Iñigo Manglano-Ovalle has been awarded a MacArthur for his thought provoking and beautiful sculptures and video. Portland State has arranged to bring his work, usually shown in museums, to the Littman Gallery. The gallery shows a video and a painting, each referencing the seminal Glass House of architect Mies van der Rohe, founder of architectural modernism.
Mies built the house in 1951 along a river South of Chicago. It was later reprised by Philip Johnson at New Canaan. These gems were birthed in a different era of energy and economic optimism. They dispense with the gable, a strong symbol of home and gemutlichkeit in Europe and the United States, and substitute an efficient flat roof and inside out living on display.
So the metaphoric possibilities possibilities are rich.
The video, Always After (The Glass House), 2006 was inspired by the destruction of the glass sheathing of the S. R. Crown Hall at the Illinois Institute of Technology on the occasion of its renovation, 49 years after its inception. The building was designed by Mies when he chaired the architecture department of the school and houses the department of architecture.
The print, House with Four Columns, 2010 is inspired by the great unbuilt Mies project 50x50. The design, initiated in 1950, was an early American proposal for low cost housing. It echoed Mies' Bauhaus sensibilities: the Bauhaus was birthed in an economically depressed Germany, crippled by war reparations for WWI, and by the great recession.
The Bauhaus vision was for beautifully designed minimalist, inexpensive and durable housing and household goods for the people. Mies was the last director of the Bauhaus. It was closed by Hitler's rise and many of its Jewish creatives came to the United States. Their impact on design, architecture and art, including on Black Mountain College, is unassailable.
Iñigo Manglano-Ovalle speaks at PSU in a paid event April 26. Exhibition at the PSU Littman Gallery in Smith Union. www.pdx.edu/littmanandwhite Littman Gallery:
PSU Smith Hall, Room 250
1825 SW Broadway 7PM-8:30 Free
Sunday, March 31, 2013
April 1 Half the Sky
Could we live with half the sky, half the sun, half the rain? The idea is unthinkable.
In 2009 Nicholas D. Kristof from Yamhill, Oregon and Sheryl WuDunn wrote a book Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide. Since, they have traveled the world documenting for public television situations where women of all ages are blocked from reaching their full potential. And with the great challenges facing our species, we need everyone working on them!
Kristof and WuDunn were in the right place at the right time to report on the Chinese democracy movement in 1989, for which they won a Pulitzer. They have gone on to report all over the world. Kristof has had a strong impact on reporting on the war in Darfur Sudan and on trafficing of girls in Southeast Asia. He operates a scholarship program in which college students accompany him on hard berth reporting projects worldwide. World news gathering is in decline over costs and perhaps disinterest, distraction or overwhelming depression. Maybe there is an antidote; there is a good argument that he is the most effective journalist operating in the world today.
Kristof presents his Half the World project in a talk tonight, with a book signing to follow. At Reed College in Kaul Auditorium www.reed.edu 3203 SE Woodstock 7PM Free
In 2009 Nicholas D. Kristof from Yamhill, Oregon and Sheryl WuDunn wrote a book Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide. Since, they have traveled the world documenting for public television situations where women of all ages are blocked from reaching their full potential. And with the great challenges facing our species, we need everyone working on them!
Kristof and WuDunn were in the right place at the right time to report on the Chinese democracy movement in 1989, for which they won a Pulitzer. They have gone on to report all over the world. Kristof has had a strong impact on reporting on the war in Darfur Sudan and on trafficing of girls in Southeast Asia. He operates a scholarship program in which college students accompany him on hard berth reporting projects worldwide. World news gathering is in decline over costs and perhaps disinterest, distraction or overwhelming depression. Maybe there is an antidote; there is a good argument that he is the most effective journalist operating in the world today.
Kristof presents his Half the World project in a talk tonight, with a book signing to follow. At Reed College in Kaul Auditorium www.reed.edu 3203 SE Woodstock 7PM Free
March 31 Atlas Insecta Obscura
When you were a kid, did you collect bugs? For some it can turn into an obsession, which is great for inspiring the next generation of bug collectors. In the great English traveler tradition of collecting, Don Ehlens brings his bug collection to Portland for an Insect Safari and will guide you through it.
Ehlens started collecting bugs at age 5. He studied entomology in college and keeps up active collecting. In some ways this falls into the "keep Portland weird" category, but really science is not weird.
See the insect safari at Paxton Gate www.paxtongatepdx.com 4204 N Mississippi noon-2, refreshments 2PM-5 Free
Ehlens started collecting bugs at age 5. He studied entomology in college and keeps up active collecting. In some ways this falls into the "keep Portland weird" category, but really science is not weird.
See the insect safari at Paxton Gate www.paxtongatepdx.com 4204 N Mississippi noon-2, refreshments 2PM-5 Free
Tuesday, March 26, 2013
March 26 Modern Sleep Reading
The Portland Museum of Modern Art hosts Sleep, a roving reading series organized by Hannah Pass and Elizabeth Pusack. Readers tonight are Nour Mobarak, Jay Nebel, David Weinberg and Morgan Ritter. At the Portland Museum of Modern Art inside Mississippi Records www.portlandmuseumofmodernart.com 5202 N Albina Map 8PM Free
Saturday, March 23, 2013
March 23 Waltz Stimulus False Space
Are you bored tonight, the first Saturday of Spring? Nooo, don't be.
Portland artist Palma Coral opens a show, Stimulus, Sensation, Thought (Estímulo, Sensación, Pensamiento), focused on fear. Step into her installation. At Sum Gallery 2821 NE Martin Luther King Boulevard 7PM-11 Free
Kyle Simon from the East Coast opens a show, the waltz: the story of August and Eloise, flatish illustration paintings. At the Portland Museum of Modern Art inside Mississippi Records www.portlandmuseumofmodernart.com 5202 N Albina Map 7:30PM-9:30 Free
False Front opens Andrew Lorish. He is a painter, unusual for False Front, which likely means that it is painting worth seeing. It is a show opening tonight at False Front Studio www.falsefrontstudio.com 4518 NE 32nd Map 7PM-9 Free
Space is the Place. It is a meme owing origin as title to a film by musician Sun Ra. In this case, it's an epic group show. The show includes some people you may know, like Guillermo Gómez-Peña, David Huffman, Wendy Red Star and Saya Woolfalk. I'm a fan of Gómez-Peña though he can be an overbearing pain. Meanwhile there is a video opening in the Vestibule space at Disjects: Infinity vs Eternity by Chele Isaac. At Disjecta, in the shadow of Paul Bunyan www.disjecta.org 8371 N. Interstate
Map 6PM-9 Free
Portland Museum of Modern Art is thrilled to present new work from Brooklyn, NY-based artist Kyle Simon. Simon’s solo exhibitions are multimedia meditations on expansive narratives, equally elaborate in their planning and execution. Simon delights in storytelling, and utilizes a blend of painting, printmaking, sculpture and the written word to weave together an engrossing, multi-layered narrative that strongly rewards multiple viewings. With evocative story lines that call to mind archetypal folklore and the intense personal mythologies of childhood, Simon goes to great lengths to create a realm of his own unique fantasy. THE WALTZ the story of August and Eloise details a complex saga of lust, music and jealousy amongst apprentices in the workshop of Hephaestus, the Greek god of blacksmithery and volcanoes.
A master print-maker by trade, Simon constantly acquires new skills for each project, often devising innovative processes by which to realize his vision. Whether building his own lathe to create a functioning record album from a Plexiglas disc, mixing his own oil paints from pigments and fats, or applying gold leaf to a roasted chicken to make a feast fit for a king, Simon dazzles with the effort, ingenuity and energetic spirit of his work.
Simon has exhibited his work at renowned contemporary galleries around the world, including La Serilla in Barcelona, Gallerie allerART in Bludenz, Kennedy Gallery in San Francisco, and Artjail and Pace in New York City. THE WALTZ the story of August and Eloise will be Simon's first show in Portland and will also feature work made with his frequent collaborator, artist Benjamin Folstein.
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Portland artist Palma Coral opens a show, Stimulus, Sensation, Thought (Estímulo, Sensación, Pensamiento), focused on fear. Step into her installation. At Sum Gallery 2821 NE Martin Luther King Boulevard 7PM-11 Free
Kyle Simon from the East Coast opens a show, the waltz: the story of August and Eloise, flatish illustration paintings. At the Portland Museum of Modern Art inside Mississippi Records www.portlandmuseumofmodernart.com 5202 N Albina Map 7:30PM-9:30 Free
False Front opens Andrew Lorish. He is a painter, unusual for False Front, which likely means that it is painting worth seeing. It is a show opening tonight at False Front Studio www.falsefrontstudio.com 4518 NE 32nd Map 7PM-9 Free
Space is the Place. It is a meme owing origin as title to a film by musician Sun Ra. In this case, it's an epic group show. The show includes some people you may know, like Guillermo Gómez-Peña, David Huffman, Wendy Red Star and Saya Woolfalk. I'm a fan of Gómez-Peña though he can be an overbearing pain. Meanwhile there is a video opening in the Vestibule space at Disjects: Infinity vs Eternity by Chele Isaac. At Disjecta, in the shadow of Paul Bunyan www.disjecta.org 8371 N. Interstate
Map 6PM-9 Free
Portland Museum of Modern Art is thrilled to present new work from Brooklyn, NY-based artist Kyle Simon. Simon’s solo exhibitions are multimedia meditations on expansive narratives, equally elaborate in their planning and execution. Simon delights in storytelling, and utilizes a blend of painting, printmaking, sculpture and the written word to weave together an engrossing, multi-layered narrative that strongly rewards multiple viewings. With evocative story lines that call to mind archetypal folklore and the intense personal mythologies of childhood, Simon goes to great lengths to create a realm of his own unique fantasy. THE WALTZ the story of August and Eloise details a complex saga of lust, music and jealousy amongst apprentices in the workshop of Hephaestus, the Greek god of blacksmithery and volcanoes.
A master print-maker by trade, Simon constantly acquires new skills for each project, often devising innovative processes by which to realize his vision. Whether building his own lathe to create a functioning record album from a Plexiglas disc, mixing his own oil paints from pigments and fats, or applying gold leaf to a roasted chicken to make a feast fit for a king, Simon dazzles with the effort, ingenuity and energetic spirit of his work.
Simon has exhibited his work at renowned contemporary galleries around the world, including La Serilla in Barcelona, Gallerie allerART in Bludenz, Kennedy Gallery in San Francisco, and Artjail and Pace in New York City. THE WALTZ the story of August and Eloise will be Simon's first show in Portland and will also feature work made with his frequent collaborator, artist Benjamin Folstein.
http://manthonyssong.blogspot.com/
Friday, March 22, 2013
March 22 Bleaps Happening
Portlandorusnow is more a sight event blog than a sound event blog. With the diversity of sounds in Portland, we leave it to others to do better on sounds. But we do note sometime Indian music, international and stand out electronica.
Ambient blips, bleaps, synthetic instruments and sonic landscapes are on our program tonight. Craig Padilla & Howard Givens from Spotted Peccary present their electronic musics at electronic music central in Portland. Throw a pillow, BYO bottle, or blanket in your pack for bringing as you desire.
At Control Voltage www.controlvoltage.net 3742 NE Mississippi 7PM-10 Free
4Happening is the #4 event by artists to create the Portland instantiation of Andy Warhol's collaboration parties. Performances by Goodwin, Solenoid & Activity Universal; mural by Dunja Jankovic; visuals-installation by Cody Brant, Perry Doane, Ernest Wedoff, Tim Ferrell & Bugenhagen. All ages. At PSU in Neuberger 293 7PM-9 Free
Ambient blips, bleaps, synthetic instruments and sonic landscapes are on our program tonight. Craig Padilla & Howard Givens from Spotted Peccary present their electronic musics at electronic music central in Portland. Throw a pillow, BYO bottle, or blanket in your pack for bringing as you desire.
At Control Voltage www.controlvoltage.net 3742 NE Mississippi 7PM-10 Free
4Happening is the #4 event by artists to create the Portland instantiation of Andy Warhol's collaboration parties. Performances by Goodwin, Solenoid & Activity Universal; mural by Dunja Jankovic; visuals-installation by Cody Brant, Perry Doane, Ernest Wedoff, Tim Ferrell & Bugenhagen. All ages. At PSU in Neuberger 293 7PM-9 Free
Thursday, March 21, 2013
March 21 Art Sparks
Art Spark, the networking meetup for the arts meets tonight. Writing concern The Attic Institute talks about their work. At Migration Brewing 2828 NE Glisan 5PM-7 Free
Saturday, March 16, 2013
March 16 Grand Mall
Ním Wunnan, Patrick Collier, Katherine Groesbeck, Michael Reinsch and Adrienne Huckabone open-continue shows at Place, placepdx.tumblr.com a gallery on the 3rd floor of the Pioneer Place Mall along with the People's art of Portland and the Woolley Gallery. If the mall appears closed, enter the film theater building adjacent, travel through the tunnel to the Place mall, and take the elevator to the 3rd floor, sometimes the bridge on the 3rd floor is open too. 700 SW Fifth. 5PM-9 Free
The Mark Woolley Gallery has well known for a good reason artists Amy Ruppel and Wesley Younie. At Mark Woolley Gallery www.markwoolley.com 5PM-9 Free
The Mark Woolley Gallery has well known for a good reason artists Amy Ruppel and Wesley Younie. At Mark Woolley Gallery www.markwoolley.com 5PM-9 Free
Thursday, March 14, 2013
March 15 Opening & Closing
Philip Iosca opens his Moment, Monument show at Fourteen30. The gallery is a good match for his work and we hope the work will be introduced to other cities. At Portland's only member of the New Art Dealers Alliance www.newartdealers.org, Fourteen30 Gallery www.fourteen30.com 1501 SW Market Street Map 6PM-9
The Portland Museum of Modern Art closes its Sun/Light show which opened on February 9. At the Portland Museum of Modern Art inside Mississippi Records www.portlandmuseumofmodernart.com 5202 N Albina Map 7:30PM-9:30 Free
The Portland Museum of Modern Art closes its Sun/Light show which opened on February 9. At the Portland Museum of Modern Art inside Mississippi Records www.portlandmuseumofmodernart.com 5202 N Albina Map 7:30PM-9:30 Free
Monday, March 11, 2013
March 13-16 Let's Get Critical
We have written about the Critical Art Ensemble since discovering them through the Gene(sis) art show curated by Robin Held at the Henry. Their early work, beginning in 1987, was political and often participatory. In the late 1990's they began to create bio-art work which were included in Gene(sis). That would make them early participants in the biohacker and biopunk movements. Then there was the unfortunate instance of CAE artist Steve Kurtz being arrested in 2004 for making art from living cells in his home laboratory. After 2006, the CAE shifted its focus to critique of global warfare, climate changes, endangered species, pollution and economic inequality.
Now the Critical Art Ensemble comes to PNCA.
Their visual show, Acceptable Losses, runs from March 13 to June 2 in the Feldman gallery.
The show opens and the artists speak on March 13 at 5PM at PNCA.
With support from Lewis and Clark and Portland State University, the Critical Art Ensemble talks about art and politics, a long time theme in their work. The talk will be held at the PSU 5th Avenue Cinema March 14 at 7PM.
Brian Holmes speaks on Tactical Media in the Neoliberal Era: The Helicopter View (or should we say the drone view) March 15 6:30PM at PNCA.
And using the social practice tactic of food, the CAE hosts a block party on NW 13th by PNCA March 16 noon-5.
You can do you own research on the artists, then join the events. The PR is sub par, but this link covers the entire program: cal.pnca.edu/e/675?s=20130313.
The PNCA events art at NW 13 and NW Johnson. The PSU Hall Street Cinema is at 515 SW Hall. All events are free.
Now the Critical Art Ensemble comes to PNCA.
Their visual show, Acceptable Losses, runs from March 13 to June 2 in the Feldman gallery.
The show opens and the artists speak on March 13 at 5PM at PNCA.
With support from Lewis and Clark and Portland State University, the Critical Art Ensemble talks about art and politics, a long time theme in their work. The talk will be held at the PSU 5th Avenue Cinema March 14 at 7PM.
Brian Holmes speaks on Tactical Media in the Neoliberal Era: The Helicopter View (or should we say the drone view) March 15 6:30PM at PNCA.
And using the social practice tactic of food, the CAE hosts a block party on NW 13th by PNCA March 16 noon-5.
You can do you own research on the artists, then join the events. The PR is sub par, but this link covers the entire program: cal.pnca.edu/e/675?s=20130313.
The PNCA events art at NW 13 and NW Johnson. The PSU Hall Street Cinema is at 515 SW Hall. All events are free.
March 12 Design at World Scale
D-Rev is a nonprofit design firm focused on products for underserved world markets. Helping rather than entertaining distraction. One is a low cost artificial knee joint. The other is a long life low powered therapy device for a common infant disease. The founder, Krista Donaldson, speaks about the mission of her design house, how they settled on these projects, and the design challenges for each.
Her talk is Design for Scaled Impact. Details: www.mercycorps.org/events/2013/02/21/28224 RSVP by email requested. At the Mercy Corps Action Center www.actioncenter.org 28 SW 1st 7PM Free
Her talk is Design for Scaled Impact. Details: www.mercycorps.org/events/2013/02/21/28224 RSVP by email requested. At the Mercy Corps Action Center www.actioncenter.org 28 SW 1st 7PM Free
Monday, February 25, 2013
March 11 Beautiful Losers FTW!
Aaron Rose is a writer, director, curator, gallerist and cultural mover who also does copious commercial work. He has been one of the most skillful facilitators of engaging artists authentically in commercial branding. He is cocurator of the Beautiful Losers art show, codirector of the documentary film on the artists and coeditor of ANP Quarterly. He founded Alleged Gallery, 1992-2002, in New York which brought that aesthetic to the world's art center. It worked, the 2002 Whitney Biennial included for the first time Beautiful Loser artists operating outside New York and outside the commercial gallery ecosystems of the time.
Rose encourages artists to develop a strong personal aesthetic independent of sampling.
He looks back tonight over cultural movements in a talk Everything Starts Small. Rose observes that major movements in art, fashion, music and film started with an individual or small group. This is obvious, and identifiable in retrospect. The trick is to find them early as do we. It is part of an Oregon College of Arts and Crafts lecture series. Usually we don't publish this far in advance - in this case reservations required by email lectures@ocac.edu or phone 971-255-4165. In the auditorium of the Tiger Woods center on the Nike campus. 7PM Free
Rose encourages artists to develop a strong personal aesthetic independent of sampling.
He looks back tonight over cultural movements in a talk Everything Starts Small. Rose observes that major movements in art, fashion, music and film started with an individual or small group. This is obvious, and identifiable in retrospect. The trick is to find them early as do we. It is part of an Oregon College of Arts and Crafts lecture series. Usually we don't publish this far in advance - in this case reservations required by email lectures@ocac.edu or phone 971-255-4165. In the auditorium of the Tiger Woods center on the Nike campus. 7PM Free
March 9 Evening Ragas
Ragas are a perfect ritual for Spring ahead. Ustad Aashish Khan performs evening ragas on sarod, accompanied by Pranesh Khan on tabla. Both are musical descendants of Baba Allauddin Khan and Ustad Ali Akbar Kahn. Both relocated to the San Francisco Bay area, and both have collaborated extensively with Western musicians. Here is a late night rag in which they play together, Darbari Kanada. Presented by Kalakendra at the First Baptist Church of Portland SW 12th and SW Taylor. 7:30PM $20, $15 students, Free Kalakendra members
March 7 Westside Art Openings and Mali Now
We Never Knew Exactly Where: Dispatches from the Lost Country of Mali is a book by Peter Chilson, who began an engagement with West Africa in the Peace Corps. He has returned many times, was visiting Mali in the time of the coup, and visited the North during the civil war. Chilson speaks tonight on his observations of Mali today. Details: www.mercycorps.org/events/2013/01/18/28064 RSVP by email requested.
At the Mercy Corps Action Center www.actioncenter.org 28 SW 1st 7PM Free
Amanda Wojick is a Northwest sculptor. Her work uses small units of common materials referencing nature in a contemporary way. Tonight she opens a new work of a large number of hawthorne tree leaves supported by steel rods and painted overall in a variety of colors. At Elizabeth Leach Gallery www.elizabethleach.com 417 NW 9th Map 6PM-9
The Optimist is a new show by Portland painter Adam Sorenson of bright geometrical mystical landscapes. At PDX Contemporary Art www.pdxcontemporaryart.com 925 NW Flanders Map early close 8PM
Tokyo printmaker Ritsuko Ozeki presents Scene A, his response to the tsunami which struck Japan two years ago. At www.froelickgallery.com 714 NW Davis
Stumptown has a show from the collective Crayon Coffin and the Mushroom Necklace. At Stumptown www.stumptowncoffee.com 128 SW 3rd until 7
Photographer Sarah Meadows, who studied at PNCA, presents a show of her new work. She excels at enigmatic landscapes, fashion photography and photos of friends and their events. At the PNCA www.pnca.edu 13th and NW Johnson 6PM-9
Daughter Like a Specter by Nonnow Naruse from Tokyo opens tonight at Hellion. Her illustration-style paintings. The work taps what I read as ennui and disaffection, a charming theme in Japanese art. At Hellion Gallery www.helliongallery.com 19 NW 5th Suite 208. Through the lobby of the arched brick entry, up the stairs and to the back. Very upper floor Japan-style.
Map 7PM-10
Michelle Morin, Sarah Burwash, Kelly Rae Burns, Bill Dunlap, Becca Stadtlander, Nokkasili, Midori Yamada, Micca and Tadashi Ura have a show of watercolor illustrations, Transparent Truth at Compound Gallery www.compoundgallery.com 107 NW 5th 6PM-10
Arthur Tress splits a show between Newspace and Blue Sky this month. Included are surreal settings made long before today's digital collage. At Blue Sky Gallery www.blueskygallery.org map 122 NW 8th 6PM-9
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
At the Mercy Corps Action Center www.actioncenter.org 28 SW 1st 7PM Free
Amanda Wojick is a Northwest sculptor. Her work uses small units of common materials referencing nature in a contemporary way. Tonight she opens a new work of a large number of hawthorne tree leaves supported by steel rods and painted overall in a variety of colors. At Elizabeth Leach Gallery www.elizabethleach.com 417 NW 9th Map 6PM-9
The Optimist is a new show by Portland painter Adam Sorenson of bright geometrical mystical landscapes. At PDX Contemporary Art www.pdxcontemporaryart.com 925 NW Flanders Map early close 8PM
Tokyo printmaker Ritsuko Ozeki presents Scene A, his response to the tsunami which struck Japan two years ago. At www.froelickgallery.com 714 NW Davis
Stumptown has a show from the collective Crayon Coffin and the Mushroom Necklace. At Stumptown www.stumptowncoffee.com 128 SW 3rd until 7
Photographer Sarah Meadows, who studied at PNCA, presents a show of her new work. She excels at enigmatic landscapes, fashion photography and photos of friends and their events. At the PNCA www.pnca.edu 13th and NW Johnson 6PM-9
Daughter Like a Specter by Nonnow Naruse from Tokyo opens tonight at Hellion. Her illustration-style paintings. The work taps what I read as ennui and disaffection, a charming theme in Japanese art. At Hellion Gallery www.helliongallery.com 19 NW 5th Suite 208. Through the lobby of the arched brick entry, up the stairs and to the back. Very upper floor Japan-style.
Map 7PM-10
Michelle Morin, Sarah Burwash, Kelly Rae Burns, Bill Dunlap, Becca Stadtlander, Nokkasili, Midori Yamada, Micca and Tadashi Ura have a show of watercolor illustrations, Transparent Truth at Compound Gallery www.compoundgallery.com 107 NW 5th 6PM-10
Arthur Tress splits a show between Newspace and Blue Sky this month. Included are surreal settings made long before today's digital collage. At Blue Sky Gallery www.blueskygallery.org map 122 NW 8th 6PM-9
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
Sunday, February 24, 2013
March 6 You New Bad Things Time
You New Bad Things is a show by artists Chase Allgood, Erika Anderson/Leif Shackelford, Chase Biado, Zoë Clark, Zachary Davis, Alex Mackin Dolan, Jamie Edwards, Travis Fitzgerald, Mike Merrill and Chloé Womack. Those names will no doubt be familiar to many who visit Portland's alternative spaces. They all work together at the Holladay Studios. There will be a reception for the artists tonight. Recommended. At PSU in the Autzen, AB Lobby, and MK Galleries: AB Lobby Gallery, PSU Art Building, 1st Floor Lobby, Room 110, 2000 SW 5th; MK Gallery, PSU Art Building, 2nd Floor, Room 210, 2000 SW 5th; Autzen Gallery, Neuberger Hall, 2nd Floor, Room 205, 724 SW Harrison. 5PM-7 Free
(What's) Happening #3, an experiment by the PSU Time Arts Club, happens tonight. Visuals + installations by Bugenhagen, Tim Ferrell and Ernest Wedoff. Live mural by Kaila Farrell-Smith. Live performances by Maxx Bass, Solenoid and The Tenses. Conveniently at PSU in Neuberger 293. 5PM-7 Free
(What's) Happening #3, an experiment by the PSU Time Arts Club, happens tonight. Visuals + installations by Bugenhagen, Tim Ferrell and Ernest Wedoff. Live mural by Kaila Farrell-Smith. Live performances by Maxx Bass, Solenoid and The Tenses. Conveniently at PSU in Neuberger 293. 5PM-7 Free
March 4 Tube Your Quarter
Oregon is not Portland. One way to look it is a state of four quarters. The upper left hand corner is the Willamette Valley to Eugene and the Northern Coast, Florence to Astoria. The upper right is La Pine to Burns, to Lagrande and Enterprise, Pendleton and The Dalles. The lower left is Ashland, Medford, Roseburg, K-Falls, Crater Lake and the Southern Coast. The empty quarter is what's left, including the Steens, Alvford, Christmas Valley and antelope and bird refuges. Pam Minty & Alain LeTourneau traveled the area, met some of the scattered residents, and made a film about the place, The Empty Quarter. For tonight's showing, the filmmakers will be in attendance. Film at PSU's 5th Avenue Cinema 510 SW Hall Street 7PM Free
Getting to Know You(Tube) is back tonight with social practice artist Ally Drozd and Sky Cunningham. Getting to Know You(Tube) www.gettingtoknowyoutube.com at the Hollywood Theater www.hollywoodtheatre.org 4122 NE Sandy Boulevard 7:30PM $5
Getting to Know You(Tube) is back tonight with social practice artist Ally Drozd and Sky Cunningham. Getting to Know You(Tube) www.gettingtoknowyoutube.com at the Hollywood Theater www.hollywoodtheatre.org 4122 NE Sandy Boulevard 7:30PM $5
Saturday, February 23, 2013
March 1 Eastside Art Openings +
Fuensanta Nieto & Enrique Sobejano are Spanish architects who specialize in designing modernist structures that sit among traditional buildings in Europe. Portland's design regulations and public involvement programs have turned back more than one effort in this area, requiring brick facades, continuing lines, awnings, or specific proportions. Nieto-Sobejano also have a specialty in perforated concrete, which is quite beautiful. Tonight they visit Portland to discuss their work. In the Shattuck Hall Annex, 1914 SW Park Avenue, at the corner of SW Broadway and Hall on the PSU campus. 6PM Free
Adams and Ollman is a new gallery opening this evening. They will specialize in self-taught and folk art influenced artists. Their first show will be Bill Walton, 1931-2010, a Philadelphia minimalist sculptor and print maker. If you know Portland artists, his work reminds me of DE May. At Adams and Ollman Gallery www.adamsandollman.com 811 E Burnside #213
Shades of Gray is a black and white photo show curated by Lauren Henkin. At Black Box Gallery www.blackboxgallery.com 811 E Burnside, Suite 212 upstairs 5PM-8:30 Free
Entitlement is a show of painting by Alex Steckly inspired by commercial automobile body painting. At Nationale www.nationale.us 811 E Burnside Map
Illustrator Julianna Swaney shows Root & Twig. You have probably seen this work around town. At Redux www.reduxpdx.com 811 E Burnside
Union/Pine has a show of art by artists in Portland's fashion world tonight. At Union/Pine www.unionpine.com 525 SE Pine 7PM-late Free
The Elk Collective is a branding/ design/ interiors concern. They are doing art shows in their space too. Urban style. At the Elk Collective www.elkcollective.com 2505 SE 11th #137 (Homeland loading dock) 7PM-10 Free
Sophia Wallace shows Truer, documenting she and her partner over a two year period. Also with San Francisco, 1964, vintage work by Arthur Tress. At Newspace Photo www.newspacephoto.org 1632 SE 10th Map
The ASMP, a trade group for commercial photographers, has stolen a play from the book of the Portland Grid Project, 1996-2005. 49 photographers have each documented their assigned 1 mile grid piece in project Portland Squared. The results are on display tonight. At Pushdot Studio www.pushdotstudio.com 2505 SE 11th Avenue Suite 104
Adams and Ollman is a new gallery opening this evening. They will specialize in self-taught and folk art influenced artists. Their first show will be Bill Walton, 1931-2010, a Philadelphia minimalist sculptor and print maker. If you know Portland artists, his work reminds me of DE May. At Adams and Ollman Gallery www.adamsandollman.com 811 E Burnside #213
Shades of Gray is a black and white photo show curated by Lauren Henkin. At Black Box Gallery www.blackboxgallery.com 811 E Burnside, Suite 212 upstairs 5PM-8:30 Free
Entitlement is a show of painting by Alex Steckly inspired by commercial automobile body painting. At Nationale www.nationale.us 811 E Burnside Map
Illustrator Julianna Swaney shows Root & Twig. You have probably seen this work around town. At Redux www.reduxpdx.com 811 E Burnside
Union/Pine has a show of art by artists in Portland's fashion world tonight. At Union/Pine www.unionpine.com 525 SE Pine 7PM-late Free
The Elk Collective is a branding/ design/ interiors concern. They are doing art shows in their space too. Urban style. At the Elk Collective www.elkcollective.com 2505 SE 11th #137 (Homeland loading dock) 7PM-10 Free
Sophia Wallace shows Truer, documenting she and her partner over a two year period. Also with San Francisco, 1964, vintage work by Arthur Tress. At Newspace Photo www.newspacephoto.org 1632 SE 10th Map
The ASMP, a trade group for commercial photographers, has stolen a play from the book of the Portland Grid Project, 1996-2005. 49 photographers have each documented their assigned 1 mile grid piece in project Portland Squared. The results are on display tonight. At Pushdot Studio www.pushdotstudio.com 2505 SE 11th Avenue Suite 104
Friday, February 22, 2013
February 28 We Got The Motion
We don't note graphic art shows. They have their own aesthetics distinct from my interests. Here is an exception. Michael Neault at Second Story Interactive Studios has curated an evening of animated infographics. Done well, they can bridge the ever growing torrent of data about our world and our able solution-seeking brains. Given the challenges we face as a species, I'm all for anything that works. Neault observes that a rich creative skillset, often a team, can come together to create some pretty stunning work. A good resource if you are interested in the topic ongoing is www.infosthetics.com. You can see Hollywoodtheatre.org/animated-infographics at the Hollywood Theater www.hollywoodtheatre.org 4122 NE Sandy Boulevard 7:30PM $7
February 24 Signal Fires for Josh
Plazm is a magazine, design concern and instigator that put Portland on the international map early. Cofounder Josh Berger was injured in a bicycle accident, something that could happen to anyone of us. He is making a steady recovery from brain injuries, thanks to his family and community.
100x100 is a benefit for Josh today. Over 100 artists have contributed works to raise funds for the family. The list is seriously impressive: Adam Garcia, Adam Sorenson, Alexis Mollomo, Alfredo Muccino, Brad Simon, Chris Haberman, Chris Johanson, Chris Knight, Christina Seely, Clare Carpenter, Corey Lunn, Cynthia Lahti, Dan Attoe, Ed Fella, Erik Stotik, Erin Holcomb, Gabriel Liston, Gus Nicklos, Harrell Fletcher, Heather Watkins, Jason Bacon, Jeff Foster, Jeff Jahn, Jeffry Mitchell, Jennifer Armbrust, Jeremy Bittermann, Jeremy Pelley, Jerry Ketel, Jolby, Jordan Domont, Jose Cabaco, Kathryn Lippert, Keegan + Meegan, Kristan Kennedy, Kristen Rogers Brown, Kristy Edmunds, Lloyd Winter, Malia Jensen, Marcus Swanson, Mark Faigenbaum, Mary Kysar, Melody Owen, Michael Brophy, Michael Buchino, Midori Hirose, Mike King, Milton Glaser, Nan Curtis & Marty Houston, Neva Knott, Patrick Long, Paul Fujita, Philip Iosca, Robbie McLaran, Sam Guerrero, Santiago Uceda, Sarah Cline, Sean Healy, Steve Sandstrom, Storm Tharp, Susan Seubert, Thomas Bradley, Tom O’Toole, Tsilli Pines, Vanessa Renwick, Will Bryant, Zak Margolis and TJ Norris.
If you are interested in the art, you can register in advance for a very reasonable price at a link on the website, www.tinyurl.com/joshpica, to increase your quotient of obtanium. If you don't need any more art, you can simply make a donation at the door and enjoy a great getogether of creative people for something important. There will be music by Sam Coomes, Ray Reposa, Tuvan throat singer Enrique Ugalde - Soriah, Grey Anne, WC Beck, and e*rock. Master of ceremonies is AC Dickson. Beer & food. urbanhonking.com/supercal/2013/02/24/100x100-for-josh-a-benefit-and-celebration-for-josh-berger/. At the PICA space 415 SW 10th 3PM-6 $10-20
A retrospective of work from one of the world's finest arts residencies, Signal Fire opens today at Marylhurst. Thirteen artists of the one hundred residents show work: Miguel Arzabe, Zachary Davis, Dan Gilsdorf, April Marie Hale, Ellie Irons, Kendra Larson, Guillaume Légaré, Sarah Meadows, Rebecca Najdowski, Jennifer O'Keeffe, Julie Perini, Kyle Riedel and Jillian Vento. It is at the same time as the benefit for Josh, but will be up for some time. You should see this show sometime in its run. At the Marylhurst Art Gym at Marylhurst University www.marylhurst.edu/theartgym/ Map 3PM-5 Free
100x100 is a benefit for Josh today. Over 100 artists have contributed works to raise funds for the family. The list is seriously impressive: Adam Garcia, Adam Sorenson, Alexis Mollomo, Alfredo Muccino, Brad Simon, Chris Haberman, Chris Johanson, Chris Knight, Christina Seely, Clare Carpenter, Corey Lunn, Cynthia Lahti, Dan Attoe, Ed Fella, Erik Stotik, Erin Holcomb, Gabriel Liston, Gus Nicklos, Harrell Fletcher, Heather Watkins, Jason Bacon, Jeff Foster, Jeff Jahn, Jeffry Mitchell, Jennifer Armbrust, Jeremy Bittermann, Jeremy Pelley, Jerry Ketel, Jolby, Jordan Domont, Jose Cabaco, Kathryn Lippert, Keegan + Meegan, Kristan Kennedy, Kristen Rogers Brown, Kristy Edmunds, Lloyd Winter, Malia Jensen, Marcus Swanson, Mark Faigenbaum, Mary Kysar, Melody Owen, Michael Brophy, Michael Buchino, Midori Hirose, Mike King, Milton Glaser, Nan Curtis & Marty Houston, Neva Knott, Patrick Long, Paul Fujita, Philip Iosca, Robbie McLaran, Sam Guerrero, Santiago Uceda, Sarah Cline, Sean Healy, Steve Sandstrom, Storm Tharp, Susan Seubert, Thomas Bradley, Tom O’Toole, Tsilli Pines, Vanessa Renwick, Will Bryant, Zak Margolis and TJ Norris.
If you are interested in the art, you can register in advance for a very reasonable price at a link on the website, www.tinyurl.com/joshpica, to increase your quotient of obtanium. If you don't need any more art, you can simply make a donation at the door and enjoy a great getogether of creative people for something important. There will be music by Sam Coomes, Ray Reposa, Tuvan throat singer Enrique Ugalde - Soriah, Grey Anne, WC Beck, and e*rock. Master of ceremonies is AC Dickson. Beer & food. urbanhonking.com/supercal/2013/02/24/100x100-for-josh-a-benefit-and-celebration-for-josh-berger/. At the PICA space 415 SW 10th 3PM-6 $10-20
A retrospective of work from one of the world's finest arts residencies, Signal Fire opens today at Marylhurst. Thirteen artists of the one hundred residents show work: Miguel Arzabe, Zachary Davis, Dan Gilsdorf, April Marie Hale, Ellie Irons, Kendra Larson, Guillaume Légaré, Sarah Meadows, Rebecca Najdowski, Jennifer O'Keeffe, Julie Perini, Kyle Riedel and Jillian Vento. It is at the same time as the benefit for Josh, but will be up for some time. You should see this show sometime in its run. At the Marylhurst Art Gym at Marylhurst University www.marylhurst.edu/theartgym/ Map 3PM-5 Free
February 23 Leaf Raiders of the Lost Private Caldera Vestibule Rag
The Independent Publishing Resource Center, the IPRC, is a clubhouse and classroom for self publishers. Over the years, they have amassed a huge library of 'zines. 'Zines upon 'zines. Binders of binders of binders of 'zines.
As Google has taught us, it's not the collection that matters, it's the indexing and ultimate use. The IPRC is hosting a a 24 hour marathon by "raiders of the lost archives" - you - to dig into the pile and catalog it. You can form a team or stop in as an individual, spending an hour or 24. Bring friends! Read weird fiction! Details on the IPRC website. At the Independent Publishing Resource Center www.iprc.org 1101 SE Division, Suite 2 10AM Saturday - 10AM Sunday Free!
This Private Screening is not private, Private Screening is simply the title of a new collaboration between Ním Wunnan and Gabe Flores. It is a show opening tonight at False Front Studio www.falsefrontstudio.com 4518 NE 32nd Map 7PM-10 Free
The Vestibule is the narrow hallway exhibition space at Disjecta. They are having a party-opening tonight. Dubias, Weird Fiction, ExtrAlone and Morganixx exhibit-perform. At Disjecta, in the shadow of Paul Bunyan www.disjecta.org 8371 N. Interstate Map 8PM $5
Caldera is a place for creative experimentation and collaboration. In summer it is a creative camp for at risk kids. In Winter it is a quiet, even snowbound residency for select artists. Today is one of their rare open houses. Artists Jason Baker, Helen Dennis, Laura Gibson, Elsbeth Pancrazi, Roger Peet and Joanna Priestley show what they have been up to. It's a chance to see the studios and talk with the artists. Directions on the website. At Camp Caldera www.calderaarts.org, 31500 Blue Lake Drive, Sisters, OR 1PM-3 Free
Signal Fire has a big opening tomorrow at Marylhurst. Tonight they release their third Leaf Litter - a book of work by recent artist participants in the program. Release and reading at Division Leap www.divisionleap.com 211 SW 9th xBurnside 7PM-9
If you would like to get your rag on, there will be vocal ragas tonight. The raga is an Indian classical music form distinguished by a swara, somewhat akin to a key, and an analog to a melody which form a structure for improvisation by the musicians. Those musicians are vocalist Michael Stirling, Benjy Wertheimer on tabla, Peai Luzzi and Lucy Stirling, tamburas. At The Movement Center, 1021 NE 33rd Avenue 7:30PM by donation
As Google has taught us, it's not the collection that matters, it's the indexing and ultimate use. The IPRC is hosting a a 24 hour marathon by "raiders of the lost archives" - you - to dig into the pile and catalog it. You can form a team or stop in as an individual, spending an hour or 24. Bring friends! Read weird fiction! Details on the IPRC website. At the Independent Publishing Resource Center www.iprc.org 1101 SE Division, Suite 2 10AM Saturday - 10AM Sunday Free!
This Private Screening is not private, Private Screening is simply the title of a new collaboration between Ním Wunnan and Gabe Flores. It is a show opening tonight at False Front Studio www.falsefrontstudio.com 4518 NE 32nd Map 7PM-10 Free
The Vestibule is the narrow hallway exhibition space at Disjecta. They are having a party-opening tonight. Dubias, Weird Fiction, ExtrAlone and Morganixx exhibit-perform. At Disjecta, in the shadow of Paul Bunyan www.disjecta.org 8371 N. Interstate Map 8PM $5
Caldera is a place for creative experimentation and collaboration. In summer it is a creative camp for at risk kids. In Winter it is a quiet, even snowbound residency for select artists. Today is one of their rare open houses. Artists Jason Baker, Helen Dennis, Laura Gibson, Elsbeth Pancrazi, Roger Peet and Joanna Priestley show what they have been up to. It's a chance to see the studios and talk with the artists. Directions on the website. At Camp Caldera www.calderaarts.org, 31500 Blue Lake Drive, Sisters, OR 1PM-3 Free
Signal Fire has a big opening tomorrow at Marylhurst. Tonight they release their third Leaf Litter - a book of work by recent artist participants in the program. Release and reading at Division Leap www.divisionleap.com 211 SW 9th xBurnside 7PM-9
If you would like to get your rag on, there will be vocal ragas tonight. The raga is an Indian classical music form distinguished by a swara, somewhat akin to a key, and an analog to a melody which form a structure for improvisation by the musicians. Those musicians are vocalist Michael Stirling, Benjy Wertheimer on tabla, Peai Luzzi and Lucy Stirling, tamburas. At The Movement Center, 1021 NE 33rd Avenue 7:30PM by donation
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