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Kye Grant

Kye Grant is an artist, performer, and interview enthusiast living in Portland. They harbor a particular fascination with Lloyd Center Mall, where they are known to bring their Public Acts of Dance Company (@deptofpublicdance) on special and unannounced occasions. Their interviews with a Times Square souvenir shop security guard, the Portland State University mascot, a minor league baseball player-turned-television host, and their very own therapist can be enjoyed in Social Forms of Art Journal.
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Father Fannie’s Funhouse Is Constantly Changing

The latest ILY2 Too Lloyd Mall resident curates artworks and workshops focused on community and Black joy.
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If you’ve been paying attention, you already know that Portland’s Lloyd Center Mall has become, in the past few years, a haven for local arts, culture, and civic initiatives. Inside the convalescing shopping center, a patchwork of trademark mall culture standbys like Hot Topic and Cinnabon coexist alongside Secret Roller Discos in the former Marshalls, […]

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Author Q&A: Intersex Activist Alicia Roth Weigel on Her New Memoir Inverse Cowgirl

A visit to Powell’s City of Books uncovered no books about intersex experience, so she vowed to write one.
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A crushing visit to Portland’s very own Powell’s City of Books inspired Alicia Roth Weigel to write a memoir about her experience as an intersex activist. We spoke with her about the book and a new documentary she’s featured in, ahead of a book signing at PSU’s 5th Ave Cinema.

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