Exhibition focuses on physicality of minimalist works at Western Washington University

If you want to see major minimalist outdoor artworks by top U.S. artists you don’t have to travel to big cities such as Seattle, San Francisco or New York. Numerous examples of them are right cross the border in Bellingham. More than 25 minimalist and post-minimalist works are in the Outdoor Sculpture Collection at Western Washington University. They include pieces by artists such as Donald Judd, Robert Morris and Richard Serra. I’ve passed by Bellingham countless times en route to Seattle without knowing what was on the university’s campus. The only reason I know about the collection is because it was mentioned in a news release about the exhibition Primary Research Lab curated by Vancouver’s Lee Plested. The exhibition at the university’s Western Gallery includes performances, talks and tours. The exhibition ends Wednesday, Aug. 31.