Author Archives: Patrick

I SHOULD HAVE NEVER GOTTEN SCIENCE INVOLVED

Posted on June 11, 2012 by Patrick

An interview conducted on the the occasion of Alex Felton’s Resource Room Residency exhibition, As the World Churns, June 7, 2012 at the Portland Institute for Contemporary Art. Kristan Kennedy: Let’s start from the beginning. I was thinking back on … Continue reading →

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ANNOUNCING THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF TBA

Posted on May 24, 2012 by Patrick

Big Art Group, The People. Photo: Caden Manson. September marks the exciting tenth anniversary of Portland Institute for Contemporary Art’s Time-Based Art Festival, and the first curated by Artistic Director Angela Mattox. Happening September 6–16, 2012, TBA is a convergence … Continue reading →

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Truth, Portraiture, and the Uncomfortable Middle: An interview with Glen Fogel

Posted on April 19, 2012 by Patrick

  Glen Fogel, With Me…You. Photo courtesy of the artist. Glen Fogel, My Apocalyptic Moment, runs through June 30, 2012, Tuesday–Friday 11am–6pm and Saturday 11am–4pm. PART ONE: PDX/AMSTERDAM Glen Fogel: Hello! Kristan Kennedy: You are right on time. Hello! What … Continue reading →

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Getting to know…Glen Fogel

Posted on April 9, 2012 by Patrick

We’ve been lucky enough to spend time with artist Glen Fogel, in advance of his upcoming show, My Apocalyptic Moment in our new space. To help you get a bit more familiar with Glen, we’ve put together some links, videos, … Continue reading →

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S’weird

Posted on March 31, 2012 by Patrick

If you roll in certain circles, by now you might have heard that the French have discovered Portland. In a big way. PICA’s own Visual Art Curator Kristan Kennedy shares her experience curating a night of music and video art … Continue reading →

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BRICK BY BRICK

Posted on August 15, 2011 by Patrick

When Kristan began planning out the visual art exhibits for TBA this year, she had bricks on the brain. After her brother made an offhand comment about bricks and anger, she began to think about the janus nature of the … Continue reading →

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Eight Questions with Angela

Posted on August 9, 2011 by Patrick

We recently announced the hiring of Angela Mattox as our new, full-time Artistic Director, and we can’t wait until she starts in her new role. While we’ve all gotten to spend some time with her, we realized that you might … Continue reading →

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Angela Mattox hired as PICA Artistic Director

Posted on August 1, 2011 by Patrick

Photo: John Lee. PORTLAND, OR — Angela Mattox, former Performing Arts Curator at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (YBCA), will join the Portland Institute for Contemporary Art as the new Artistic Director, Victoria Frey, PICA’s Executive Director, announced today. … Continue reading →

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Miles Away in Marfa

Posted on July 22, 2011 by Patrick

Continuing our updates on what some of our past PICA interns have been up to, we check in with Raven Falquez Munsell, who moved to Marfa, Texas, last year to work on an internship with the Chinati Foundation. For the … Continue reading →

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almost 400 words

Posted on July 1, 2011 by Patrick

Former PICA intern Rachel Peddersen left us last year for the big city, moving to New York to pursue an MFA in Visual Arts Administration from NYU. The world better watch out, because soon she’ll be out, and she’ll be … Continue reading →

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