“Inevitably, everyone in the military has experienced some sort of trauma,” says Ryan Stroud. “In military life, all the rules of society are turned upside down.” It’s a world that’s hierarchical, structured, demanding, and sometimes violent—and for three years, Stroud has been encouraging PSU student veterans to talk about it in a storytelling night called […]
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You Should Support XRAY.FM
Something I noticed: Every time I get into a Car2Go lately, the radio dial is inevitably set to 107.1 FM. Not only is this a heartening sign, it saves me the trouble of changing the station. I used to be an OPB devotee. I still listen to KMHD and KBOO a decent amount. But more […]
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Have You Seen Our Design Issue?
Jordan Speer You probably noticed we made you a Design Issue, just in time for Design Week Portland. It’s in this week’s paper, and features some strong cover art from Jordan Speer, who is my new favorite artist. If you don’t like getting newsprint under your fingernails, GROW UP! But also, you can read the […]
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Contemporary Native Photographers‘ Will Wilson Comes to Portland on Friday
Wilson uses an old-fashioned wet-plate process, and focuses on the relationship between the photographer and sitter, rather than a one-sided interaction. Will Wilson If you haven’t yet made it out to see Contemporary Native Photographers and the Edward Curtis Legacy at PAM, remedy that soon! You have until May 8. But you may want to […]
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Pioneer Place Galleries To Be Replaced By Undisclosed Corporate Tenant
Michael T. Hensley’s work, up now at Mark Woolley Gallery. Mark Woolley Gallery Representing the four galleries on the top floor of Pioneer Place, Mark Woolley, Chris Haberman, Jason Brown, and Fred Swan yesterday announced in a press release that they’d be closing their arts spaces at the end of this month. An unusual dose […]
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William Eggleston’s Hyperrealism Comes to Portland
In the 1960s, Eggleston experimented with color photography, at a time when only black-and-white photography was considered art. William Eggleston When you thumb up a color-saturating Instagram filter for your shot of Mt. Hood over an airplane wing or your pastel-hued brunch cocktail, you have William Eggleston to thank. Those Instagram filters—to say nothing of […]
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Artist Wynde Dyer Envisions a Sharing Economy That Includes Portland’s Homeless
Portland artist Wynde Dyer addresses the city’s affordable housing shortage through quilts like these. Courtesy Wynde Dyer Here’s something that can’t be said of most art shows: Each piece is priced at the exact amount of one individual’s rent increase, and the full proceeds will be donated to cost-burdened renters as one-time, no-questions-asked micro grants. […]
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The Museum of Contemporary Craft Closes April 23. Where Does That Leave Us?
It feels like a funeral in there. Only a few weeks remain to visit the Museum of Contemporary Craft (MoCC) before it closes on April 23. Not surprisingly, it feels like a funeral in there, with the monochrome solemnity of the current Rowland Ricketts show, and the Gallery Store’s contents packed up, as museum staff […]
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At PAM, Native American Photographers Resist Edward Curtis’ Limited Frame
Wendy Red Star’s works are precise exercises in revealing voice and identity. Wendy Red Star Walking past a portrait of George Washington to get to the Portland Art Museum’s new exhibit, Contemporary Native Photographers and the Edward Curtis Legacy, is the first of many reminders that what you’re about to witness—work by contemporary Native American […]
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Your Essential Spring Arts and Culture Guide is Here!
Matt Wong I can’t stop staring at our arts guide cover photo. It’s finally here, in this week’s Mercury—the only guide you’ll need to this spring’s arts and culture offerings! From Walidah Imarisha’s latest book (tackling the prison industrial complex), to friendship lit from Paul Lisicky, to Samantha Wall’s NW Art Award-winning drawings referencing multiracial […]
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The Unmitigated Horror of Vintage Valentines
Google Image Search VALENTINE’S DAY IS NOT A REAL HOLIDAY. But the horror that awaits your Google image search? TOO REAL. While it’s common knowledge that Valentine’s Day is not a real holiday and is an instrument of the patriarchy, it’s the one time of the year we can enjoy* the dark humor and unmitigated […]
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Hey, People Who Walked Out of Faith Helma’s I HATE POSITIVE THINKING! Here’s What You Missed!
via Faith Helma Last Friday night, at least three people walked out of Faith Helma’s Fertile Ground performance of I HATE POSITIVE THINKING at the Shout House in inner Southeast. I know because they were sitting right behind me, and I heard them leave. Meanwhile, the rest of us sipped complimentary mint tea out of […]