Key Figures of outsider art at Adams and Ollman.
Jenna Lechner
Clown About Town: Anthony Hudson’s Drag Clown Carla Rossi
Photo: Aaron Lee THE FIRST TIME I saw Carla Rossi perform, I was charmed by her awfulness. Like a combination of Grey Gardens‘ Little Edie and Lucille Ball, she’s hungry for fame and celebrity, but foiled by the fact that she is a clown who always puts her foot in her mouth. Artist Anthony Hudson […]
Clown About Town
Anthony Hudson on the evolution of drag clown Carla Rossi.
Show Runner
The Cooley Gallery’s Stephanie Snyder on what makes a curator.
Without Ceremony
Northwest artist Victoria Haven’s quiet evolution.
Santa/Satan
Killing Santa Claus in Liminal’s “holiday” performance.
Art Jokes: Paraprosdokians and Rubber Chickens at the Art Gym
This is the first thing you see when you enter the show Paraprosdokians and Rubber Chickens at Marylhurst University’s Art Gym: Evan LaLonde W.P.P. by Patrick Rock A goofy oversized lawn ornament—a dog on a stick, taking a shit. It’s a piece by Patrick Rock, and I’m pretty sure seeing it marked the first time […]
Wilderness Years
Corey Arnold photographs animals who want to kill him.
Diving In
The Portland Queer Festival has a new name—and a lot of new movies.
Disco Balls and Balloons: Until Next Time, TBA
Photo courtesy of the artist Today was the official, final day of this year’s TBA Festival (phew!). Last night ushered it in with a big celebration: Chanticleer Trü’s Evelyn. Folks made figure eights on roller skates, circling a giant disco ball wrapped in a pink tulle bow in the middle of the room. Balloons hovered […]
