Visual Arts Toxins and microbes and spores traveling through the air, wreaking havoc: It’s a phenomenon as ancient as the great historic plagues and as current as ricin-laced letters. But put any of these More
Reiterations and Rifts
Pretty but deadly.
Visual Arts Toxins and microbes and spores traveling through the air, wreaking havoc: It’s a phenomenon as ancient as the great historic plagues and as current as ricin-laced letters. But put any of these More
Off the Plain
The plain! The plain!
Visual Arts Whether in his photography, curatorial endeavors or seminal gallery, Soundvision, TJ Norris has always been a reliable purveyor of conceptually and visually elegant projects with a minimalist be More
Photolucida
Showcase pushes photos forward.
Visual Arts Of the many galleries participating in Photolucida, Portland’s monthlong photography showcase, PDX Contemporary Art’s three-person show is the most effective. Elegantly and understatedly, it More
Stephen Scott Smith, Seeyouyousee
Grab your mother’s keys, we’re leaving.
Visual Arts If you grew up in suburbia, the hairs on the back of your neck are apt to stand up as you make your way through the creepy Proustian labyrinth that is Stephen Scott Smith’s Seeyouyousee. The i More
Kris Hargis, Vale la Pena
Inside, outside, inside...
Visual Arts One of the basic questions artists face is whether to focus on social, political and spiritual concerns or the narrower purview of their own inner worlds. From antiquity to the Romantic period, More
Mariana Tres, Celestial Clockwork
Who cares what makes it tick?
Visual Arts On the face of it, Mariana Tres’ Celestial Clockwork isn’t much to look at. Upon further investigation, it also isn’t much to think about, despite a tedious trail of conceptual breadcrumbs t More
Art Fare: Photographer Andy Freeberg
Argh, the Koons figures are soft?
Visual Arts Sun and sand, lean bodies and fat checkbooks: This is the chichi art fair known as Art Basel Miami Beach. It’s where art-world cognoscenti descend each December, hungry for wheeling and dealin More
Best Portland Art of the Year 2012
Favorite shows and pieces from 2012.
Visual Arts The Portland art scene lost some important venues in 2012. After mounting some of the strongest shows in recent memory, Victory Gallery closed its doors due to economic necessities. One of the P More
G. Lewis Clevenger and Brenden Clenaghen
Visual Arts Some artists spend years developing a distinctive style, only to walk away from it once they’ve found it. Think of the late Philip Guston, who infamously abandoned abstract expressionism in fa More
Sherrie Wolf, Looking Back
Dutch boys meet Portland woman.
Visual Arts It’s a rare artist who invigorates not one but two fusty tropes—landscapes and floral still lifes—with jolts of fresh spunk. Sherrie Wolf can, and in Looking Back: New Paintings, she proves More
Top Articles from RICHARD SPEER
Visceral Art
Grass Hut wants to do bad things with you. The Fuzz That Was
Beaver or Brazilian? The latest Bush War has Portlanders tearing their hair out. Fall Arts Guide 2011: Bring On the Rain
Dayglo landscapes, feral children, killer choruses and more art to keep you sane this fall. Brad Carlile/Rio Wrenn
Confronting the myth of the great American road. Road Trip
Matt McCormick takes a look in Oregon’s rear-view mirror. Contemporary Northwest Art Awards
Portland Art Museum scores a hit with this showcase of thought-provoking Northwest art. Best Portland Art of the Year 2012
Favorite shows and pieces from 2012. Stage Sets
Three local shows ask where art ends and architecture begins. Christine Clark/Jay Steensma @ Nine Gallery/Pulliam Gallery
Two Portlanders confront impermanence. 10 Favorite Visual Arts Shows of 2011
Grass Hut wants to do bad things with you. The Fuzz That Was
Beaver or Brazilian? The latest Bush War has Portlanders tearing their hair out. Fall Arts Guide 2011: Bring On the Rain
Dayglo landscapes, feral children, killer choruses and more art to keep you sane this fall. Brad Carlile/Rio Wrenn
Confronting the myth of the great American road. Road Trip
Matt McCormick takes a look in Oregon’s rear-view mirror. Contemporary Northwest Art Awards
Portland Art Museum scores a hit with this showcase of thought-provoking Northwest art. Best Portland Art of the Year 2012
Favorite shows and pieces from 2012. Stage Sets
Three local shows ask where art ends and architecture begins. Christine Clark/Jay Steensma @ Nine Gallery/Pulliam Gallery
Two Portlanders confront impermanence. 10 Favorite Visual Arts Shows of 2011
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