Monthly Archives: September 2008

Mike Kelley, Day is Done

Posted on September 8, 2008 by pica-blogger

It’s o.k. to laugh at art. Really. It seemed to take a while for the audience of tonight’s screening to warm up. For a while it seemed that Jacob and I were the only ones laughing, but this is meant … Continue reading →

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(thinking about) Antony and the Johnsons (a few days later)

Posted on September 8, 2008 by pica-blogger

One possible experience of listening; impressions and emotions in fragments: I am sitting in the dark and at first this is perceived as waiting, not experiencing. The whole concert hall is dark and anticipating. (It is important to note that … Continue reading →

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Mike Daisey – MONOPOLY!

Posted on September 7, 2008 by pica-blogger

09.07.08 at The Gerding Theater 2008 Time-Based Art Festival, PICA Photo by Kenneth Aaron All Rights Reserved, PICA Posted by Dusty Hoesly Mike Daisey is incredibly funny and surprisingly touching, a synthesizing polymath who serpentines between history, science, business, and … Continue reading →

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LeeSaar The Company – Geisha

Posted on September 7, 2008 by pica-blogger

Leesaar The Company/ Geisha 09.06.08 at Portland State University Lincoln Hall Time-Based Art Festival, PICA Photo by Jennifer Erickson All Rights Reserved, PICA Posted by Dusty Hoesly LeeSaar are exceptionally talented choreographers and performers, and the images in “Geisha” are … Continue reading →

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The Yes Men – How to Be a Yes Man

Posted on September 7, 2008 by pica-blogger

09.04.08 at PNCA 2008 Time-Based Art Festival, PICA Photo by Patrick Sullivan All Rights Reserved, PICA Posted by Dusty Hoesly Standing before a crowded public in the PNCA central lobby, The Yes Men survey their audience. Andy asks, “What do … Continue reading →

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Neal Medlyn – The Neal Medlyn Experience Live!

Posted on September 7, 2008 by pica-blogger

Neal Medlyn / The Neal Medlyn Experience Live! 9.5.08 at The Works 2008 Time-Based Art Festival, PICA Photo by Kenneth Aaron All Rights Reserved, PICA Posted by Dusty Hoesly A man walks on stage wearing a gaudy black wig, sequined … Continue reading →

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Mike Kelley – Day is Done

Posted on September 7, 2008 by pica-blogger

Even after a day, words still fail to accurately describe Mike Kelley’s Day is Done. The concept is simple enough; photos from high school yearbooks serve as the starting point for filmed Projective Reconstructions. The source material seem mundane but … Continue reading →

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Ryan Trecartin / I-Be Area Sept 6, 2008

Posted on September 7, 2008 by pica-blogger

Ryan Trecartin’s I-Be Area is dense: the sheer volume and inventiveness of the visual information and the high pitch of the narrative completely transport you into his virtual realm. The actors scream and slide through vocal registers in Trecartin’s signature … Continue reading →

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Reggie Watts: Transition

Posted on September 7, 2008 by pica-blogger

Before the lights went down to signal the start of “Transition,” my friend asked me what we were about to see. I smiled and said something like, “It’s Reggie Watts, you just have to see it…” Unfortunately, that wonderful, indescribable* … Continue reading →

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Leesaar The Company: Geisha

Posted on September 7, 2008 by pica-blogger

Leesaar The Company Geisha Her: I had expectations. I had ideas of what it might be like, a small Israeli by way of New York performance company. I thought of Batsheva Dance Company, of Inbal Pinto, modern Israeli dance at … Continue reading →

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