disembodied.reconfigured Soundvision, 625 NW Everett, #108 Disembodied.reconfigured, currently showing at Soundvision, is a sampling of clinical, fractured views of the male body by three male photographers. This is not a sexy show–forget the dominant gay romantic trends of Jack Pierson and Mark Morrisroe, with hazy snapshots of fey, tattooed young men sprawled across wrinkled sheets […]
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THURSDAY, November 7 SAD GUY—Poor, poor Damien Jurado. His heart is broken and there’s nothing he can do except spew it out of his chest and onto his guitar strings. His songs are typically simple, slowed down, sad little ditties. In his new album, I Break Chairs, he throws some distortion into the mix, but […]
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Carl Annala Gruesome magnifications of normal objects are oil painter Annala’s specialty. Everything from human mouths to architectural structures get the treatment. The results are weirdly sexual. Lovelake, 1720 NW Lovejoy #107, 503 939 2255, Nov 7-22 Carl Morris Carl Morris’ abstract paintings look like miniature storms. Large, hulking patches of color crash into each […]
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THURSDAY, October 31 HAUNTED HOUSE–This Halloween, between all that candy and carving, leave a little time to get your pants scared off! The annual Harkness Haunted House is back. This year, a musty old art gallery will be turned into a roadside attraction of the damned, complete with ghost experts and “supernatural artifacts”! Sceery! Medicine […]
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disembodied.reconfigured Three artists: Bruce Eves, Chris Komater, and Ira Tattelman. Conceptual digital artist Eves adopts a post-gay critique of the socially constructed cult of hyper-masculine male vanity. Komater is a photo montagist who photographs the male body from extremely close distances, resulting in a lot of hair. Tattelman has an architectural background and also has […]
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Review: Twilight
Twilight Gregory Crewdson The end of the month is absolutely the dreariest time to review local art shows, since we usually start the month with the things that excite us most, and then work our way down the list. Usually, at this point, there’s not much standing between me and the Ansel Adams show at […]
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Review: Embracing the Present
Embracing the Present (The UBS PaineWebber Collection) Portland Art Museum, 226-2811 Portland Art Museum shows Corporate Art. Sounds exciting, doesn’t it? Great: the biggest, richest, most established corporations buy paintings from the biggest, richest, most established artists, and I’m supposed to be so impressed by how artistically sensitive they are because they bought a David […]
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THURSDAY, October 24 CABARET–While there are many who insist “life is a cabaret,” I kinda think that’s bunk. But I do agree that cabarets are really fun! See for yourself at the Cabaret Allumage, a fast and furious melange of hotsy-saucy dancing, swoony crooning, flippy acrobatics… and even a unicycle-y unicycle. It’s just like 1930s […]
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Callahan With each passing hour, Callahan’s creepy, cartoony, erotic nudes occupy an even larger place in my heart. Especially the one lady whose tongue is stretched delicately across her nipple. Why is she licking it? What is her motivation? Sadly, your last day to ponder such questions is Oct 25, from noon to five. Lovelake, […]
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The Four Horsemen Medusa Tattoo, 420 SW Washington, 228-1008 When the galleries aren’t hitting, we need to find our visual treats wherever we can, whether it’s on the nudie end of Sauvie Island or in those strange and beautiful photographs behind the counter at a neighborhood Thai restaurant. When the end of the month rolls […]
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THURSDAY, october 17 HIP-HOP–Jurassic 5 mixes samples, original beats, and melodies to stunning effect. Their self-titled EP is one of my favorite albums of all time. Their new single, “What’s Golden” is fresh enough alone to get my ass over to this show. JWS Crystal Ballroom, 1332 W Burnside, 224-4400, 9 pm, $18-20 READING–Unless you’re […]
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Alicia Justus Alicia makes paper dolls, stickers, books, charms, and other very adorable and yummy artistic thangs. This exhibit shows her getting a little macabre, with drunk dolls and evil birds. Reading Frenzy, 921 SW Oak, 274-1449, 7 pm, free Plywood Hoods and Concrete Commandos Tons of skateboard art. There’s an energy about it, and […]