VISUAL ART

Review: Lucy Skaer at Yale Union (YU)

The decorated UK sculptor’s impossibly long titled show is YU’s most ambitious yet. But does it come up short? Thru Sept 12

07/30/2013 By Randy Gragg

ARTS NEWS

Breaking: New Gallery to Open in Pearl

Theo Downes–Le Guin (the son of Ursula K. Le Guin) will open Upfor in September, focusing on digital and new media.

07/25/2013 By Aaron Scott and Jonathan Frochtzwajg

VISUAL ARTS

First Thursday/Wednesday: July Picks

First Thursday moves to Wednesday this week (due to 4th of July) for a patriotic explosion of fine art.

07/02/2013 By Portland Monthly Staff Edited by Claire Gordon

REVIEW

MOCC's Object Focus: The Bowl

The Museum of Contemporary Craft’s enjoyable exhibition focuses on the humble, everyday object.

07/01/2013 By Randy Gragg

ART UNFETTERED

Review: ‘Cyclepedia,’ ‘Man/Woman,’ and a Thousand Naked Cyclists

In a poetic partnership, the museum welcomed the jubilantly unclothed hordes for the opening weekend of its summer exhibitions.

06/11/2013 By Aaron Scott

DELICIOUSLY INTERDISCIPLINARY

PICA Symposium: 'How Do You Mean? Culture in Translation'

The interdisciplinary weekend includes performance, dinner, and dialogue connecting the artistic process to the daily interpretation of ourselves. June 6–9

06/06/2013 By Sam Coggeshall

ARTS NEWS

Disjecta Announces the Portland2014 Biennial Curator

Disjecta names its first out-of-town curator for the Portland Biennial: Amanda Hunt. Meet her and the new curator-in-residence on May 18.

05/07/2013 By Aaron Scott

VISUAL ARTS

First Thursday: May Picks

Portraits of noble chickens, family monsters, rural fundamentalists, and ceramic clowns draw you out for a gloriously sunny First Thursday.

05/02/2013 By Aaron Scott

ARTS NEWS

Breaking News: Meet Disjecta's New Curator-In-Residence

We talk with Summer Guthery about where she's coming from and where she plans to steer the year-long resident curatorial program over the next year.

04/04/2013 By Aaron Scott

VISUAL ART

PICA's “New Arrangements”

PICA pairs sculptors Michihiro Kosuge and Ned Colclough—a seeming odd couple with elusive but beautiful overlap. Closes May 11.

03/13/2013 By Sam Coggeshall

VISUAL ART

Critical Art Ensemble Likes Helicopters, Hazmat Suits, and Beer

The multimedia ensemble hosts an exhibition and block party at PNCA that pushes the lines between art and activism. March 13–June 2

03/12/2013 By Sam Coggeshall

VISUAL ARTS

March First Thursday Picks

Magic realism at Blue Sky; psychedelic precision at Leach; haunting, empty frames at Froelick; and all-you-can-eat pancakes tempt you to hit the galleries. Oh, and the sun.

03/07/2013 By Aaron Scott

VISUAL ARTS

Review: Chris Fraser's "In Passing" at Disjecta

Fraser's light installation is a interactive playground of color and shadow that's sheer joy for all ages. See it before it closes Sunday.

03/06/2013 By Aaron Scott

VISUAL ART

February First Thursday Picks

Carrie Mae Weems comes home to PAM, motorcycles roar at Hartman, and a mysterious photographer-nanny captures the soul of Chicago.

01/31/2013 By Aaron Scott

ARTS NEWS

Breaking: Calligram Foundation Gives PICA $600,000

The new foundation on the block commits a visionary three year award to fund new works and PICA’s core programming.

01/29/2013 By Aaron Scott

ARTS NEWS

PICA Announces a New Granting Initiative: the Precipice Fund

PICA and the Andy Warhol Foundation will distribute $75,000 annually to alternative projects and arts collectives.

01/22/2013 By Aaron Scott

CULTUREPHILE

Artist Carrie Mae Weems Comes Home for a Retrospective

The provocative and influential photography and video of the Portland native comes to the art museum for a major exhibition.

01/18/2013 By Aaron Scott

Slideshow

Slide Show: Carrie Mae Weems

01/18/2013

VISUAL ART

Exclusive Q&A: Behind the Calligram Foundation

A year ago, a mysterious foundation gave $110,000 to five PDX artists. On Saturday, they show their work. We introduce the faces behind Oregon's biggest new philanthropic organization, which so far has flown completely under the radar.

01/10/2013 By Aaron Scott

VISUAL ARTS

January First Thursday Picks

Father/son super duo Robert and Christopher Rauschenberg at Leach, Hillerbrand+Magsamen make their mundane home life mythological at Blue Sky, and a gaggle of local stars unveil prints at PDX Contemporary.

01/02/2013 By Aaron Scott and Jonathan Frochtzwajg