Henry Art Gallery
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The Henry Art Gallery is the art museum of the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington, USA. Located on the west edge of campus along 15th Avenue N.E. in the University District, it was founded in 1927 and was the first public art museum in the state of Washington. It was expanded in 1997 to 40,000 square feet (3,700 m²), at which time the 154 seat auditorium was added.
The Henry's exhibition program is largely devoted to contemporary art and the history of photography. Recent exhibitions include solo exhibitions by Maya Lin (2006), Lynn Hershman Leeson (2005-06), Doug Aitken (2005), Axel Lieber (2004-05), and James Turrell (2003), and group exhibitions such as W.O.W. - The Work of the Work, 2004-05, which explored contemporary art's appeal to non-visual senses and the body of the viewer.
The Henry's collection includes over 18,000 objects. It was named for Horace C. Henry, the local businessman who donated money for its founding, as well as a collection of paintings. The collection includes strong holdings in photography, both historical and contemporary, due to the partial gift and purchase of the Joseph and Elaine Monsen collection. The Henry also holds a James Turrell skyspace, Light Reign, which is illuminated at night by color-shifting LEDs behind frosted glass. Like the Seattle baseball stadium, the skyspace has a retractable roof.
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