Are you bored tonight, the first Saturday of Spring? Nooo, don't be.
Portland artist Palma Coral opens a show, Stimulus, Sensation, Thought (Estímulo, Sensación, Pensamiento), focused on fear. Step into her installation. At Sum Gallery 2821 NE Martin Luther King Boulevard 7PM-11 Free
Kyle Simon from the East Coast opens a show, the waltz: the story of August and Eloise, flatish illustration paintings. At the Portland Museum of Modern Art inside Mississippi Records www.portlandmuseumofmodernart.com 5202 N Albina Map 7:30PM-9:30 Free
False Front opens Andrew Lorish. He is a painter, unusual for False Front, which likely means that it is painting worth seeing. It is a show opening tonight at False Front Studio www.falsefrontstudio.com 4518 NE 32nd Map 7PM-9 Free
Space is the Place. It is a meme owing origin as title to a film by musician Sun Ra. In this case, it's an epic group show. The show includes some people you may know, like Guillermo Gómez-Peña, David Huffman, Wendy Red Star and Saya Woolfalk. I'm a fan of Gómez-Peña though he can be an overbearing pain. Meanwhile there is a video opening in the Vestibule space at Disjects: Infinity vs Eternity by Chele Isaac. At Disjecta, in the shadow of Paul Bunyan www.disjecta.org 8371 N. Interstate
Map 6PM-9 Free
Portland Museum of Modern Art is thrilled to present new work from Brooklyn, NY-based artist Kyle Simon. Simon’s solo exhibitions are multimedia meditations on expansive narratives, equally elaborate in their planning and execution. Simon delights in storytelling, and utilizes a blend of painting, printmaking, sculpture and the written word to weave together an engrossing, multi-layered narrative that strongly rewards multiple viewings. With evocative story lines that call to mind archetypal folklore and the intense personal mythologies of childhood, Simon goes to great lengths to create a realm of his own unique fantasy. THE WALTZ the story of August and Eloise details a complex saga of lust, music and jealousy amongst apprentices in the workshop of Hephaestus, the Greek god of blacksmithery and volcanoes.
A master print-maker by trade, Simon constantly acquires new skills for each project, often devising innovative processes by which to realize his vision. Whether building his own lathe to create a functioning record album from a Plexiglas disc, mixing his own oil paints from pigments and fats, or applying gold leaf to a roasted chicken to make a feast fit for a king, Simon dazzles with the effort, ingenuity and energetic spirit of his work.
Simon has exhibited his work at renowned contemporary galleries around the world, including La Serilla in Barcelona, Gallerie allerART in Bludenz, Kennedy Gallery in San Francisco, and Artjail and Pace in New York City. THE WALTZ the story of August and Eloise will be Simon's first show in Portland and will also feature work made with his frequent collaborator, artist Benjamin Folstein.
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