Wednesday, September 02, 2015

September 3 Alien She

Alien She is an art show tracing the impact of the Riot Grrrl movement on culture, to now, with a focus on 7 multidisciplinary artists working now.

They are Ginger Brooks Takahashi, Pittsburgh; Tammy Rae Carland, Oakland; Miranda July, Los Angeles, nee Portland; Faythe Levine, Milwaukee; Allyson Mitchell, Toronto; L.J. Roberts, Brooklyn; and Stephanie Syjuco, San Francisco.

Olympia, WA was strongly involved in the early movement, influencing Portland and Seattle.

This show was curated through CMU by Astria Suparak and Ceci Moss, Riot Grrrls from that time, themselves.

It runs until January 9. First Thursdays are free at the Museum of Contemporary Craft. The curators lead a walkthrough Friday 12:30PM beginning at the 511 Gallery at PNCA free. The website has a more elegant explaination: mocc.pnca.edu/exhibitions/7297

At the Museum of Contemporary Craft www.museumofcontemporarycraft.org 724 NW Davis early close at 8 Free

And at PNCA www.pnca.edu 511 NW Broadway Map until 9+ Free