Many galleries are doing group shows. By coincidence, many of tonight's interesting shows close early at 8. Some are on the Eastside.
Grace Weston is a portland photographer known for constructing miniature dioramas and photographing them with short depth of field lenses. Many have the Lensbaby or plastic camera look of the center in focus and the surround in vague focus. Escaping Gravity is her first large scale installation, inspired by "loss, liberation and water." It will be exciting to see the result as she occupies the Nine Gallery.
In Blue Sky proper, Julie Anand and Damon Sauer have Ground Truth, photographs of 1960's era surveillance satellite ground targets from the Corona Project. The 60 foot diameter targets were used to calibrate spy satellite images of the Soviet Union and China. The satellites used film at about 170 megapixel resolution and up to 1.8 meter ground resolution, which was retrieved by airplanes capturing falling capsules. Light: On the South Side are 1970's candid portraits by Michael Abramson exposed in Chicago night clubs.
At Blue Sky Gallery www.blueskygallery.org Map 122 NW 8th 6PM-9 Free
Willie Little turned his communication degree into an art career combining the visual language of self-taught Southern artists with social commentary on our country's racial injustices, continuing. He also makes abstract paintings. Growing up in North Carolina, he now moves his residence and art career to Portland, Oregon, where we could use some help we don't think we need. He gave a talk on his work and move to Portland: https://vimeo.com/254145376. At Froelick Gallery www.froelickgallery.com 714 NW Davis early close 8PM Free
Hello! Good Morning! and Cargo bring a pop up of Tokyo's Tambourin Gallery. We are missing Matt Wagner's curation, this is likely a narrower, less edge, range of work. Cargo's show is Sunday 81 SE Yamhill 2PM-6. Both Eastside. At www.hellogoodmorningkids.com 2419 NE Broadway early close 4PM-8 Free
Claire Fontaine is an artist duo, British and Italian, working in Paris. They adopt conceptual and readymade tactics. Same War Time Zone is a pair of clocks representing the people of Gaza separated from the people of Israel by a wall. The floor of the gallery is papered with news, printed on paper. The artists usually operate in museums, so this show is special for Portland. At Williamson|Knight williamsonknight.com 916 NW Flanders 6pm-8 early close Free
Upfor has a 5 year anniversary show. They have good curation. If you are not familiar with them, it is a good opportunity to see their range. At UpFor Gallery www.upforgallery.com 929 NW Flanders early close 6PM-8 Free
P:ear has Inner Landscapes by Jeff Leake. He works with neuroscientists to study neuroaesthetics. At P:ear www.pearmentor.org 338 NW 6th early close 5PM-8 Free
Butters has a 30th anniversary group exhibition by gallery artists Katherine Levin-Lau, Julie Rall, Dorothy Goode, Ted Katz, Debra Van Tuinen, Jeffrey Butters, Andrea Schwartz-Feit, Susan Hall, Mark Rediske, Axel Breutigam, Fred Holcomb and more. Eastside. At Butters Gallery www.buttersgallery.com 157 NE Grand Early close 6PM-8 Free
Everett Lofts are recommended as always. It's easier for you to see them all than for me to write suggestions. Some close as early as 9PM. At the Everett Lofts 625 NW Everett. Bounded by NW Everett, Broadway, Flanders and 6th Map closing ranges from 9PM-10ish Free
The Ace Hotel has a First Thursday experimental music event curated by Sounds et al. It pairs well with Veriform's sound gallery First Thursday, but it detracts from people flowing to galleries and it is a very small space. This month: Szymon Kaliski and Amulets. In the Ace Hotel Lobby 1022 SW Stark 6PM-8 Free
