detail. Sarah LaBarre
Go see your next art opening in a room full of underwear. No, it’s not an Emin-esque installation or a Venessa Beecroft performance. Tonight, Lille Boutique (1007 E Burnside), the Eastside shop for excellent European and independent-label lingerie, hosts an opening of and exhibition of work by Sarah LaBarre whose modus operandi is […]
In Stitches
Touch It
Julia Barello’s “Flowers of Rhetoric: Paramythia”
Two jewelry shows open January 19 at the Museum of Contemporary Craft (724 NW Davis).
Where jewelry as craft rather than commodity diverged from the wearable into the contemporary art realm of the conceptual, artists have made fascinating work. But a new show at the Museum is as much about the […]
Brian Ulrich’s “Thrift” At Quality Pictures
“In 2001 citizens were encouraged to take to the malls to boost the U.S. economy through shopping, thereby equating consumerism with patriotism. The Copia project, a direct response to that […]
Light and Sands
It’s rich, luminous color that makes us consider why art has been so fixated on paint on canvas (painting is dead, not dead, dying, lives) as a means of addressing color when light is so compelling.
The Living Room at Museum of Contemporary Craft
The living room. The room alive.
There was a time the room we call the living room was called the parlor, used for guests and occasions while most of the living was done elsewhere in the house. And of course there was the era of the family room when most of the living was done there […]
galleryHomeland New Home New Show Tonight!
We may quibble with the title of the inaugural exhibition at galleryHomeland’s new space in the Ford Building (2502 SE 11th) , but we still highly recommend stopping in this evening, Friday, December 14th for the launch of the show from 6-9 PM
A NW Thang (that’s the name of the exhibition) is a group exhibition […]
Portland Process at the Art Institute
There is nothing better than digging in beneath design’s shiny surface to sneak a peak at process which is why the new exhibition at the Art Institute of Portland Gallery (1122 NW Davis) piqued our interest. Portland Process looks at product design process from PDX area designers featuring work by Cinco Design (Gravis, Nixon, Nike), […]
This Is Called The Show*: Show2006
fix studio’s juried showcase of innovative furniture design
Circle Cabinet. Cristina Aucone.
Now in its fifth year, Show2006 showcases the best in Portland-designed “innovative and functional furniture.” Portland is getting national notice for our architects and artists. The Show shines that bright light from October 4-28 on work by some 30 emerging area designers selected by a […]
