Atelier Z 328 NW Broadway #117, 236-4855 Letting Go, new paintings by Kenneth S. Ball. Through Aug 31. By apt only. Berbati’s Pan 231 SW Ankeny, 248-4579 Deadlines, a display of newspaper art by Portland artist ECS (aka Ernest C. Smitten). Through Aug 31 Broderick Gallery 814 SW 1st Ave, 224-4020 Large ceramic works by […]
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Peter Drake
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Peter Drake Motion Pictures Elizabeth Leach Gallery, 224-0521 Through Sept 1 This month, the Elizabeth Leach Gallery is filled to the brim with work provided by an ensemble of artists. Within the sizable display, there are a few artists that demand most attention. Sculptor Cris Bruch unveils spectacular new works, Mark Smith dazzles viewers with […]
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THURSDAY AUGUST 2 MUSIC–Looking for a hometown honey to soothe your aching heart? Try Cuspidor’s husky voice and sweetly buzzing, plunky guitar are rough-hewn, sensitive, and accessible. Four Things 7″ release party. w/ Roy Tinsel. TL Red and Black, 2138 SE Division, 231–3899, 8 pm FRIDAY AUGUST 3 TRICKY–There are really only a precious few […]
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* Alysia Duckler Gallery 1236 NW Hoyt St, 223-7595 Ornament, new paintings by Andrea Borsuk and Theatre of the Mind, a group-show which includes wood sculptures by John Buck, and mixed media photographs by Heidi Kirkpatrick. Opens Aug 2 * Augen Gallery 817 SW 2nd Ave, 224-8182 Mixed media collage work from Andrew Young, recent […]
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Art Bubble
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Art Bubble Brian Borrello Last Thursday “Is there a place to throw my garbage?” someone asked. The response: “Yeah, right behind you.” From the outside, Brian Borrello’s Last Thursday “art bubble” looked a lot like a giant, oblong trash bag. Or a gargantuan womb, with the umbilical cord represented by a generator inflating it with […]
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THURSDAY JULY 26 READING–Whoopee-dee-doo! Our fave b-movie actor Bruce Campbell hits P-town today to read to us from his boffo new book, If Chins Could Kill: Confessions of a B Movie Actor. Naturally, you remember Brucie from the Evil Dead movies, but he’s also been in such glorious TV trash as the WB’s Jack of […]
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* Alysia Duckler Gallery 1236 NW Hoyt St, 223-7595 Oil paintings by William Toney that reflect his interest in landscape and the “vigor found within that environment.” Ephemera is an exhibit of prints and paintings by Julia Ricketts that illuminate an urban landscape. Through July 28 * Augen Gallery 817 SW 2nd Ave, 224-8182 Indian […]
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Everyday Sunshine
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Everyday Sunshine Portland Institute for Contemporary Art 219 NW 12th, 242-1419 Through Aug 25 Harrel Fletcher’s exhibit, Everyday Sunshine, has provoked a bona fide art buzz. In the weeks since the exhibit’s opening at PICA, much has been written and discussed about the Bay Area artist’s menagerie of work. The reaction appears fairly split–some love […]
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THURSDAY JULY 19 FILM–Name a better movie than Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. You CAN’T! Cap’n Kirk gets his panties in a justifiable wad when Khan (the brilliant Ricardo Montalban) stuffs a bug in Chekov’s ear. From there through the rest of the movie, it’s a scenery-chewing maño y maño battle royale until […]
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* Portland Art Museum 1219 SW Park Ave, 226-2811 Virtual Reality, an exhibition of 22, hyper-realistic figures from the late sculptor Duane Hanson. Clement Greenberg: A Critics Collection, a display of 155 works from the private collection of the late Clement Greenberg (1909-1994), one of the premiere players in the history of art criticism. * […]
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C to C
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C to C: Papercuts by Nikki McClure and Beatrice Coron Reading Frenzy Through July 31 Whether through her woodcuts, papercuts, booklets, or song-chanting, Olympian artist Nikki McClure has always been able to channel organic beauty through a method of deceptive simplicity. Her artistic embellishments tend to be simple shapes–lines and swirls, circles and rectangles–yet they […]
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Alphabet Dress 536 NE Cook Adorable, rad, Japanese-influenced Pop paintings by Trish Grantham. Wed, July 18, 7 pm Alysia Duckler Gallery 1236 NW Hoyt St, 223-7595 Oil paintings by William Toney that reflect his interest in landscape and the “vigor found within that environment.” Ephemera, is an exhibit of prints and paintings by Juila Ricketts […]