The City
Without a MoMA
An independent indexSeattle / Pacific Northwest

Experiential
modern art.

Artworks, exhibitions, and environments across Seattle and the Pacific Northwest.

SeattleTwo large net canopies of blue-grey and green cast-resin pieces hang high between tall cedar trunks over a curving gravel path in a forest.
John Grade, Union, 2023, suspended between trees above a path in Washington Park Arboretum Courtesy John Grade
Featured work

Union

John Grade

John Grade’s resin-and-wood sculpture, suspended between trees, shifts as rainwater gathers.

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01 / On view and coming up

Recent and upcoming

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SeattleLooking up inside the skyspace: an oval opening shows deep blue sky above a glowing pale-yellow ceiling, and a person sits on a curved cedar bench below, looking up.
James TurrellTemporarily closed

Light Reign

James Turrell’s Skyspace at the Henry, closed for restoration; scheduled to reopen November 14, 2026.

Henry Art Gallery
02 / The collection

Selected works

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SeattleTall curving walls of rust-brown weathering steel stand in a row on a gravel ground, with gaps between them and apartment buildings and blue sky behind.
Richard SerraPermanent collection

Wake

Richard Serra’s ten curved steel plates, over fourteen feet high, paired into five units.

Olympic Sculpture Park
03 / Slow down

Works that invite sustained attention

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Space, sound, weather and light.

SeattleTwo large net canopies of blue-grey and green cast-resin pieces hang high between tall cedar trunks over a curving gravel path in a forest.
John GradeOn view

Union

John Grade’s resin-and-wood sculpture, suspended between trees, shifts as rainwater gathers.

Washington Park Arboretum
04 / Pathways

Suggested routes through artworks

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SeattleTall curving walls of rust-brown weathering steel stand in a row on a gravel ground, with gaps between them and apartment buildings and blue sky behind.
Seattle · 2 stopsOlympic Sculpture Park: two ways of moving
SeaTacA broad grassy bowl cut into concentric terraced rings, the grass dry and golden, with evergreen trees at the rim under a cloudy sky.
Greater Seattle · 2 stopsSouth King County: two ways to shape ground
BellinghamA view through a sequence of round-arched openings in thick walls of stacked, rust- and grey-toned stone, with sunlight falling on the gravel path beyond.
Puget Sound · 4 stopsWestern Washington University: four sculptures
LangleyTall, narrow standing stones of varying heights rise from a grassy clearing, with low seating stones between them and bare trees and evergreens behind.
Puget Sound · 2 stopsWhidbey: a stone circle and Playa Flowers
SeattleRed yarn lines run from ceiling to floor and across a pale wooden floor in a white gallery, forming a series of vertical planes.
Seattle · 2 stopsDowntown: Sandback and METHOD