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We’re Obsessed With UFOs, But Why?

By Leslie Katz


”Why are we so fascinated with unidentified flying objects? An art exhibition in Idaho, which boasts a top spot on the list of states with per capita UFO sightings, explores that intriguing question.

“Sightings” shows through December 2 at the Sun Valley Museum of Art, located in Ketchum near a 1,416- square-mile dark-sky preserve that restricts artificial light pollution for an unobstructed view of starry night skies. The exhibit features more than 20 works by artists pondering why we look upward for signs of life and how we experience phenomena we can’t easily explain.

That fact struck Seattle painter Cable Griffith, who has five pieces in the free exhibit. In a vibrant acrylic on canvas titled “Self-fulfilling Prophecy II,” a window overlooks a tranquil suburban home. One pane reveals an everyday sight, tree branches twisting across a striated pink and blue sky. Through the other pane, viewers see a mysterious electric blue shape lighting up the night like a strange, misshapen star…”


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