Orthosentric New Sculptures by Gilles Foisy Butters Gallery, 248-9378 Through Feb 24 In an impressive solo debut at Butters Gallery, Portland sculptor Gilles Foisy constructs a forest of unique forms. Each piece is built from a skeleton constructed from organic materials, such as tree limbs, stones, and gourds. Foisy then conceals these elements underneath a […]
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THURSDAY FEB 1 ORGANIZE–If Police Chief Kroeker steps outside tonight and takes a photograph of his own shadow, you can count on police surveillance ending in another six weeks. Otherwise, it’s time to come check out Citizens Against Police Spying who are trying to rid the city from the newly organized Joint Terrorism Task Force. […]
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NEWSFLASH Saralyn Reece Hardy, Director of Museums of Visual Arts at the National Endowment for the Arts invites statements from artists. In an attempt to revamp and update the role of the NEA, Hardy is requesting that artist submit their ideas on the artist/NEA relationship. Send your two cents to Ms. Hardy at hardys@arts.endow .gov […]
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THURSDAY JAN 25 HIP HOP–Face it. As innocent and sincere as hip hop started out, mainstream rap is now all about money and selling out. Thankfully, there’s one earnest, underground rapper left on the planet, and he’s called Scarab. And here’s another perk: He’s really good! KD w/ DJ Reala, Ohm, 31 NW 1st Ave, […]
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Atwood Primitive/ Lawrence Photographic 205 SW Pine St, 226-6334 Nightlight, nocturnal black and white photography by Jon Gottshall. Through Jan 30 Augen Gallery 817 SW 2nd Ave, 224-8182 * Recent paintings from Eugene artist Adam Grosowsky that operate from a foundation in Renaissance painting, and black and white woodcut and etchings from Marylhurst instructor Mogan […]
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Jimmy Corrigan
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Jimmy Corrigan: The Smartest Kid on Earth Chris Ware (Pantheon Books) Now that graphic novels have acquired a little bit of critical repute, receiving discussion in the New York Times Review of Books and elsewhere, some like to play the game of “What is the greatest graphic novel of all time?” Many stump for Alan […]
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THURSDAY JAN 18 MUSIC–Yay! More honest rock that is not only tolerable, but actually enjoyable! Tracker shoots a little drop of country into their emotion, and Sauvie Island Moon Rocket Factory get busy like it’s Athens, GA, 1992. You won’t feel pretentious, and you may even dance. It’s a miracle! JS Medicine Hat Gallery, 1834 […]
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American Institute of Architects 315 SW 4th Ave, 223-8757 Unbuilt Moments, six famous, never constructed architectural marvels, presented as hyper-realistic computer graphics. Through Jan 27 Attic Gallery 206 SW 1st Ave, 228-7830 Acrylic paintings by Jean Schwalbe and earthenware sculpture by Natalie Warrens. Through Jan 27 Atwood Primitive/Lawrence Photographic 205 SW Pine St, 226-6334 Nightlight, […]
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Kate Shepherd
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The Paintings of Kate Shepherd Portland Institute of Contemporary Art 242-1419 Through Feb 11 Kate Shepherd’s current exhibit of paintings at the Portland Institute of Contemporary Art offers a retreat into the meditative. Steered away from visual clutter, the work is economic, even sparse. The thin paintings fade into gallery walls, with Shepherd’s hand quietly […]
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THURSDAY JAN 11 PUBLISH–So your New Year’s resolution included publishing your novella, starting your zine, or gathering together your collection of poems that are all dog-eared and sopping in the attic with the pictures of your ex? The IPRC is the way to do it. Cheap, easy, and totally fun, it’s a center of self-publishing […]
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Augen Gallery 817 SW 2nd Ave, 224-8182 * Recet paitigs from Eugee artist Adam Grosowsky that operate from a foudatio i Reaissace paitig ad black ad white woodcut ad etchigs from Marylhurst istructor Moga Walker Through Ja 27 Basil Hallward Gallery at Powell’s City of Books 1005 W Burnside St, 228-4651 * Starstruck, celebrity snapshots […]
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jodi.org In my recent attempt to unearth interesting animation from the tangled Web, I began with a simple keyword: Animation. Unfortunately, the slew of links that pop up are all half-wit cousins from network cartoons. Clerksthecartoon.com was a tremendous disappointment, operating mainly as an advertisement for the cable ‘toon. Cartoonnetwork.com is also an advertising vehicle, […]