May 23 Attoe at Fourteen30+

Local artist Dan Attoe shows tonight at Fourteen30. His work includes ironic landscapes, figures and neon. He is founder of Paintallica. He makes his career almost entirely outside Portland, including in Europe; his landscapes are not Northwest regional, though others may disagree. Attoe is a great match for the gallery. At Portland's only member of the New Art Dealers Alliance www.newartdealers.org, Fourteen30 Gallery www.fourteen30.com 1501 SW Market Street Map 11AM-6PM Weekends. Opening tonight 6PM-8 Free



The Portland Art Museum monthly free admission day is today. At the Portland Art Museum www.pam.org 1219 SW Park 5PM-8 Free

May 17 Effigy Video

Video art done well attracts us. It necessarily references our motion life and motion film-video experiences, while standing askance as art. That's a fine boundary line to navigate.

Video art goes through cycles of popularity in Portland. There has been excellent documentation of performance by MK Guth. Filmmakers Matt McCormick, Vanessa Renwick and others lay down the film art branch. MSHR does outstanding with digital organic performative installation. The UO White Box Gallery presents video regularly.

This afternoon is a talk by UCLA video artist Jennifer Steinkamp. She is known for one of the major branches of video art: installations that paint patterns, often from nature, on walls, floors and ceilings. It is beautiful work in the Hickey pattern.

Artist talk tickets https://pam.spotlightboxoffice.com/purchase/step4?ticketID=69998 At the Portland Art Museum www.pam.org 1219 SW Park
2PM Free to Museum members; $13, students, $15 adults, includes Museum admission




Grant Corum presents Effigy Mounds. Effigy mounds were ceremonial geoglyph mounds, sometimes for burial by ancient people found throughout the Americas. The artist transformed the inspiration of visiting effigy mounds in the Americas, and experiences with the Sundance Ceremony in the Midamerican forests and plains into the installation, and a musical project, Effigy Mounds: Ceremonial Music for Spore Alter.

Corum describes the music as: “An imagined field recording in a hallucinatory cave, where collaged snippets of tape reveal the gradual opening of a deep portal, the ingestion of strange and luminous compounds, and the rhythmic pulsation of spores entering Earth's atmosphere by way of shooting stars.” Music by Corum and White Gourd for the opening.

At the Portland Museum of Modern Art inside Mississippi Records www.portlandmuseumofmodernart.com 5202 N Albina Map 8PM-10 Free

May 15 Unabridged Lilly Pad

Did you know Portland is ground zero for floating? Not little fluffy clouds floating; we are talking about floating in a sensory isolation tank. Be your own special lily pad.

Float tanks, sensory isolation tanks, are a shallow pool, eight to 10 inches deep, of purified salt water, heated to body temperature, in a very quiet space, to float peacefully.

The idea was created in 1954 for public health research by Harvard neuroscientist Dr. John C. Lilly. Portland's Float On has published a new unabridged edition of Dr. Lilly's classic book Programming and Metaprogramming in the Human Biocomputer.

I'm a scientist. We know much more about the brain now. But there is still excellent material in Lilly's book, and it is not necessary to go all new age to appreciate it. Float On celebrates the release of the new unabridged edition of the book tonight at the shop. At Float On 4530 SE Hawthorne 7PM-10 Free

May 14 Bright Talk

Sculptor Tony Feher speaks about his work at PSU tonight. He is known for bright sculptures of numbers of elements. He has a show opening at the Lumber Room Sunday, noon-2. At Shattuck Hall Annex, 1914 SW Park Avenue, at the corner of SW Broadway and Hall on the PSU campus. 7PM Free

May 13-14, 16-20 Impossible

Chemical photography is magic. Saving the old magic is impossible. But that is what the Impossible Project is attempting. They bought the original machinery for making instant film from Polaroid and have brought it back to life. One marketing effort is to travel the country in an Airstream trailer, also impossible magic made possible, demonstrating their film. They will be parked at Blue Moon May 13-14, Pro Photo May 16-17 and Urban Outfitters May 18-20. Photo booth and photo talk. Details //www.the-impossible-project.com/airstream/.

At Blue Moon Camera www.bluemooncamera.com 8417 N Lombard May 13-14 3PM-8. Contact other venues for times. Free

May 12 Tube Games

Getting to Know You(Tube) is curated this month by Mike Merrill and Marcus Estes from Chroma, with Robby Kraft, Kevin Noonan and Mike Merrill. At Getting to Know You(Tube) www.gettingtoknowyoutube.com at the Hollywood Theater www.hollywoodtheatre.org 4122 NE Sandy Boulevard. 7:30PM $5



Same place same time, is the Siggraph 2013 animation compilation. Siggraph is an academic group that theorizes, writes software and makes graphics in computers. Their compilation is competitively drawn from animation artists and creators of new effects software each year. There is a fair criticism that storytelling is lacking in many films, especially CG films. As this is a showreel, there is no intent of narrative. More action eyecandy, much unfortunately in explosions, shooting chopping, monsters and spaceships.

Siggraph 2013 animation showreel wp.siggraph.org/cascade/en/category/events/ at the Hollywood Theater www.hollywoodtheatre.org 4122 NE Sandy Boulevard. 7PM $8

May 10 Peace Out Recess For Now

Recess presents its last show in its current space. It is Paying Off My Student Loans by Heidi Nagtegaal. It is a common concern as college budgets and the portion funded by tuition have floated untethered. Anna Gray & Ryan Wilson Paulsen present an illustrated talk, The Ghost of Vanished Ideals, at 7, and Brian Mumford of Dragging an Ox Through Water plays at 8.

All at RECESS recessart.com at Oregon Brassworks Building, 1127 SE 10th Map 6PM-10

May 9 Fresh Off

Patrick Cruz presents Fresh Off the Boat. It is his Philippine and Canadian heritage combined in the USA, specifically the in the Multiplex Portland State of America. At Multiplex www.multiplexportland.com in the Multiplex Annex. 2400 NE Holladay Map 6PM-10 Free

May 8 Draw God

We take the controversial view that behavior is all and that belief is meaningless, except only in motivating good behavior. Others may differ. So God and spiritualism is a means not an end in our system. Nonetheless, how tribes process spiritual belief is a fine mine for ethnography. Taking the art pursuit of ethnography to heart, Xhurch invites artist and musician Emily Pothast to deliver her sermon. In a church. She presents How to Draw God from Direct Observation, a survey of historical visual representations of god. Recommended. At Xhurch 4550 NE 20th 7PM Free

May 7 Newcraftart

The joint PNCA+OCAC mid-program MFA students show what they are thinking this evening. They graduate a year hence. At the PNCA www.pnca.edu The Bison Building, the MFA in Applied Craft and Design Studios 421 NE 10th 6PM-9 Free

May 2 Eastside Art Openings

PNCA student Annie McLaughlin presents a show of interior landscape paintings and home objects she has made. At Nationale www.nationale.us 811 E Burnside Map


Adam Burke & Noelle Barce have paintings and drawings, respectively. At Redux www.reduxpdx.com 811 E Burnside


Shadow and Light 2014 is a group show, as all are at Black Box, this one curated by Julia Dolan of the Art Museum. At Black Box Gallery www.blackboxgallery.com 811 E Burnside, Suite 212 upstairs 5PM-8:30 Free


Laura Heit has an installation of hand-drawn animation. It is inspired by The Garden of Earthly Delights by Bosch, potentially wild. At Adams and Ollman Gallery www.adamsandollman.com 811 E Burnside #213 6PM-9 Free


All at 811 East Burnside Map



No idea on this show by Trygve Faste at One Grand Gallery 1000 E Burnside 6PM-9 Free



Anna Daedalus and Kerry Davis have large pieces of photo paper developed in the waters of the Columbia River. At Gallery Homeland www.galleryhomeland.org in the Ford Building www.fordbuildingpdx.com 2505 SE 11th x Division. Enter through the cafe on the corner if the main doors on 11th are locked. 6PM-9 Free



John Isaacson, Caitlin Harris, Philip Stewart, Alisa Walton, Chloe Fields, Carye Bye, Noland Chaliha and Ed Trover show their print works made at the IPRC. At the Independent Publishing Resource Center www.iprc.org 1101 SE Division, Suite 2 6PM-8 Free



Sarah Knobels has Icescapes and Melanie Floods has Suggested Experiences. At Newspace Photo www.newspacephoto.org 1632 SE 10th Map 6PM-9 Free



Decals, they stick on anything, including ceramics. Eutectic has put together a national show of ceramicists, Aaron Nelson, Andy Brayman, Ayumi Horie, Brian R. Jones, Chris Antemann, Dan Anderson, Jeff Irwin, Julie Guyot, Justin Rothshank, Lesley Baker, Mitchell Spain, Richard Shaw, Rimas VisGirda, Robert Harrison & Victoria Christen, that use decals. There is also a show by three OCAC artists. At Eutectic Gallery www.eutecticgallery.com 1930 NE Oregon 6PM-9

May 1 May Day Westside Art Openings

Though this post is seemingly sparse, I'm sure tonight will be prime climate for art viewing.



Sometimes we note Art Institute of Portland art shows, they have a fine curator from time to time. Likewise occasionaly UO and PSU, geographically accessible university galleries. And we have noted fashion events from time to time. Because fashion is a Portland creative vector we note this combining fashion and art.

Photographer Christine Taylor presents Notions, thirty photographers capturing fashion themed work. You can see at the Steven Goldman Gallery at the Portland Art Institute, 1122 NW Davis 5PM-8 After event Jackknife Free



Sometimes thesis shows have stellar works and sometimes the opposite. I did buy my first artwork from one, so they are worth a look. UO thesis show, no predictions, at the University of Oregon White Stag Building, http://whitebox.uoregon.edu/ 70 NW Couch 6PM-9 Free



Brin Levinson paints poet apocalyptic landscapes of Portland. Not my thing but pretty, ironic. At Hellion Gallery www.helliongallery.com through the lobby of the arched brick entry, up the stairs and to the back. Very upper floor Japan-style. 19 NW 5th Suite 208. Map 7PM-10 Free



Jordan Rathus presents a show. Hey, quit all capitals in the announcement and save us retyping! At UpFor Gallery www.upforgallery.com 929 NW Flanders 6PM-9 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-10:30ish


Likewise we recommend if you are in a craft mood the Museum of Contemporary Craft, free first Thursdays, otherwise admission often applies, www.museumofcontemporarycraft.org 724 NW Davis 6PM-9 Free

April 29 Endo, Photo, Holo

The Curiosity Club hosts Dr. Charles Boardman speaking on endoscopy. Endoscopes are viewing devices which can be used to see inside the body. They are usually tubes and they usually are used to see inside the tubes that are our respiratory, digestive and circulatory systems, or they are introduced into bulk tissue, including for endoscopic surgery. Dr Boardman has many other curious interests as you can read in the event link. www.handeyesupply.com/blogs/curiosityclub/12531293-charles-boardman-ohsu-04-29-14, A presentation of the Curiosity Club, you can tune into the free live webcast off the Core77 site or visit the talk and demonstration in person at Hand Eye Supply www.handeyesupply.com/pages/curiosity-club 23 NW 4th 6PM Free



UO has a photography lecture Photography Shoots Itself: The Objectification of the Photograph from Jiro Takamatsu to Camille Henrot. The speaker is Michael Darling, noted museum contemporary curator operating in Seattle, LA and Chicago. aaa.uoregon.edu/conversations. At the University of Oregon White Stag Building, http://whitebox.uoregon.edu/ 70 NW Couch. 5:00PM Reception, 5:30 Talk Free



Holocene and PNCA have teamed up for an evening which you can read about on their respective websites. At Holocene www.holocene.org 1001 SE Morrison 8:30PM-late Free

April 27 Surplus Research

The Research Club is taking a more entrepreneurial bent. The friendly and interesting potlucks continue. Bring food, drink and your own plate cup and utensils please. The Research Club www.research-club.org at Flux Hackerspace, 412 NW Couch #222. Buzz the doorbell and go straight up the big stairs. Noon-2 Free



Surplus Space, created by Gabe Flores post Place opens drawings and installations by Daniel Duford and Caitlin Rose Sweet respectively. At Surplus Space www.surplusspace.org 3726 NE 7th 6PM-9plus Space 6PM-9

April 26 J+Dance

We are excited about the potential of Yu. They have been reaching, curating, international artists. Too early to see where they land. But landing there tonight is Japanese artist Yuji Agematsu who makes mixed media work of found, often natural, objects gathered from streets. At Yu Contemporary Art www.yucontemporary.org 900 SE 10th 4PM-6



Flock is a new group of modern dancers and their studio in the Disjecta building. They open their space tonight with movement and a video work by Kelly Rauer. Meanwhile in big Disjecta, the Oregon Biennial has their closing party. Flock www.flockpdx.com at Disjecta, in the shadow of Paul Bunyan www.disjecta.org 8371 N. Interstate Map 7PM-10 Free

April 20 Sun Propeller

Huun Huur Tu, Хүн Хүртү, translated as sun propeller, is a group of singers from Tuva who have been bringing the music of their region to the outer world. They bring it to Portland tonight. Tuvan throat singing establishes a resonance which allows the singer to sing more than one note simultaneously. If you enjoy the diversity of music the world offers, you will find a jewel tonight, amid a sizable community of Portland enthusiasts. Huun Huur Tu at the Alberta Rose Theater 3000 NE Alberta. Doors 7PM, show 8. 7:00 $25 advance, $28 door

April 19 Obsession Velocity Broadcast

Richard Tracy, RichArt is an outsider artist in the Raw Vision tradition. He lives in Centralia, Washington, where he has transformed his yard into a fantastical installation. Over 30 years he has built a beautiful thing. He gives 55 minute tours to visitors for $5. Sadly his Art Yard was dismantled in 2013, but not before it was captured by filmmaker Vanessa Renwick who befriended the artist. Tonight his works on paper will be shown in the gallery and Renwick will screen a short film about the artist. Cellist Lori Goldston also performs.

At the Portland Museum of Modern Art inside Mississippi Records www.portlandmuseumofmodernart.com 5202 N Albina Map 8PM-10 Free



Filmed by Bike is one of Portland's great seasonal bike confabs. 45 films show over three days. Saturday 4PM-9:30 is the bike street party. There is storytelling, adventure night and raffles. Filmed by Bike www.filmedbybike.org at the Clinton Street Theater 26th and SE Clinton. Saturday films 5PM, 7, 9; Sunday 3, 5, 7; Monday 7l Tuesday 6, 8. $10 individual films, $30 pass



Many people consider broadcast television, really broadcast of any kind, including print, a thing of the past. Public television, especially the BBC, is better. But in the US, public television is struggling to capture new audiences. Nonetheless, public television, and Oregon public television, does some things well. One is a series on Oregon artists. With a broad audience, public television takes a broad view of art. But that broad view has captured a few artists that interest us.

Their production is Oregon Art Beat, documenting 15 years of artists. For two months, they show visual artists and present live performances by 15 years of artists. In a mall. Very broad minded and without controversy.

You can see the performance schedule at www.opb.org/artsandlife/event/oregon-art-beat-exhibition-performance-schedule/.

Oregon Arts Beat retrospective www.opb.org/artsandlife/article/oregon-art-beat-exhibition-celebrates-15-years-of-creativity/ at Mark Woolley Gallery www.markwoolley.com and the People's Art of Portland www.peoplesartofportland.com 2PM-9 Free

April 18-19 Butoh in Portland, US, North America, World

On May 24, fifty five years ago, butoh dance was birthed by Tatsumi Hijikata in Daiichi Seimei Hall, Tokyo, Japan. Trained in European modern dance and ballet, Hijikata was part of a rebellious nationalist movement joined by artists occupying the streets of Japan. The piece was inspired by a homoerotic novel by Mishima of the same name, Forbidden Colors.

Since butoh has spread worldwide. It is an improvisational form, so each culture, and each individual brings their own spirit. One is Diego Piñón from Mexico. Piñón has studied with Kazuo Ohno, Hijikata's early collaborator, who performed into his 90's, Min Tanaka, famous for wild performances by students working on his rice farm, and Natsu Nakajima, one of the first female butoh performers. The influences of each are evident in Piñón's work. He also brings a relationship with the landscape, nature and shamanistic traditions of his homeland.

Piñón travels internationally performing. Over years he has attracted students who perform in his ensemble under the umbrella Body Ritual Movement. Tonight Sheri Brown, Amelia Burns, Leslie Castellano, Mizu Desierto, Nathan Montgomery, Christopher Mankowski, & Kevin Cochran, many of whom have worked with Piñón for more than ten years join him on stage.

Diego Piñón and Body Ritual Movement at the Headwaters Theater - information and tickets link: www.witd.org/service/diego-pinon-and-the-brm-dance-ensemble/diego-pinons-north-american-brm-dance-ensemble/, 55 NE Farragut St. #9. The theater is in the back of the building by the active railroad tracks facing Winchell Street. Map 7:30PM. Students $12, $15

April 17 Whither Society?

Photolucida is an international curation and art photographer resource based in Portland. Tonight they bring photographer and documentary filmmaker Lauren Greenfield to present her work.

Cultural processes sometimes produce extremes which are not in accord with human values. A certain direction, value or behavior can be amplified, becoming its own end, unteathered. Greenfield is noted for her photography of young women, the societal psychodynamics of beauty, and her documentary Thin. She continuously seeks new moving documentary and still photography projects focused on individuals in relation to common social narratives. Her topic tonight is "From Gordon Gekko to The Queen of Versailles: A journey in pictures, film, and culture", including an exploration of her documentary on an extreme example of the 2008 financial bubble.

Photolucida at the W+K atrium. RSVP required info (at) photolucida.org. At W+K www.wk.com 224 NW 13th Map 7PM Free



The other event tonight is Happening#12 organized by the PSU Time Art Club. It's a sprawling Spring rain edition with live music by step kid and Ch2, video by Riley King, Isaac Fletcher Weiss & Tim Ferrell, diva runway for Frankie Knuckles by Manny Layers, Two-Minute Party by Stephanie J. Brachmann, live painting by Leif J. Lee, installations by Annalise Reinhardt & Kayleigh Nelson and performances by LICHI & Jah Justice. Time Arts Club www.facebook.com/TimeArtsClub. All ages. In the PSU Art Building parking garage SW 5th and Jackson. 7PM-9 Free

April 14 Sun Tube

Getting to Know You(Tube) has collections by Jessica Hickey, Stacey Tran and Briar Levit At Getting to Know You(Tube) www.gettingtoknowyoutube.com at the Hollywood Theater www.hollywoodtheatre.org 4122 NE Sandy Boulevard. 7:30PM $5