Organism’s Model Behavior Opens Tonight

The pun is this much cuter when written about on a site whose primary preoccupation is fashion. Organism’s latest show Model Behavior does not concern itself with proper decorum or the vagaries of the professionally beautiful, but, “explores persistent role of modeling in today’s contemporary art and visual culture” and “the rich interchange that occurs when artists use modeling techniques to address, complicate and understand the world.” Diorama!

You’ll find work from Hank Willis Thomas (NY), Yoram Wolberger (Isreal + San Fran), Rutger’s Physicist Norman Zabusky, Weppler & Mahovsky (Canada), Matt Clark (DC Comics) and we’re particularly interested to see what Matthew Picton (Oregon) is up to in his new series, not because we are jingoistic (O-style) but because Picton is brilliant. Would have been interesting to see Portland artist Vladimir included as the master of scene modeling in her Vladmaster series.

Organism, you’ll recall, is the independent visual culture presenting organization under the directorship of Jeff Jahn that’s doing some non-gallery heavy lifting in terms of bringing interesting, very contemporary art to Portland.

This exhibition opens tonight, August 25 with a reception from 7-9:30 PM in the former Bluesky Gallery space at 1231 NW Hoyt #101. You’ll likely be able to find it easily, even if you are not a Bluesky (now in the DeSoto Building) devotee as Jahn promises a degree of red carpet/runway hoopla for the opening. Be pretty.

POSTED: August 25th, 2007 | AUTHOR: lisa | FILED UNDER: art | TAGS: art, event | No Comments »

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