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A look at Muscle Beach, one of the Portland2016 Biennial’s only venues inside a garage.
Curator Michelle Grabner made 107 studio visits with local artists in preparation for Portland2016. Get an art history professor talking, and they’ll almost certainly start telling yarns about their favorite massive international contemporary art exhibition: the biennial. From the oldest one in Venice to one that exists only online, the art world loves its biennials. […]
Jovencio de la Paz Tomorrow night, when Jovencio de la Paz’s Skin Broken By Prisms at Carl & Sloan Contemporary, it will be the gallery’s final show. From an email sent by Carl & Sloan promoting the show: After much consideration, Carl & Sloan Contemporary has decided to close our doors at the end of […]
And the Portland2016 Biennial is Oregon’s biggest art show ever.
Kill Guns, 2014, from “The War Continues” zine J. Morrison J. Morrison is a Brooklyn-based artist who created the project HOMOCATS to fight phobias, promote equal rights, combat cultural stereotypes, and challenge social norms. We talked with him to get the lowdown on these extremely gay cats. MERCURY: On our cover this week, we’re featuring […]
This week’s cover artist, J Morrison, on the gayest cats ever.
Hot Dog Taste Test is full of foodie hijinks and horse people.
Home School and Compliance Division’s art of inclusion.
Portland’s claymation king, Will Vinton, on a career of filmmaking, innovation, and singing raisins.
The new craft fair features local makers of nerdy delights.
When Allie Hankins is around she’s going to undress something. ASHLEY CLARK “This is my first attempt at incorporating the props,” says performance artist Allie Hankins. “By props, do you mean the thing that’s rotating?” I ask. She does. The sculpture in question, by Portland artist and poet Morgan Ritter, mimics the form-fitting/form-erasing dress Hankins […]
Sophie Franz’s dream-like, mysterious yarn about three scientists marooned or stationed (they can’t remember) in a floating home. Retrofit Comics Going to comics fest Linework NW this weekend? Here are two participating artists not to miss. Sophie Franz is a wonderful Portland artist working in mixed media, photorealistic painting, and cartooning. After seeing her short […]
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