Alicia Eler is curator, writer and artist. Yes, today, you can have it all. Her show Self(ie) Portraits closes today. She speaks in person on her work exploring the edges between social media selfies and artist self portraits. At UpFor Gallery www.upforgallery.com 929 NW Flanders 11:30AM
Many people have given up on politics. That plan is a tactic by some of the most cynical: make politics so dirty that supporters of your opposition give up in disgust. Then you can eat the whole cake and get all the properties on the monopoly board. Unfortunately that tactic is working. If you let it. Portland, Oregon and the Northwest has an increasingly powerful congressional delegation. One is Senator Ron Wyden. He hosts one of the periodic town halls he holds throughout the state today. The Senator and staff are here to listen to you. Which is how it's supposed to work. Cool. Arrive early. Oregon Senator Ron Wyden town hall at the Multnomah Arts Center 7688 SW Capitol Highway 2PM Free
We have visited Peace Corps volunteers on station, worked with NGO staffers who are former Peace Corps, met UN officials who were influenced to follow world changing careers because they observed Peace Corps volunteers in their home town in Zaire and we knew the gentleman who designed the Peace Corps at its founding using an ethnographic approach.
So we think the Peace Corps is A-OK, in fact, it is the best it can be. It is one of our country's greatest accomplishments.
If you are interested in possibly joining the Peace Corps they are having an in-person event today. You can meet returned volunteers with their stories.
There are significant student loan benefits involved and the Peace Corps is a great spot between undergrad and graduate school in a variety of fields, for international business, NGO's and State.
You can gather some first-hand information today beyond this introduction www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxR8XZOeV, on the Peace Corps, www.peacecorps.gov at Hip Bone Studio 1847 E Burnside St., #104 4PM-5:30 Free
Not sure what to make of this one. Artist Kathryn Andrews presents a performance For Santa Claus Conquers the Martians (Continuous Roll). The plan is audience participation. Should be might be fun! At Disjecta, in the shadow of Paul Bunyan www.disjecta.org 8371 N. Interstate Map Doors 7:30PM, performance 8 Free
And today, all day, is Dynamic Range Day! 8dB may not sound like a large thing, but in the music world, it is. dynamicrangeday.co.uk/challenge/
Friday, February 28, 2014
Thursday, February 27, 2014
February 28 China Art Close
This show opened on our snow day. It is closing tonight with a reception 6PM-8.
Changjiang River waves behind drive the waves ahead. China. It is big. It is changing fast. It has all the communication overlays of, say the United States. Internet usage is higher and social media, mobile everything are thriving. The country is largely optimistic. The family structure is strong. Even so, it is hard to follow China from afar, and on the ground, the view is limited by the geographic extent and shear numbers. And I have to say I find lecturing China as immature.
University of Oregon professor of Contemporary Art History and Theory, Jenny Lin, has gathered a sample of contemporary art across media and geography. They are presented in a deep dive in her courses. And for you they are on display in Portland.
Artists include John Alexander, Chang He, Patty Chang, Chen Fei, Chen Xiaofeng, Chen Yina, Chen Yuan, Gu Zheng, Hai Liang, He Pei, Hu Chengwei, Huang Shizun, Huang Xiaoliang, Ji Tao, Jin Xu, Jing Yi, David Kelley, Liu Jiajia, Liu Jianhua, Liu Jie, Liu Kai, Liu Tao, Liu Wanyi, Liu Yanpeng, Liu Yuanyuan, Luo Dan, Ning Zhouhao, Tong Dazhuang, Wang Wenlong, Wang Peibei, Wu Pengfei, Xie Ying, Xu Yang, Jay Yan, Yan Yibo, Yang Ming, Ye Baoliang, Zhang Wenfeng, Zhang Xiao, Zhang Yujiao and Zi Bai.
The Chinese art world is unimaginatively vast and China is minting large numbers of MFA's per year.
By Whitebox Gallery at the University of Oregon White Stag Building, http://whitebox.uoregon.edu/ 70 NW Couch Closing reception 6PM-8.
Changjiang River waves behind drive the waves ahead. China. It is big. It is changing fast. It has all the communication overlays of, say the United States. Internet usage is higher and social media, mobile everything are thriving. The country is largely optimistic. The family structure is strong. Even so, it is hard to follow China from afar, and on the ground, the view is limited by the geographic extent and shear numbers. And I have to say I find lecturing China as immature.
University of Oregon professor of Contemporary Art History and Theory, Jenny Lin, has gathered a sample of contemporary art across media and geography. They are presented in a deep dive in her courses. And for you they are on display in Portland.
Artists include John Alexander, Chang He, Patty Chang, Chen Fei, Chen Xiaofeng, Chen Yina, Chen Yuan, Gu Zheng, Hai Liang, He Pei, Hu Chengwei, Huang Shizun, Huang Xiaoliang, Ji Tao, Jin Xu, Jing Yi, David Kelley, Liu Jiajia, Liu Jianhua, Liu Jie, Liu Kai, Liu Tao, Liu Wanyi, Liu Yanpeng, Liu Yuanyuan, Luo Dan, Ning Zhouhao, Tong Dazhuang, Wang Wenlong, Wang Peibei, Wu Pengfei, Xie Ying, Xu Yang, Jay Yan, Yan Yibo, Yang Ming, Ye Baoliang, Zhang Wenfeng, Zhang Xiao, Zhang Yujiao and Zi Bai.
The Chinese art world is unimaginatively vast and China is minting large numbers of MFA's per year.
By Whitebox Gallery at the University of Oregon White Stag Building, http://whitebox.uoregon.edu/ 70 NW Couch Closing reception 6PM-8.
Saturday, February 22, 2014
February 22 Edge the Crater
Caldera is the region's Djerassi residency with better facilities. Today they open to you to see. Details: www.calderaarts.org/caldera/arts-in-residence/current-roster/ At Camp Caldera www.calderaarts.org, 31500 Blue Lake Drive, Sisters, OR 1PM-3 Free
Know the Ledge is a long running b-boy/b-girl Portland battle. Dets: http://www.facebook.com/events/473081629470480. At Conduit PDX 918 SW Yamhill # 401. Small space, may be fully subscribed. Doors 5PM, battles 6. $12
Know the Ledge is a long running b-boy/b-girl Portland battle. Dets: http://www.facebook.com/events/473081629470480. At Conduit PDX 918 SW Yamhill # 401. Small space, may be fully subscribed. Doors 5PM, battles 6. $12
Friday, February 14, 2014
February 15 Self(ish) Expression(ism)
I think we have mentioned artist, musician, skater Chris Johanson once or twice before. I think we have mentioned the Portland Museum of Modern Art - PMOMA - before. And if you have seen the shows at PMOMA, you might come to the conclusion that Johanson is an influence on the Museum's aesthetics. And you might be right.
Mr Johanson opens his new show Self(ish) Expression(ism) at PMOMA tonight. Musicians Gift Horse accompany. There will be interesting people there. It will be fun.
At the Portland Museum of Modern Art inside Mississippi Records www.portlandmuseumofmodernart.com 5202 N Albina Map 8PM-10 Free
Robert E. Gilpin reopens The Black Back Door. At Nationale www.nationale.us 811 E Burnside Map 6PM-8 Free
Several other 811 building galleries are holding reopening receptions.
Mr Johanson opens his new show Self(ish) Expression(ism) at PMOMA tonight. Musicians Gift Horse accompany. There will be interesting people there. It will be fun.
At the Portland Museum of Modern Art inside Mississippi Records www.portlandmuseumofmodernart.com 5202 N Albina Map 8PM-10 Free
Robert E. Gilpin reopens The Black Back Door. At Nationale www.nationale.us 811 E Burnside Map 6PM-8 Free
Several other 811 building galleries are holding reopening receptions.
February 14 Thawing
Fourteen30 opens a new post snow show by Perry Doane, Michael Dopp, Rachel Foullon, Evan La Londe, Andrea Longacre-White, Israel Lund, Niall Macdonald, Brian Sharp, Josh Tonsfeldt and Bobbi Woods. Group shows are rare for this venue, so it is a perfect chance to see how the curator weaves aesthetics. 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-8
Several galleries have rescheduled openings from last Friday's biblical snowstorm. You can refer to the opening listings for details, and we encourage readers to do so throughout the month every month.
Blue Sky reopens its February show.
Glyph reopens its February show. Piano music 6:30PM-9:30 art reception 7.
Several galleries have rescheduled openings from last Friday's biblical snowstorm. You can refer to the opening listings for details, and we encourage readers to do so throughout the month every month.
Blue Sky reopens its February show.
Glyph reopens its February show. Piano music 6:30PM-9:30 art reception 7.
Monday, February 10, 2014
February 10 Meadows Edition
Curator and photographer Sarah Meadows has selected Mack McFarland, Drew Scott Swenhaugen and Matt Carlson for Getting to Know You(Tube). At Getting to Know You(Tube) www.gettingtoknowyoutube.com at the Hollywood Theater www.hollywoodtheatre.org 4122 NE Sandy Boulevard. 7PM $5
Friday, February 07, 2014
February 7 Poetics
Reed is a hidden gem which has a penchant for staying hidden. And often they have stellar visitors. I would be happier if some gems had remained hidden.
Poetry is a vast and obscure realm we leave to experts. But here is one that crossed my path.
Gary Snyder studied at Reed. He is a polymath. Cool dude.
He reads some of his poems this evening, including some of his translation, first published in 1959,
of Cold Mountain 寒山 Poems.
Reed is more self-sufficient transportation-wise than most, so check the school website for updates on cancellations.
Gary Snyder reads poems events.reed.edu/posts/2013-14/eliot-award-gary-snyder.html at Reed College Vollum Lecture Hall, www.reed.edu 3203 SE Woodstock Blvd Map 5:15PM Free
Poetry is a vast and obscure realm we leave to experts. But here is one that crossed my path.
Gary Snyder studied at Reed. He is a polymath. Cool dude.
He reads some of his poems this evening, including some of his translation, first published in 1959,
of Cold Mountain 寒山 Poems.
Reed is more self-sufficient transportation-wise than most, so check the school website for updates on cancellations.
Gary Snyder reads poems events.reed.edu/posts/2013-14/eliot-award-gary-snyder.html at Reed College Vollum Lecture Hall, www.reed.edu 3203 SE Woodstock Blvd Map 5:15PM Free
Thursday, February 06, 2014
February 6 Westside Art Openings
Almost all the galleries are closed tonight because of snow, but the shows are up all month.
Changjiang River waves behind drive the waves ahead. China. It is big. It is changing fast. It has all the communication overlays of, say the United States. Internet usage is higher and social media, mobile everything are thriving. The country is largely optimistic. The family structure is strong. Even so, it is hard to follow China from afar, and on the ground, the view is limited by the geographic extent and shear numbers. And I have to say I find lecturing China as immature.
University of Oregon professor of Contemporary Art History and Theory, Jenny Lin, has gathered a sample of contemporary art across media and geography. They are presented in a deep dive in her courses. And for you they are on display in Portland.
Artists include John Alexander, Chang He, Patty Chang, Chen Fei, Chen Xiaofeng, Chen Yina, Chen Yuan, Gu Zheng, Hai Liang, He Pei, Hu Chengwei, Huang Shizun, Huang Xiaoliang, Ji Tao, Jin Xu, Jing Yi, David Kelley, Liu Jiajia, Liu Jianhua, Liu Jie, Liu Kai, Liu Tao, Liu Wanyi, Liu Yanpeng, Liu Yuanyuan, Luo Dan, Ning Zhouhao, Tong Dazhuang, Wang Wenlong, Wang Peibei, Wu Pengfei, Xie Ying, Xu Yang, Jay Yan, Yan Yibo, Yang Ming, Ye Baoliang, Zhang Wenfeng, Zhang Xiao, Zhang Yujiao and Zi Bai.
The Chinese art world is unimaginatively vast and China is minting large numbers of MFA's per year.
By Whitebox Gallery at the University of Oregon White Stag Building, http://whitebox.uoregon.edu/ 70 NW Couch
Reverse Engineered is a group show by AJ Fosik, Jshea, Souther Salazar, Troy Coulterman, Michael Alm and Yosakay Yamamoto. Tonight the sculpture instance opens. On February 27th, each artist presents 2D companion work at Antler. 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
Unless you have been snowed in for some time you know the word selfie. It is the venerable Oxford English Dictionary 2013 Word of the Year. It is also the inspiration for show Self(IE) by artists Lorna Barnshaw, Ian Ingram, TJ Norris, Julie Perini, Jordan Rathus, Samantha Wall and Tyler Wallace. Alicia Eler provides a closing talk for the show March 1. At UpFor Gallery www.upforgallery.com 929 NW Flanders 6PM-9 Free
PNCA has a previously opened An Exhibition That Might Exist, Bean Gilsdorf, recent CCA grad. At PNCA www.pnca.edu 1241 NW Johnson Map
Unveiled Nudes by Robert Hanson, Stephen Hayes, Malia Jensen, Gaston Lachaise, Henri Matisse, Joseph Park, John Sloan, David Smith opens tonight. It accompanies a very interesting project by photographer Chris Rauschenberg of artist studios. At Elizabeth Leach Gallery www.elizabethleach.com 417 NW 9th Map 6PM-9
The late photographer and curator Terry Toedtemeier is noted for his pictures of rocks. But he often included in the image rock's yang to yin, skies. That is the theme of this show of his work, Skies. At PDX Contemporary Art www.pdxcontemporaryart.com 925 NW Flanders Map early close 8PM
We are actively selective and passively selective covering cafe shows. To many moar arts. But we have great hopes for this cafe in a dorm, Glyph. They open their visual shows with Drawing a Blank, paintings by Theodore Holdt and an exhibition in shadow boxes that are the cafe tables Sea of Hooks – Writing Process Ephemera & Broadsides by Lindsay Hill. Both are have a lot of detail worth an extended visit. The new cafe has food items, beer and wine for your everyday pleasures. At Glyph Cafe & Arts Space www.glyphpdx.com 804 NW Couch 7PM-9
Laura Ross-Paul has Urban Forest this month. Ross-Paul is known for strong use of color, yet not overpoweringly so, in oil and water color. Along with Pecker Tracks by Nat Meade. At Froelick Gallery www.froelickgallery.com 714 NW Davis
Augen has a large group show by by Mark Andres, Phil Bard, Bill Brewer, Sharon Bronzan, Laurel Bustamante, Sally Cleveland, Matt Cosby, Jonnel Covault, Ron Cronin, John Dempcy, Karen Esler, James Florshutz, Trish Grantham, Jef Gunn, Yoko Hara, Mary Chomenko Hinckley, Yuji Hiratsuka, Chris Kelly, Stu Levy, Wendy Franklund Miller, Cynthia Mosser, Jim Neidhardt, Trude Parkinson, Gerald Purdy, Jim Riswold, Rita Robillard, Naomi Shigeta, Sara Siestreem, Dharma Strasser MacColl, Morgan Walker, Mary Wells, Mark Wilson and Thomas Wood. At Augen Gallery www.augengallery.com 716 NW Davis early close 8
Longtime Portland artists Henk Pander and Mel Katz have a show this month. At Laura Russo Gallery www.laurarusso.com 805 NW 21st 5PM-8
Compound has Parallel Worlds by Andrea Wan, Betsy Walton and Sandra Dieckmann. At Compound Gallery www.compoundgallery.com 107 NW 5th 6PM-10
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
Changjiang River waves behind drive the waves ahead. China. It is big. It is changing fast. It has all the communication overlays of, say the United States. Internet usage is higher and social media, mobile everything are thriving. The country is largely optimistic. The family structure is strong. Even so, it is hard to follow China from afar, and on the ground, the view is limited by the geographic extent and shear numbers. And I have to say I find lecturing China as immature.
University of Oregon professor of Contemporary Art History and Theory, Jenny Lin, has gathered a sample of contemporary art across media and geography. They are presented in a deep dive in her courses. And for you they are on display in Portland.
Artists include John Alexander, Chang He, Patty Chang, Chen Fei, Chen Xiaofeng, Chen Yina, Chen Yuan, Gu Zheng, Hai Liang, He Pei, Hu Chengwei, Huang Shizun, Huang Xiaoliang, Ji Tao, Jin Xu, Jing Yi, David Kelley, Liu Jiajia, Liu Jianhua, Liu Jie, Liu Kai, Liu Tao, Liu Wanyi, Liu Yanpeng, Liu Yuanyuan, Luo Dan, Ning Zhouhao, Tong Dazhuang, Wang Wenlong, Wang Peibei, Wu Pengfei, Xie Ying, Xu Yang, Jay Yan, Yan Yibo, Yang Ming, Ye Baoliang, Zhang Wenfeng, Zhang Xiao, Zhang Yujiao and Zi Bai.
The Chinese art world is unimaginatively vast and China is minting large numbers of MFA's per year.
By Whitebox Gallery at the University of Oregon White Stag Building, http://whitebox.uoregon.edu/ 70 NW Couch
Reverse Engineered is a group show by AJ Fosik, Jshea, Souther Salazar, Troy Coulterman, Michael Alm and Yosakay Yamamoto. Tonight the sculpture instance opens. On February 27th, each artist presents 2D companion work at Antler. 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
Unless you have been snowed in for some time you know the word selfie. It is the venerable Oxford English Dictionary 2013 Word of the Year. It is also the inspiration for show Self(IE) by artists Lorna Barnshaw, Ian Ingram, TJ Norris, Julie Perini, Jordan Rathus, Samantha Wall and Tyler Wallace. Alicia Eler provides a closing talk for the show March 1. At UpFor Gallery www.upforgallery.com 929 NW Flanders 6PM-9 Free
PNCA has a previously opened An Exhibition That Might Exist, Bean Gilsdorf, recent CCA grad. At PNCA www.pnca.edu 1241 NW Johnson Map
Unveiled Nudes by Robert Hanson, Stephen Hayes, Malia Jensen, Gaston Lachaise, Henri Matisse, Joseph Park, John Sloan, David Smith opens tonight. It accompanies a very interesting project by photographer Chris Rauschenberg of artist studios. At Elizabeth Leach Gallery www.elizabethleach.com 417 NW 9th Map 6PM-9
The late photographer and curator Terry Toedtemeier is noted for his pictures of rocks. But he often included in the image rock's yang to yin, skies. That is the theme of this show of his work, Skies. At PDX Contemporary Art www.pdxcontemporaryart.com 925 NW Flanders Map early close 8PM
We are actively selective and passively selective covering cafe shows. To many moar arts. But we have great hopes for this cafe in a dorm, Glyph. They open their visual shows with Drawing a Blank, paintings by Theodore Holdt and an exhibition in shadow boxes that are the cafe tables Sea of Hooks – Writing Process Ephemera & Broadsides by Lindsay Hill. Both are have a lot of detail worth an extended visit. The new cafe has food items, beer and wine for your everyday pleasures. At Glyph Cafe & Arts Space www.glyphpdx.com 804 NW Couch 7PM-9
Laura Ross-Paul has Urban Forest this month. Ross-Paul is known for strong use of color, yet not overpoweringly so, in oil and water color. Along with Pecker Tracks by Nat Meade. At Froelick Gallery www.froelickgallery.com 714 NW Davis
Augen has a large group show by by Mark Andres, Phil Bard, Bill Brewer, Sharon Bronzan, Laurel Bustamante, Sally Cleveland, Matt Cosby, Jonnel Covault, Ron Cronin, John Dempcy, Karen Esler, James Florshutz, Trish Grantham, Jef Gunn, Yoko Hara, Mary Chomenko Hinckley, Yuji Hiratsuka, Chris Kelly, Stu Levy, Wendy Franklund Miller, Cynthia Mosser, Jim Neidhardt, Trude Parkinson, Gerald Purdy, Jim Riswold, Rita Robillard, Naomi Shigeta, Sara Siestreem, Dharma Strasser MacColl, Morgan Walker, Mary Wells, Mark Wilson and Thomas Wood. At Augen Gallery www.augengallery.com 716 NW Davis early close 8
Longtime Portland artists Henk Pander and Mel Katz have a show this month. At Laura Russo Gallery www.laurarusso.com 805 NW 21st 5PM-8
Compound has Parallel Worlds by Andrea Wan, Betsy Walton and Sandra Dieckmann. At Compound Gallery www.compoundgallery.com 107 NW 5th 6PM-10
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
Saturday, February 01, 2014
February 1 Get Down Forest
Portland has music and Portland has forests. In fact, for a large city, we have outstanding forests. We love, Portlanders love, and Portlander's Colin Meloy and Carson Ellis love, forest parks.
Between the two they have penned childrens' fantasy books with a forest focus. They read from newest, Wildwood Imperium.
Recommended and recommended for small ones and their companion parents.
Reading by Colin Meloy and Carson Ellis at Powell's books Beaverton. 3415 SW Cedar Hills Blvd 2PM Free
When we talk about hip hop dance we say b-boy/b-girl. And when we think builders we think man builders and female builders. And when we think humanity. Identity includes all.
Habitat for Humanity and Women Build throw down a b-boy/b-girl/b-person competition, fundraiser and Bhangra dance party.
It's tonight. Details http://www.facebook.com/events/586405948080364/. At the Village Ballroom 700 NE Dekum 8PM-11 $12
And covers and blankets.
Between the two they have penned childrens' fantasy books with a forest focus. They read from newest, Wildwood Imperium.
Recommended and recommended for small ones and their companion parents.
Reading by Colin Meloy and Carson Ellis at Powell's books Beaverton. 3415 SW Cedar Hills Blvd 2PM Free
When we talk about hip hop dance we say b-boy/b-girl. And when we think builders we think man builders and female builders. And when we think humanity. Identity includes all.
Habitat for Humanity and Women Build throw down a b-boy/b-girl/b-person competition, fundraiser and Bhangra dance party.
It's tonight. Details http://www.facebook.com/events/586405948080364/. At the Village Ballroom 700 NE Dekum 8PM-11 $12
And covers and blankets.
Thursday, January 23, 2014
January 25 Caldera X Box
Caldera is a great Oregon arts residency. It is a Summer art camp for at risk youth. In Winter, sometimes, but not this year, snowed in, it's a residency for grown artists. The artists' studios are open, and the work made on view, a few hours of a few days in a year. Today see musician Christi Denton, photographer Jim Leisly, filmmaker Alain Letourneau, writer Maxim Loskutoff and artist Katie Rose Pipkin. Details:
www.calderaarts.org/caldera/january-2014-open-studio. At Camp Caldera www.calderaarts.org, 31500 Blue Lake Drive, Sisters, OR 1PM-3 Free
We are not a fan of artworks derivative of (sampled from) pop culture. The audience that can relate to the work is too narrow for the work to be meaningful. But we often do like what Disjecta does. Tonight Disjecta does an artwork derived from a television (television??) series that broadcast (broadcast?) between 1993 and 2002. We're going to be at Multiplex. Details at www.disjecta.org/exhibitions-events/zero. Opening at Disjecta, in the shadow of Paul Bunyan www.disjecta.org 8371 N. Interstate Map 6PM-10
The experimental show. about desire, at the University of Oregon’s White Box visual laboratory, mounts a conventional close this evening. Curator Meagan Atiyeh has seleced paintings, sculpture, video, photography and mixed media works by artists Delaney Allen, Nancy Bulalacao, Jacques Flechemuller, Sally Haley (1908-2007), Tahni Holt, Kristan Kennedy, Isaac Layman, Storm Tharp, and Terry Toedtemeier (1947-2008) for the show. Several of the artists may speak about their work at the closing. At the University of Oregon White Stag Building, http://whitebox.uoregon.edu/ 70 NW Couch 5PM-8 Free
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www.calderaarts.org/caldera/january-2014-open-studio. At Camp Caldera www.calderaarts.org, 31500 Blue Lake Drive, Sisters, OR 1PM-3 Free
We are not a fan of artworks derivative of (sampled from) pop culture. The audience that can relate to the work is too narrow for the work to be meaningful. But we often do like what Disjecta does. Tonight Disjecta does an artwork derived from a television (television??) series that broadcast (broadcast?) between 1993 and 2002. We're going to be at Multiplex. Details at www.disjecta.org/exhibitions-events/zero. Opening at Disjecta, in the shadow of Paul Bunyan www.disjecta.org 8371 N. Interstate Map 6PM-10
The experimental show. about desire, at the University of Oregon’s White Box visual laboratory, mounts a conventional close this evening. Curator Meagan Atiyeh has seleced paintings, sculpture, video, photography and mixed media works by artists Delaney Allen, Nancy Bulalacao, Jacques Flechemuller, Sally Haley (1908-2007), Tahni Holt, Kristan Kennedy, Isaac Layman, Storm Tharp, and Terry Toedtemeier (1947-2008) for the show. Several of the artists may speak about their work at the closing. At the University of Oregon White Stag Building, http://whitebox.uoregon.edu/ 70 NW Couch 5PM-8 Free
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January 24 Free Museum
Tonight after 5 the Museum has free admission. These Fridays really give the museum a sense of life. At the Portland Art Museum www.pam.org 1219 SW Park 5PM-8 Free
Saturday, January 18, 2014
January 19 Places to Go
We've known musician and all around good person Enrique Ugalde performing as Soriah for some time. He has been a generous creative collaborator. For several years he has been adventuring off to Tuva in the Russian Republic to study and perform traditional and non-traditional throat singing. He is off on a new epic journey to the east to start his own Tuvan family. Wish him the best by stopping by his send off performance. At the Star Theater 13NW 6th 8PM $10
January 18 Places to Be
Place has a series of openings tonight as does the Woolley Gallery and People's Art of Portland. See it all for the amazing price of free! At Place, www.placepdx.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
Thursday, January 16, 2014
January 17 Scapeing the Future
In an interesting social practice, ethnographic or market research exercise, hard to tell which, the National Nanotechnology Initiative polled a focus group of Portlanders on their views of tech. In turn, artists are responding to that material, with their own experience, in this branch of the PSU Futurescapes project. Presentations at 7. At RECESS recessart.com in the Oregon Brassworks Building, 1127 SE 10th Map 6PM-9 Free
Tuesday, January 14, 2014
January 16 Studio Momenta
Christopher Rauschenberg is known for urban landscape photography, using monochrome and color sensitively, not sensationally. For a new show he lenses the intimate interiors of artist's studios. What is common? A collage of images from here and there. Paint tracks. You can see for yourself, artifacts, absent finished work, that are traces of the inspiration process. Along with Unveiled, a show of nudes, by David Smith, Gaston Lachaise, John Sloan, and Henri Matisse, Malia Jensen, Stephen Hayes, Joseph Park and Robert Hanson. At Elizabeth Leach Gallery www.elizabethleach.com 417 NW 9th Map 6PM-8 Free
Energy, our survival depends on it. It is energy that keeps us warm or cool when the weather is other. Energy takes us to and from families and jobs. Energy grows our food, delivers it and cooks it. Pumps our fresh water and disposes of waste. It runs our media and Internet.
In the United States today, 78% comes from millions of years of underground fossil plant deposits in the form of coal, natural gas and oil - http://flowcharts.llnl.gov/content/energy/energy_archive/energy_flow_2012/2012new2012newUSEnergy.png. In fact the two major electric utilities serving Portland Portland General Electric and Pacificorps have significant use of coal as a source. Maybe we need to come up with a plan to not dig that up!
Why? Our methods of converting those sources to use are woefully inefficient. They are limited by Carnot efficiency, but typically operate at about 33%. Add transmission losses and the inefficiency of building insulation. The result of primitive burning, fossil fuel sources are leading to extreme weather events like wildfire, floods, hurricanes, heat waves and low temperatures. They are leading to crop failures and loss of centuries stable ecosystems. Those landscape plants in your yard. Some will survive. The weeds will survive, guaranteed. Fisheries - we are already losing our oyster business in Oregon because burning carbon fuels is increasing ocean acidity. So yes we are the lobster who starts out on the fire in a cold pot, then realizes too late they are cooked.
I have not seen this documentary. And being me, I would probably make it differently. But seeing the trailer, I suggest it. Because it is about something happening here, now and that you can influence by volunteering, writing an email or just showing up. And if you don't, it is going to affect you.
Yes, easy to ignore. But what are you going to say to your children, grandchildren, nieces, nephews and grand nieces and nephews if you ignored it? They will ask.
Showing of the documentary Momenta, produced in Portland, on American coal exports from Wyoming, Montana and Colorado through Portland and Northwest locations over rail to China and other Asian countries.
This is an early edit and advance free tickets required - http://www.eventbrite.com/e/momenta-advanced-screening-tickets-10036231639.
At Patagonia in Ecotrust. Ticket includes raffle. Beer available for purchase. 907 NW Irving Doors 7PM, showing 8 $10 donation, no one turned away for lack of funds
Energy, our survival depends on it. It is energy that keeps us warm or cool when the weather is other. Energy takes us to and from families and jobs. Energy grows our food, delivers it and cooks it. Pumps our fresh water and disposes of waste. It runs our media and Internet.
In the United States today, 78% comes from millions of years of underground fossil plant deposits in the form of coal, natural gas and oil - http://flowcharts.llnl.gov/content/energy/energy_archive/energy_flow_2012/2012new2012newUSEnergy.png. In fact the two major electric utilities serving Portland Portland General Electric and Pacificorps have significant use of coal as a source. Maybe we need to come up with a plan to not dig that up!
Why? Our methods of converting those sources to use are woefully inefficient. They are limited by Carnot efficiency, but typically operate at about 33%. Add transmission losses and the inefficiency of building insulation. The result of primitive burning, fossil fuel sources are leading to extreme weather events like wildfire, floods, hurricanes, heat waves and low temperatures. They are leading to crop failures and loss of centuries stable ecosystems. Those landscape plants in your yard. Some will survive. The weeds will survive, guaranteed. Fisheries - we are already losing our oyster business in Oregon because burning carbon fuels is increasing ocean acidity. So yes we are the lobster who starts out on the fire in a cold pot, then realizes too late they are cooked.
I have not seen this documentary. And being me, I would probably make it differently. But seeing the trailer, I suggest it. Because it is about something happening here, now and that you can influence by volunteering, writing an email or just showing up. And if you don't, it is going to affect you.
Yes, easy to ignore. But what are you going to say to your children, grandchildren, nieces, nephews and grand nieces and nephews if you ignored it? They will ask.
Showing of the documentary Momenta, produced in Portland, on American coal exports from Wyoming, Montana and Colorado through Portland and Northwest locations over rail to China and other Asian countries.
This is an early edit and advance free tickets required - http://www.eventbrite.com/e/momenta-advanced-screening-tickets-10036231639.
At Patagonia in Ecotrust. Ticket includes raffle. Beer available for purchase. 907 NW Irving Doors 7PM, showing 8 $10 donation, no one turned away for lack of funds
Monday, January 13, 2014
January 15 Pope.L Portland
William Pope.L opens Claim tonight and speaks on his work. Pope.L is a great artist provocateur and star guest of PICA in its strong experimental visual art period of 10 years ago. And the exhibition is winner of the copywriting award for the month:
"When we quantify, we point. We point with a wavering finger. Like a child. Like a drunk. Like a dyslexic. Like a palsied person. Like a college student filled with helium. Like an old person filled with wisdom, we point with a wavering finger. And of course we insist; we insist we know, we know where we are pointing.
Claim is a piece, an exhibition about making sense of things and concomitantly making nonsense of that. Claim uses simple, poetic counting and quantification strategies to gnarly up a discussion about making sense/nonsense. The hinge between sense and nonsense is consciousness, or, more precisely, intention. This is a weak hinge: intention is ‘pointed at’ in this exhibition, usually where things do or do not come together. It may seem visually reticent, yet even so, it is important for use and interpretation."
Pope.l speaks tonight at Shattuck Hall Annex at 7PM, followed by a reception in the Littman and White gallery. In Shattuck Hall Annex, 1914 SW Park Avenue, at the corner of SW Broadway and Hall on the PSU campus and in the https://www.facebook.com/events/1489212924657398/ https://www.facebook.com/events/1489212924657398/Talk 7PM Reception ~8-10. Free
"When we quantify, we point. We point with a wavering finger. Like a child. Like a drunk. Like a dyslexic. Like a palsied person. Like a college student filled with helium. Like an old person filled with wisdom, we point with a wavering finger. And of course we insist; we insist we know, we know where we are pointing.
Claim is a piece, an exhibition about making sense of things and concomitantly making nonsense of that. Claim uses simple, poetic counting and quantification strategies to gnarly up a discussion about making sense/nonsense. The hinge between sense and nonsense is consciousness, or, more precisely, intention. This is a weak hinge: intention is ‘pointed at’ in this exhibition, usually where things do or do not come together. It may seem visually reticent, yet even so, it is important for use and interpretation."
Pope.l speaks tonight at Shattuck Hall Annex at 7PM, followed by a reception in the Littman and White gallery. In Shattuck Hall Annex, 1914 SW Park Avenue, at the corner of SW Broadway and Hall on the PSU campus and in the https://www.facebook.com/events/1489212924657398/ https://www.facebook.com/events/1489212924657398/Talk 7PM Reception ~8-10. Free
Sunday, January 12, 2014
January 13 Your YouTube
This month's Getting to Know YouTube has Shawn Creeden, Rachael Jensen and Morgan Sutherland, curated by Krystal South. At Getting to Know You(Tube) www.gettingtoknowyoutube.com at the Hollywood Theater www.hollywoodtheatre.org 4122 NE Sandy Boulevard. 7:30PM $5
Wednesday, January 08, 2014
January 11 Collect Here Now
Manuel Izquierdo, Todd Haynes, John Fahey, Lucinda Parker, Sister Corita Kent, Howard Finster, Mose Tolliver, Sally Haley, Leroy Alman, Cynthia Star, Storm Tharp, Terry Toedtemeier, Jimmy Lee Sudduth, Vaginal Davis, Michael Hall, BF Perkins and Arthur Renquist are artists often found in museums, or may be found in future museums.
Portland Museum of Modern Art is a museum and a future museum. They have reached out into their community of friends and lovers to loan pieces for this show. Portland Collects is a peak inside creative mind of Portland collectors. The intent is to show ordinary people can collect art and it is a source of great pleasure. By chance, it represents a counterpoint to the Bacon on loan, reportedly in exchange for a low 8 figure tax arbitrage. Portland Collects: PMOMA Presents Work from Private Collections www.portlandmuseumofmodernart.com/Portland-Collects-Jan-2014.
At the Portland Museum of Modern Art inside Mississippi Records www.portlandmuseumofmodernart.com 5202 N Albina Map 8PM-10 Free
Portland Museum of Modern Art is a museum and a future museum. They have reached out into their community of friends and lovers to loan pieces for this show. Portland Collects is a peak inside creative mind of Portland collectors. The intent is to show ordinary people can collect art and it is a source of great pleasure. By chance, it represents a counterpoint to the Bacon on loan, reportedly in exchange for a low 8 figure tax arbitrage. Portland Collects: PMOMA Presents Work from Private Collections www.portlandmuseumofmodernart.com/Portland-Collects-Jan-2014.
At the Portland Museum of Modern Art inside Mississippi Records www.portlandmuseumofmodernart.com 5202 N Albina Map 8PM-10 Free
January 10 Jargon
Jargon is a collaboration between Cari Vander Yacht and Edward Jeffrey Kriksciun. They exchanged sketches between the East Coast and West, each sketch a response to their individual moves to a new city. The description on Nationale's website explains all. But what the surprise is, the end result, opens tonight: nationale.us/vander-yacht-kriksciun-jargon-2014. At Nationale www.nationale.us 811 E Burnside Map 6PM-10 Free
Monday, January 06, 2014
January 9 Desire Ra
Portland has a few experimental curators. Art is risk, so in curation, shows and sales, compounding risk is avoided. UO Whitebox and some others embrace risk. Here is an example. Curator Meagan Atiyeh curates show, About Desire, connecting Delaney Allen, Nancy Bulalacao, Jacques Flechemuller, Sally Haley (1908-2007), Tahni Holt, Kristan Kennedy, Isaac Layman, Storm Tharp and Terry Toedtemeier (1947-2008). The works have been shown solo in the space day by day. Tonight, and through show closing, they are all present. Curator's talk tonight. Roundup the 25th. At the University of Oregon White Stag Building, http://whitebox.uoregon.edu/ 70 NW Couch 5PM-8
Sun Ra. Art life.
Mr Sun Ra was a visionary musician and lived life as an art individual. Neither art or music has caught up to this day at the speed of his concepts.
Tonight on the big screen you can partake in a special treat, actually two special treats.
First is Mr Sun Ra's written, directed and produced fictional film Space is the Place. Recommended and strongly recommended having seen it a few times. Second is A Joyful Noise. I want to see and will see tonight on a big screen and sound system.
Sun Ra on screen at Hollywood Theater hollywoodtheatre.org/sun-ra-double-feature/ 4122 NE Sandy Boulevard 7:30PM $8
Sun Ra. Art life.
Mr Sun Ra was a visionary musician and lived life as an art individual. Neither art or music has caught up to this day at the speed of his concepts.
Tonight on the big screen you can partake in a special treat, actually two special treats.
First is Mr Sun Ra's written, directed and produced fictional film Space is the Place. Recommended and strongly recommended having seen it a few times. Second is A Joyful Noise. I want to see and will see tonight on a big screen and sound system.
Sun Ra on screen at Hollywood Theater hollywoodtheatre.org/sun-ra-double-feature/ 4122 NE Sandy Boulevard 7:30PM $8
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