A long time ago, it is said, immigrant-refugees Joseph and Mary gave birth to Jesus camping out in a stable. It parallels current events. So it compels artists to comment by reinterpreting it, including creating a distance from the commercial orgy.
NTVTY X drops four nights. It is the 10th year artists have made their own version here. It's a multi-artist creative collaboration.
Come celebrate 10 years of NTVTY!
Hair & Space Museum + Sister Ashby perform Sunday; CK Numbskull & Jai Milx + Dramaturgy, Monday; Misty Mary + Tabor Dark, Tuesday; and Jen Tam's Mariah Carey Xmas + A.D.D.M. Wednesday.
This year, the time-space tunnel provides entry, an LED shrine to Mary occupies the center, and a 3d printer prints the Messiah. A VR experience of the xhurch is available along with some holographic plaques.
At Xhurch xhurch.net 4550 NE 20th. Map 7PM-9 Donations $5-10 encouraged
Saturday, December 21, 2019
Tuesday, December 17, 2019
December 17 Emotional Ingredients
Alfredo Jaar is an artist from Chile. He does socio-political work similar in some ways to Ai Weiwei.
My theory is that an artwork is made of ingredients: visual, conceptual as well as the title and artist statement. They combine to tell a story to the viewer. The entire and sole point of an artwork is to change the psychological state of the viewer. If not, why bother making it?
One description of Jaar's work is that he explores "public’s desensitization to images and the limitations of art to represent events such as genocides, epidemics, and famines."
I believe it is a good thing to include emotional ingredients. They are a powerful ingredient. But they can overwealm the work, like the beauty of glass art. There, the material dominates the piece, and it is hard for the other ingredients to be perceived. Jaar works the edge with his emotional ingredients. I believe he sometimes goes over the edge in beating the viewer over the head with emotional ingredients. Part of that is Jaar is somewhat a minimalist. Ai WeiWei is a bit more maximalist and keeps his ingredients in subtle proportion. Maybe it a difference in cultures.
You can judge for yourself; Alfredo Jaar is a guest of Converge 45 in Portland tonight.
He speaks at PSU Lincoln Hall Room 75. The tickets are free, but they have all been reserved in advance. Alfredo Jaar at PSU Lincoln Hall 1620 SW Park Room 75 6:30PM Free
My theory is that an artwork is made of ingredients: visual, conceptual as well as the title and artist statement. They combine to tell a story to the viewer. The entire and sole point of an artwork is to change the psychological state of the viewer. If not, why bother making it?
One description of Jaar's work is that he explores "public’s desensitization to images and the limitations of art to represent events such as genocides, epidemics, and famines."
I believe it is a good thing to include emotional ingredients. They are a powerful ingredient. But they can overwealm the work, like the beauty of glass art. There, the material dominates the piece, and it is hard for the other ingredients to be perceived. Jaar works the edge with his emotional ingredients. I believe he sometimes goes over the edge in beating the viewer over the head with emotional ingredients. Part of that is Jaar is somewhat a minimalist. Ai WeiWei is a bit more maximalist and keeps his ingredients in subtle proportion. Maybe it a difference in cultures.
You can judge for yourself; Alfredo Jaar is a guest of Converge 45 in Portland tonight.
He speaks at PSU Lincoln Hall Room 75. The tickets are free, but they have all been reserved in advance. Alfredo Jaar at PSU Lincoln Hall 1620 SW Park Room 75 6:30PM Free
Thursday, December 12, 2019
December 13 Many Worlds Leaving Time
The Mobile Projection Unit is occupying the Albina industrial district tonight. Artists Jaleesa Johnston and Megan McKissack will project Many Worlds. Check their FB for details. The Mobile Projection Unit at N Randolph & N River. 7PM-9 Free
Beam & Anchor hosts illustrator and portraitist Alexandra Becker-Black with Leaving Time. At Beam & Anchor 2710 N Interstate 6PM-10 Free
Beam & Anchor hosts illustrator and portraitist Alexandra Becker-Black with Leaving Time. At Beam & Anchor 2710 N Interstate 6PM-10 Free
Sunday, December 08, 2019
December 8 Gather: Make: Shelter
Gather: Make: Shelter is a social practice project organized by artist Dana Lynn Louis. It's all explained at www.gathermakeshelter.org/the-projectartist. Their big unveiling was in September. More bowls are on display and for sale today, and to the end of the month. At Cargo 81 SE Yamhill 3PM-6
Saturday, December 07, 2019
December 7 When it Rains it Pours
Tonight's special event is an open studios. Open studios at the Falcon Art Community 5415 N Albina 6PM-11 Free
2 Up and 2 Back is a retrospective of Portland painter and PNCA professor emeritus Arvie Smith. He paints colorful impressionistic portraits of the African American identity. At Disjecta, in the shadow of Paul Bunyan www.disjecta.org 8371 N. Interstate Map 6PM-9 Free
Blue Moon Camara develops film from the world. Once a year they have a customer show from that. It's the best of the best from a large image flow. At 45th Parallel Wine Bar 8527 N Lombard. Show 7PM-9 dance 9PM-11 Free
On the Tip of My Tongue is a large group show guest curated by Katherine Spinella, PDX, and Kristin Hough, LA.The gallery website has a more eloquent description. At Carnation Contemporary www.carnationcontemporary.com in the Disjecta building 8371 N Interstate. 6PM-9
Laura Berge has Find Yourself Here. At Stephanie Chefas Projects www.stephaniechefas.com 305 SE 3rd Ave #202 - the City Sign Building, formerly a low cost artist space Map. Early close 5PM-8 Free
2 Up and 2 Back is a retrospective of Portland painter and PNCA professor emeritus Arvie Smith. He paints colorful impressionistic portraits of the African American identity. At Disjecta, in the shadow of Paul Bunyan www.disjecta.org 8371 N. Interstate Map 6PM-9 Free
Blue Moon Camara develops film from the world. Once a year they have a customer show from that. It's the best of the best from a large image flow. At 45th Parallel Wine Bar 8527 N Lombard. Show 7PM-9 dance 9PM-11 Free
On the Tip of My Tongue is a large group show guest curated by Katherine Spinella, PDX, and Kristin Hough, LA.The gallery website has a more eloquent description. At Carnation Contemporary www.carnationcontemporary.com in the Disjecta building 8371 N Interstate. 6PM-9
Laura Berge has Find Yourself Here. At Stephanie Chefas Projects www.stephaniechefas.com 305 SE 3rd Ave #202 - the City Sign Building, formerly a low cost artist space Map. Early close 5PM-8 Free
Friday, December 06, 2019
December 6 Brown Space
Many of the Eastside spaces are open for group sales of small artist-made objects.
Shed.PDX is an altspace in a garage. It has grown out of the PSU Artists of Color Collective. Tonight Jordan Shelby has Brown Space. At Shed.PDX 6817 N Missouri 6PM-8 Early close Free
Shed.PDX is an altspace in a garage. It has grown out of the PSU Artists of Color Collective. Tonight Jordan Shelby has Brown Space. At Shed.PDX 6817 N Missouri 6PM-8 Early close Free
Thursday, December 05, 2019
December 5 Westside Art Openings+
Many galleries are continuing previous shows. More local galleries are in Miami this week, spreading the Portland love.
KSMOCA has an early event. Students have their work alongside the work of Hank Willis Thomas which inspired it. A second show is by local fabric-based artist Lauren Prado, curated by the students. More details on their Insta. Recommended. At KSMOCA in the King K-8 School 4906 NE 6th 10:30AM-11:30 Free
OCAC BFA-minted in 2015 Iván Carmona has bright bulbous minimal ceramic sculptures, Sublime. At PDX Contemporary Art www.pdxcontemporaryart.com 925 NW Flanders Map early close 8PM Free
Moon Shine: Photographs of the Cumberland Plateau is an exploration of the people there and their stories as the region changes by Rachel Boillot. Umbral by Erika Morillo are her projections on her son's inner life. The Nine has Rachael Hibbard has an installation Flight - What Migratory Birds Show Us. At Blue Sky Gallery www.blueskygallery.org 122 NW 8th Map 6PM-9 Free
The PNCA MFA Applied Craft + Design has their mid-year readout tonight. The show, Can You Unpack That? will include activist and issue pieces. At the PNCA Eastside glass building, formerly Uroboros, 2139 N Kerby Map 9PM-midnight Free
Everett Lofts are recommended as always. It is always evolving and there are many strong spaces. 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 8-9PM
PNCA is recommended to stop in. They have long time cycle shows and pop ups distributed throughout the building. PNCA www.pnca.edu 511 NW Broadway Map 6PM-9 Free
KSMOCA has an early event. Students have their work alongside the work of Hank Willis Thomas which inspired it. A second show is by local fabric-based artist Lauren Prado, curated by the students. More details on their Insta. Recommended. At KSMOCA in the King K-8 School 4906 NE 6th 10:30AM-11:30 Free
OCAC BFA-minted in 2015 Iván Carmona has bright bulbous minimal ceramic sculptures, Sublime. At PDX Contemporary Art www.pdxcontemporaryart.com 925 NW Flanders Map early close 8PM Free
Moon Shine: Photographs of the Cumberland Plateau is an exploration of the people there and their stories as the region changes by Rachel Boillot. Umbral by Erika Morillo are her projections on her son's inner life. The Nine has Rachael Hibbard has an installation Flight - What Migratory Birds Show Us. At Blue Sky Gallery www.blueskygallery.org 122 NW 8th Map 6PM-9 Free
The PNCA MFA Applied Craft + Design has their mid-year readout tonight. The show, Can You Unpack That? will include activist and issue pieces. At the PNCA Eastside glass building, formerly Uroboros, 2139 N Kerby Map 9PM-midnight Free
Everett Lofts are recommended as always. It is always evolving and there are many strong spaces. 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 8-9PM
PNCA is recommended to stop in. They have long time cycle shows and pop ups distributed throughout the building. PNCA www.pnca.edu 511 NW Broadway Map 6PM-9 Free
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