Crybaby by Nichole Rathburn This fall, Seattle Center and the Office of Arts & Culture invites you to experience three new public artworks as part of our annual Seattle Center Sculpture Walk.
Each year, both offices commission three to four artists to install artwork on Seattle Center Campus structures, allowing visitors an opportunity to interact with artworks as part of their Seattle Center experience. This year’s Sculpture Walk features artworks by local artists: Gerardo Peña, Nichole Rathburn and June Sekiguchi. The artworks are now on display and will remain at the Seattle Center campus through January 2025.
Yearly funding is provided by Seattle Center 1% for Arts funds, Climate Pledge Arena, and Seattle Kraken.
What the F*** Just Happened
By Gerado Peña
Location: Fisher Pavilion East Tower
Peña’s mural is a visual representation of the chaotic period that was the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown and the lingering effects that have prevailed in the years after, and in some ways forever altered our way of life.
Crybaby
By Nichole Rathburn
Location: Artists at Play Area
Rathburn’s whimsical sculpture uses scale, material and color turn a crying face into something more reminiscent of a carnival sign, reminding me of the precarious relationship between comedy and tragedy. “Crybaby feels like a ludicrous representation of my (and maybe your?) insides.”
Jack the Giant
by June Sekiguchi
Location: Kiosk by Mural Amphitheatre
Based on the children’s game of jacks, Sekiguchi uses intersecting planes for structural form and is the largest iteration of the sculpture the artist has produced. The nostalgic incarnation of a super-sized jack located in the Seattle Center is an appropriate setting as it is the epicenter of festivals, culture, and play.
