Fischli and Weiss are some favorite artists in my collection. They are idea artists spanning mediums and bodies of work. Many know them for their video The Way Things Go begun in 1985. They have made videos of cats and stills of airports. Mr Weiss passed in April.
Local art center YU presents a 52 minute video, The Right Way, made in 1982, before The Way Things Go. In the film, the artists perform in costume as Rat and Bear on a wilderness camping trip in the Alps. There are equally valid arguments that the work is stupid and that is is genius, more of this made in Oregon please. You decide. Highly recommended.
At Yu Contemporary Art www.yucontemporary.org 900 SE 10th Doors 6:30PM Film 8PM $5 suggested donation
Also over at Place, there is a panel discussion around the The Production & Reproduction project with Wynde Dyer, Sivonna West, Matthew Leavitt, Kate DeVillers, Robb Shipley, Cheryl Fish, Mary Doyle and Trace Arthur Harris. at 7 p.m. on Thursday, August 9th. At Place, placepdx.tumblr.com a gallery on the 3rd floor of the Pioneer Place Mall. 700 SW Fifth. 7PM Free
