Fisk, which is always fun, is launching their next print edition of The Daily Fisk. They are designers, including print work. They are doing a free bring your own t-shirt screening too. At Fisk Projects 3613 NE MLK Jr. Blvd. Noon-3 Free
Shintaro Kago opens manga illustrations. "He describes himself as kisou mangaka (“bizarre manga artist”), and his work usually features strong satirical overtones as well as themes of grotesque, experimental, and the bizarre." At Nucleus Portland http://www.nucleusportland.com 2916 NE Alberta 4PM-6 Free
Still Life by Sun Eun Park is an installation with a serious theme.
"Hearing the rhythmic sound of musical instruments playing somewhere, an old man suddenly realizes that it is the last day to see his first love’s final moment. It is a perfect ceremony for not only the dead but everyone in this small village. The man dresses to attend the funeral of the woman, who died at the age of 99. Death is the only certainty in life—we are aware that all living organisms die—and, fortunately, this is not the death of a child or a young man or even someone struck by a sudden tragedy. It is a peaceful death of a person who lived a full life, which gives way to a “happy funeral.” The scenes of the funeral in “Village of the Watermills” from Akira Kurosawa’s collection of short films “Dreams” (1990) is what greatly stimulated my interest to explore the idea of a “good death.”
Speculating about the meaning of life and death often reveals that they do not need to be extraordinary to be significant. To be alive in the present moment is only magnificent and remarkable when we all suffer identity crises, becoming a distinctive “someone” or a “nobody” who is completely merged with the crowd during the limited period of our journey. Death must honor the dignity of the person who has lived a life.
With the current pandemic, we would all be deliberating the concept of mortality. The intensity of this inevitable shadow forces us to accept the prospect of personal death, and this acceptance has an impact on how we live. How can we fearlessly but more consciously accept the truth of reality? What should the end of our journeys look like? Do we have the opportunity to genuinely grieve about the closure of life? Is it enough to show the dignity of death in the current funeral culture, whether it’s a cultural or religious ritual or a superstition? What does our body remaining as part of nature after death mean?"
At Well Well Projects www.wellwellprojects.com in the Disjecta building 8371 N. Interstate Map 5PM-8 Free
Tennessee is very weird now, and not in a good way. The few large cities are more normal, but the cultural politics are offensive.
Between Spaces is an exchange between Carnation Contemporary and Wavelength Space in Chattanooga. They bring visiting artists Eleanor Anderson, Katie Hargrave, Meredith Laura Lynn, Ayo Janeen Jackson, Taylor Loftin, Carlie Trosclair, Olivia Tawzer, and Claire Whitehurst.
At Carnation Contemporary www.carnationcontemporary.com in the Disjecta building 8371 N Interstate. 5PM-8
Oregon Contemporary is on Spring break and preparing for their auction party next weekend.
