PNCA continues its public programs on the intersection of sustainability and art. Tonight they host a talk by Stefani Bardin who critiques the food system with art. She is collaborating with medical researchers to use a video endoscope capsule to traverse the digestive system, filming a complete digestive cycle, making real The Fantastic Voyage. At the PNCA www.pnca.edu collaborative design studio 1330 NW Kearney 5PM-7
Worksound holds its resident artist potluck talk tonight with Dustin Zemel on Televisual Intagibilities: "visual and reality spaces in non fiction television". He has made a faux newscast with Portland artists as "news personalities". Poet writer curators Lisa Radon and David Abel talk about the intersection of visual art and poetry. Both have curated recent word-visual art shows. At Worksound worksound5.tumblr.com 820 SE Alder Map 7PM-10
The film, the Wizard of Oz, is a mythical fable, wrapped in a musical. It is a better vehicle than most for pop culture sampling because it transcends generations. Other pop culture sampling is only resonant with very narrow age group, and within that, a narrow subculture. Those narrow samples are hilarious to only a few, an inside joke. The Wizard of Oz film was based on a children's book The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Artist Gesine Kratzner, draws her inspiration for her art from an East German translation Der Zauberer der Smaragdenstadt of a Russian translation of the English original of the book. The resulting work resembles a Tim Burton take on Oz. Opening at Albina Press, 4637 N. Albina Ave at Blandena 6PM-8 Free
The kids store Black Wagon opens their latest show this evening, whimsical illustrations by Lee White. Schooled at Art Center Pasadena, White has a long illustration career, including childrens' books. At Black Wagon blackwagon.com 3964 N Mississippi Map 5PM-7 Free
