Eyeing the 100 faces of Parker Day’s ICON series which opens Thursday, makes me feel like I’m 31 going on 13 again and everything is going to be okay. There’s a nontraditional standard of beauty in all her photos, with her subjects’ eyes glaring, mouths sneering, and cheeks sparkling. Each model brings their own shine […]
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Meet Your New Role Model, Multimedia Artist Marilyn Rondón
ARTWORK BY MARILYN RONDÓN I first learned about Marilyn Rondón after she lost a fight in the ring. Along with a selfie, she shared her honest feelings about loss and losing. Then she got back to work painting large-scale cubist portraits; putting together her body positive zine, Dat Ass; and supporting her Latinx community in […]
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Disjecta Has a New Executive Director, the Art Gym’s Blake Shell
Blake Shell Courtesy of Disjecta Take a break from panicking at your Twitter timeline, I’ve got art news: Disjecta has a new executive director, Blake Shell, most recently of Marylhurst University’s wonderful Art Gym, where she curated a number of shows, including this Heidi Schwegler show, which is singed into my brain forever. Salient details […]
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Marilyn Rondón at 1000 Percent
The Multimedia Artist’s Images Stick With You
The multimedia artist’s images stick with you.
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The Portland Art Museum Responds to Proposed Cuts to National Arts Funding
Donald Trump’s proposed chairman for the National Endowment for the Arts. (Jokes! He just wants to cut the whole thing!) Germanovich / Getty If you care about art, you know that the current president poses a threat to it that goes well beyond his horrendous taste in decor. Donald Trump, who lost the popular vote […]
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Meet Cover Artist Inés Estrada
On the cover this week is Inés Estrada, a self taught artist from Mexico City, currently based in Texas running an online shop of comics, apparel, and her own designs through Gatosaurio. Her illustrations are tough, sexy, and hilarious—a perfect fit for our issue made by all women and nonbinary contributors. Check out her self-published […]
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Let’s Play Feminist Social Media Bingo!
From The Feminist Activity Book by Gemma Correll, Seal Press 2016 GEMMA CORRELL // @GEMMACORRELL
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Meet Painter Jeremy Okai Davis
His Portraits Celebrate the Messiness of Analog Work
His portraits celebrate the messiness of analog work.
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One Gallery Closes, Another Opens Its Doors
After five seasons and 63 artists, Duplex Gallery is <A href="closing its doors. Lucky for us, the internet is forever! Emily Wobb’s installation 360 view Duplex Gallery Click around all the rad 360 views of past shows from the comfort of your own screen, order a print copy of their exhibition catalog to put on […]
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Put Down Your Dystopian Literature! The Mercury‘s Spring Arts & Culture Guide is Here!
MARLOWE DOBBE I don’t know about you, but in November, my capacity to appreciate complex art and culture took a nosedive. I reread A Wrinkle in Time and Matilda and temporarily banned myself from my beloved Sunday New York Times. I watched A LOT of Parks and Recreation. I no longer felt inclined to see […]
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Spring Forward
The Sun is Returning. Put Down Your Dystopian Literature and Get Out There with Our Guide to Arts and Culture
The sun is returning. Put down your dystopian literature and get out there with our guide to arts and culture