With a Gallery Show of Erotic Photography Opening on First Thursday, MARNE LUCAS Blurs the Line Between Titillation and Aesthetic Appreciation in the Visual Arts. A “C-LIGHT” is a cunt light or a cock light. That’s what the light illuminates in a porn shoot, casting a cunt or a cock in the brightest glow. For […]
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THURSDAY, SEPT 7 PIMPS AND HO’S— Dress up like your favorite ho and get ready to pimp the night away to ’70s porn and DJs Wicked and Izm. Ohm, 31 NW First,223-9919, 9pm, $5 PIN-UP ART–Feminist centerfolds or pornographic art? You be the judge! Put on your thinking caps and check out photographer Marne Lucas‘ […]
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Portland Art Museum 1219 SW Park Ave, 226-2811 Let’s Entertain is an international extravaganza showcasing a wide range of artists. Sculpture, painting, video, installation, sound, the Internet, fashion, AND interactive games! The show explores the complex relationship between pleasure, spectacle, popular culture, and contemporary art. Through Sept 17 Alysia Duckler Gallery 1236 NW Hoyt St, […]
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The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
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Written by Alan Moore, illustrated by Kevin O’Neill (America’s Best Comics) Three art forms from the old 20th Century have never received their due: stand up comedy, network radio, and comic books. Their status? The fluid performance technique more or less invented by Lenny Bruce and perfected by Richard Pryor was taken over by a […]
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THURSDAY, AUGUST 31 MUSIC–Hip-shaking mamas, come one,come all. Maceo Parker’s devil-may-care hornblowing promises to shake even the most stubborn booty. PB (see Up & Coming, page 15) Roseland Theater, 10 NW 6th Ave, 224-2038, 8 pm, Charge-by-phone, 224-TIXX, $29 LAST THURSDAY–So you think it’s a good idea but you’ve never actually been? See our Visual […]
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Basil Hallward Gallery at Powell’s City of Books 1005 W Burnside St, 228-4651 16 x 20: 21 local photographers offer up their individual polaroid musings, contributing to one large, mural sized piece. Through Sept 30 Blackfish Gallery 420 NW Ninth Ave, 224-2634 From the Mesabi to the Cascades, recent cast iron sculpture from Judith and […]
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Brewery Blocks Redevelopment Site
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For the past several months, handfuls of onlookers have been privy to an unlikely, yet fascinating art experience. As demolition workers complete the allotted task of urban renewal, they have unknowingly become performance artists and sculptors. In a slowly evolving orchestration, piles of rebar and concrete are shuffled around in front of a towering smoke […]
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THURSDAY, AUGUST 24 REGGAE–Reggae bands may not be known for their uniqueness. But, with strained vocals and the traditional heavydrums ofJamaica, Israel Vibration will keep you engaged, ecstatic, and mellll-low. KD Roseland Theater, 8 NW 6th Ave, 219-9929, 9pm, $20.50 advance FRIDAY, AUGUST 25 EXTRAVAGANZA–Celebrate the end of summer with those kicky cats who work […]
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Blackfish Gallery 420 NW Ninth Ave, 224-2634 From the Mesabi to the Cascades, recent cast iron sculpture from Judith and Daniel Caldwell, Coral Lambert, and Tamsie Ringler. Through Sept 1 Blue Sky Photography Gallery 1231 NW Hoyt St, 225-0210 Recycled Realities, photographs by John Willis and Imagining Antarctica, photographs by Sandy Sorlien. Through Sept 2 […]
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16×20
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Basil Hallward Gallery at Powell’s City of Books 1005 W Burnside St, 228-4651 Through Sept 30 With traffic from around the world and hours from 9 am through 11 pm, the Basil Hallward Gallery is one of this city’s most accessible art spaces. In their first eight shows, curators Marci Macfarlane and Trent DeBord staged […]
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THURSDAY, AUGUST 17 THE DONUT SHOP–It’s your last chance to see one of the freshest, edgiest art shows in town. The show relies on video and multi-media images–like a faucet continually pouring water–to address the interaction of media and society. KD The Donut Shop, 630 SE Third, 2-7 pm, through August 18, Free FRIDAY, AUGUST […]
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Augen Gallery 817 SW Second Ave, 224-8182 Recent prints by Helen Frankenthaler and The Fictional Villa, recent collages from Arless Day. Through Sept 2 Blue Sky Photography Gallery 1231 NW Hoyt St, 225-0210 Recycled Realities, photographs by John Willis and Imagining Antarctica, photographs by Sandy Sorlien. Gallery talk by photographer Carole Glauber. Thurs, Aug 10, […]