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Roq La Rue Turns 10 at Roq La Rue
Roq La Rue gallery opened in the summer of 1998. Since then it has made many sales, many Stranger covers, and many big claims for itself. It's supposedly the Seattle outpost for a national "movement" named "pop surrealism" by the gallery's powerhouse dealer, Kirsten Anderson. All these scare quotes are my response to the gallery's boasts and throw-downs over the years about being an "art outsider." Go judge for yourself. (Roq La Rue, 2312 Second Ave, 374-8977. 6–9 pm, free.)
JEN GRAVES
Congratulations to Kirsten and everyone else associated with Roq la Rue!
While I am not personally a devotee of Pop Surrealism, I have found at least eight works of art there worthy of my overworked credit card. This means that RLR has provided more works to The Cornball Collection than any other gallery.
Beyond her contribution to art, Kirsten has also been a pioneer in establishing a base of cool commerce in Belltown, and in cleaning up some of its less salubrious aspects.
Art titan, neighborhood activist, downright cool chick...I salute Kirsten Anderson and Roq la Rue!!!
Sign me,
Jean-Pierre Roy/Jim Blanchard/Mark Mothersbaugh/Bwana/Charles Krafft/Howdy Pardner/David Rauschenberg Collector
Jen Graves: I sense you and Kirsten do not get along.
Best gallery in town.
I heart Roq.
And Kirsten could beat the crap out of Jen Graves and she knows it...
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