“Venus is Missing” – private tour with artist Tariqa Waters, Seattle Art Museum
Date & Time:
Friday, July 18, 2025
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Location:
Get an exclusive tour of SAM’s 2023 Betty Bowen Award Winner Tariqa Water’s exhibition, “Venus is Missing”. In a special engagement just for the Seattle Art Fair, Tariqa will lead a private tour of her latest show.
About the exhibition:
MISSION BRIEF: VENUS IS MISSING
OBJECTIVE
Join Agent Tariqa Waters as she undertakes a high-stakes mission: exploring the uncharted territories of vulnerability. With the protective force of Venus now eliminated, she pilots her sleek pink rocket ship through the cosmic void, traversing the realms of what once existed and what will forever remain out of reach.
MISSION PARAMETERS
In an era dominated by convenience, Agent Waters observes a world saturated with vivid colors, preservatives, and synthetic tastes—all ensconced in the luxurious veil of capitalist dogma and unchecked excess. This detection compels her to revisit the birth of this crucial epoch when distractions first shrouded the fragile nature of stability, ultimately eroding the calming illusions that once provided solace.
TACTICAL GEAR
Within this subversive, otherworldly environment, Agent Waters wields her signature ball barrettes, or “bobbles,” not as mere adornments of beauty but as tools of survival. These objects symbolize the essence of existence, representing patience—a measured restraint of power and the wisdom to wait for the perfect moment to strike.
INNOVATIVE STRATEGY
Transforming the unyielding design of traditional ball barrettes into delicate blown glass, Agent Waters boldly challenges the overarching themes of emotional vulnerability and resilience. The mission culminates with the unveiling of a colossal bobble. This monument links the echoes of the past to the possibilities of the future.
END OF BRIEF. PROCEED WITH CAUTION.
Please note that this event is by invitation only.