In the 811 E. Burnside mega art complex:
The Grass Hut, in a bold curatorial move, expands its aesthetic with a show by Lisa Dejohn and Roberta Aylward. DeJohn is known for her composed collages and paintings. Aylward's work has a similar feel, her Portland Modern works included striking ink drips, perhaps Zen Rorschach.
Moshi Moshi has Jilf. Very Pictoplasma.
http://www.moshi-moshi.com/
Denwave has a vintage clothing sale, no conventional visual art this month
Redux shows kawaii paintings by Kendra Binney. Binney has those big eyed girls, songbirds and dolphins down. Somebody buy this work, hire her to illustrate childrens books or to create a huge animation series!
New American Art Union is the temporary home to large panels curated by Ruthann Brown to clothe a new residential building at tenth and E Burnside. They won't be open, but maybe the lights will be on to looksee. http://www.newamericanartunion.com/ 922 SE Ankeny
The Mark Woolley gallery is operating entirely out of the Wonder Ballroom space, with openings on the first Friday. Tonight he shows sculptures by longtime Portland sculptors James Lee Hansen, Tom Hardy, Robert Hess and Bruce West who started careers in the 1960's. Perhaps a history lesson paired with a tour of the Art Museum contemporary collection which is roughly chronologically hung. Details at www.markwoolley.com 128 NE Russell
Tunisia sits at the nexus of ancient North African East-West camel tracks, gateway to Saharan desert routes and the diversity of Medditerranean cultures. Sort of an oasis, a rich microcosm. The capital Tunis embraces discos and souks, and life where there is always time for tea. I imagine there more than a few of Calvino's Invisible Cities. Photographer James Ewing http://www.photoewing.com/ has captured some of this in his photographs. Whitney Hubbs presents autobiographical work "Nothing Happens in June" Newspace Photo. http://www.newspacephoto.org/ 1632 SE 10th
Painter -sculptor -installationist -performer -curator -arts organizer and ace bike mechanic Paige Saez shows new bright work. Saez' abstracts have great energy and feel optimistic to me. Judge yourself! Moloko Plus • 3967 N Mississippi
Curation is mysterious. The art world game can be tiresome. So when you can't game the system, transform the system into a game! The artist auditionsTM has done just that. You can read a description at http://www.urbanhonking.com/supercal/archives/2007/01/artist_receptio.html The karaoke phase sounds like fun! See the results of this art game at Brian Marki Gallery 2236 NE Broadway
