ABOUT XO

EXHIBITION INFO

XO Seattle is a curatorial series that welcomes creatives and artists into

vibrant, experimental spaces. We activate buildings in transition with

diverse visual and performing arts programming, transforming underused

spaces into temporary, contemporary art museums and gathering places.

XO23 will be open Friday-Sunday from July 14-July 30, 2023. Friday Art Party

programming tickets are $33 and include immersive art experiences, live

music, DJs, and a subterranean bar. Saturday and Sunday general admission to

the art exhibition is $11. Exhibiting artists +1 guest receive free entry to

all event parties and gallery days. We offer a limited number of Zero Cost

Tickets that can be individually requested. Proceeds from admission are

channeled to performers, musicians and organizers.

EXHIBITION OVERVIEW

XO Seattle presents: XO23 in the historic Coliseum Theater at 500 Pike

Street, Seattle WA 98101.

Featuring a substantial roster of emerging and established contemporary

artists working in a range of media, XO23 is designed and curated by

founders Austin Bellamy Hicks and Julianne Johnson, with co-curation by

Anthony White, barry johnson, Erik Molano, Jackson O’Rourke, Jim Kent,

Katelyn Norris, Kate Quamma, Nicholas Galanin, and Seth Sexton.

CURATORIAL STATEMENT

Our curatorial theme for our XO23 Summer Exhibition is ANCIENT TECH + FUTURE

RELICS. Playing with past, present and future, this theme is directly influenced by the historic Coliseum Theater, our home for 2023. Built as a “photo picture palace” in 1916, it was a house of technology and creative culture downtown Seattle for 74 years before being converted to retail space In the ‘90s, and ultimately boarded up in 2019. What stands as a relic today was yesterday’s advanced technology.

The Oxford Language definition of technology is: the application of

scientific knowledge for practical purposes.

How does technology affect our idea of time? How does this show up in our

art practices of the moment? What do we draw from, and what are we looking

towards? What moment are we actually in now? How can artwork serve as a portal?

DATES OF SHOW

XO23 Summer will be open Friday through Sunday from July 14 - July 30, 2023.

Closing weekend will run in tandem with the 2023 Seattle Art Fair, July 28-30.