The People’s Biennial is a welcome pocket of accessibility at the TBA Festival.
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My Kid Could Paint That
The People’s Biennial Is a Pocket of Accessibility at TBA Festival
Matt Stangel
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Review: Storm Tharp’s High House
Kerosene Rose Storm Tharp’s High House At some point or another, everyone gets frustrated with their job. It doesn’t matter if you drink beer and jump on a trampoline for a living— eventually you’ll get tired of the boozing and bouncing. That’s why I wasn’t surprised when local artist Storm Tharp told me that he […]
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Review: People’s Biennial
Matt Stangel Gary A. Freitas’ “Singularity” In its inaugural showing, the People’s Biennial is a bi-yearly exhibition formed by curators Jens Hoffman and Harrell Fletcher as a response to “the art world’s ever-increasing exclusivity.” Attempting to offset this exclusivity, the exhibit includes artists from cities outside mainstream art hubs— Portland; Scottsdale, AZ; Rapid City, SD; […]
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REVIEW: Yemenwed
When I found out that I’d be writing about Yemenwed, the New York-based collective made up of artists, animators, dancers, architects, and designers, I immediately went to PICA’s TBA:10 programming guide to see what they’d be presenting. I discovered that Yemenwed was slated to show two videos. The first, Episode 3, is described as “a […]
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REVIEW: Jessica Jackson Hutchins’ Children of the Sunshine
A family gathers in their living room in front of a trio of windows. They take up instruments, and in spontaneous anti-harmony, repeatedly sing the words, “we are children of the sunshine.” The father (Pavement frontman Stephen Malkmus) strums a guitar. The mother (Jessica Jackson Hutchins) holds her youngest child, burying the newborn into her […]
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Review: Ruby Sky Stiler
As you probably know, the 2010 Time-Based Art Festival (TBA:10) officially kicked off last night, and packed was Washington High School— home to the Works (TBA’s late-night performance showcase) and a large chunk of the On Sight (visual art) programming. The big pull of the evening was Japanther’s collaboration with shadow puppeteers Night Shade (check […]
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Tonight: First Thursday
Damien Gilley Damien Gilley’s Decoy, on view at PNCA’s Manuel Izquierdo Sculpture Gallery The First Thursday artwalk is going down tonight on the west side. After the jump are expanded details on my top picks of the night, but first, here’s a quick rundown of the highlights: Damien Gilley‘s Decoy opens at PNCA’s Manuel Izquierdo […]
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Nietzschian Inspiration
Midori Hirose Gets Nonrepresentational at Little Field
Midori Hirose’s new sculptures marry chaos and order.
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Tonight: Laura Hughes at Appendix Space
Laura Hughes Laura Hughes’ Passed Presence at the Portland Building A few weeks back when I spoke with Jenene Nagy about her upcoming curatorial residence at Disjecta, I asked who she’d match up for a collaboration if she could chose any two local artists. Nagy replied, “Laura Hughes and Tahni Holt.” It just so happens […]
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Lonesome’s Pizza Delivers Happy Meals for Big Kids
Yesterday I ordered dinner from Lonesome’s Pizza (523 NE 19th St). When my buffalo-chicken pie arrived (referred to on the menu as a “Lou Ferrigno vs. a shark with throwing stars for teeth”), I opened the box to find something unusual: Inside was my sriracha-doused miracle, as well as a CD glued to the lid, […]
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Paper Cut at Compound Gallery
Compound Gallery Eatcho’s “Bird” I was over in China Town yesterday and stopped by Compound Gallery (107 NW 5th) to check out their current show, Paper Cut, which challenged local and international artists to make works from chopped-up paper. Some artists took that task literally, like Bryce Flint-Sommerville, whose “Yang Liwei First Taikonaut” is a […]
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Disjecta Nabs Nagy
Jenene Nagy Signs on as Disjecta’s First Guest Curator
Jenene Nagy talks about her new role as Disjecta’s curator-in-residence.