5dc6bd1b51.jpg I give in. This wall of tiles might very well turn out to be Seattle’s most surprising (and successful) architectural happening this year. The way it’s outrageous is the right way.

The wall of the downfall:
image3fef7297da761.jpg What kind of message is this work of art sending to the prisoners in the jail across the street? What does a man caged in King County Jail think when he sees this horrible series on the corner of the five-story parking building?

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1

Jeez - they look like falling bodies. Is that what they are? Kind of a disturbing image along the side of a parking garage.

Posted by Brad | July 31, 2007 12:09 PM
2

What the fuck? That's disgusting.

Posted by Fnarf | July 31, 2007 12:12 PM
3

Mumbling weirdos on the bus have more coherant thoughts on architecture than this.

Posted by The Baron | July 31, 2007 12:16 PM
4

I have had liquid shit coming out of my ass while sick that could make a more coherant discussion on architecture than anything Charles has posted....ever.

Posted by Cato the Younger Younger | July 31, 2007 12:20 PM
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Hmmmm wonder if that pushed Slog over the edge. Will this be censored? hmmmmm....

Posted by Cato the Younger Younger | July 31, 2007 12:22 PM
6

any better/bigger pics?

Posted by infrequent | July 31, 2007 12:29 PM
7

Who tells charles that he has good ideas? Someone has to be because he wouldnt continue to spout out crap like this otherwise.

You arent an architect chaz, and your opinions on the matter are like your opinions on economics. without basis or merit.

Posted by Bellevue Ave | July 31, 2007 12:34 PM
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pic #1 is the New County Office Building- word is that it's going to be officially named the MLK building

Posted by investigatory journalist | July 31, 2007 12:49 PM
9

Didn't a woman kill herself by jumping off the Koolhaas parking garage a few years ago? Definitely sick.

Posted by keshmeshi | July 31, 2007 12:53 PM
10

As usual Charles, you've got good eyes; the photographs are by Glenn Rudolph.
http://www.jamesharrisgallery.com/Previous%20Exhibitions/glennrudolph52007.htm

Posted by Carrie Scott | July 31, 2007 1:09 PM
11

I vote this sentence for Metro's new slogan: "The way it’s outrageous is the right way."

Posted by Katelyn | July 31, 2007 1:32 PM
12

investigatory journalist: WRONG!!!!

the choices are the people's building, the tyree scott building, the dorothy bullitt building, or the doc maynard building. NOT the martin luther king building. i know whereof i speak.

Posted by scary tyler moore | July 31, 2007 1:34 PM
13

Is that "Tumbling Man" by Michael Spafford that used to be in the Kingdom?

Posted by Ruby Re-Usable | July 31, 2007 6:53 PM
14

@12:
the internal mailstop code was changed from NCOB to MLK, so, you tell me.

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