Category Archives: Art

It seems like September is the time of year when Portland likes to prove it can deliver cultural programming on par with a major metropolis. Case in point: on a single day it was theoretically possible to participate in the … Continue reading →

T:BA:07 Day Four – Sunday, 09 September 2007 Good morning fellow PICA T:BA goers. Yes, I’m sorry… I did not write this at the end of the day last night. I was pooped! What can I say, being an active … Continue reading →

by Robert Latham I’m not an art critic. That should be said right from the beginning, so that nobody tries to learn anything from this post about art. I am, however, a pretty avid blogger, and I hope that puts … Continue reading →

Lunchtime Chat with Arnold Kemp, Larry Krone and the members of Hand2Mouth Theatre. ‘POP, CRASH, BOOM’! Who could ever come up with a better title for a talk on how popculture interacts or clashes with the conceptual strategies of today’s … Continue reading →

Donna Uchizono’s night starts with a bang. As in, a thundering slam, like a metal door hitting concrete. The soundtrack to the dance takes it from there: silverware clattering, glass smashing, alarms, creaky hinges, factory thumping and clanging, a deep … Continue reading →

Accidental anthropologist Once upon a time, artists were inextricably linked to their culture. Now it seems almost shocking to hear an older (sorry Misha) white male speak about artists and their cultural heritage – particularly their ethnicity. You could feel … Continue reading →

Reggie Watts is an incredibly talented man. A brilliant storyteller, master of the non sequitur, fine singer and songwriter, multi-vocalist and funny performer, Watts charms as he confuses. “Disinformation” is a purposefully disjointed mishmash of styles and media: hip hop, … Continue reading →

-posted by Patrick Alan Coleman And here I thought I would be able to fortify myself with coffee and a Bloody Mary. I did get the coffee, the Bloody Mary is yet to come. I have a feeling that it … Continue reading →

State of Heads, Leap to Tall -posted By P.A. Coleman What are we waiting for? The dancer standing on stage (his back towards us, his clean white suit), inhabits a posture we have all shared at some time, looking absently … Continue reading →