Author Archives: pica-blogger

Locust Crushed Crushed With Joy To the sounds of a beat-box, locusts emerge and dance around on the ground before being crushed by a man’s unseeing boot. And then the dancers emerge, rising from the floor, hips swaying, shoulders and … Continue reading →

locust / crushed Posted by Jim Withington Just saw locust’s show and it left me that kind of joyous “HELL yeah!” feeling that I’ve been wanting during TBA this year. The festival has had heavy covered, maybe more than ever, … Continue reading →

Crock: The Motion Picture Posted by: Benjamin Adrian Before seeing Crock, I wondered why it was in tba. It basically looked like maybe it would be interesting, but certainly not anything more than a relic of 1996 Portland Cable Access. … Continue reading →

C.L.U.E. (color location ultimate experience), robbinschilds posted by: Jenevive Tatiana The movement language and collaborative dynamics that span the multiple iterations of the projects of robbinschilds are almost painterly in nature. The radical relationality of color is echoed in their … Continue reading →

On Sight Salon – National Park Artist-in-Residence Fawn Krieger and Visual Art Program Director Kristan Kennedy I just want you to cleanup after yourself a Parent teaches a child a Park Ranger reprimands a visitor Americans ask it of our … Continue reading →

Robert Boyd, 09.06.09 Posted by: Jim Radosta It’s a good thing Robert Boyd isn’t a member of the Obama administration, or he’d probably be out of a job. Conspiracy Theory–the interdisciplinary artist’s two-channel video installation on display through Oct. 24 … Continue reading →

Michelle Boulé (Miguel Gutierrez) Posted by Tim DuRoche Separated at Birth: Michelle Boulé, Cindy Sherman, Tilda Swinton. Coincidence?–hmmmm, only Miguel knows for sure. . .

Meg Stuart & Philipp Gehmacher Maybe Forever Posted by: Ariel Frager I don’t know about you but when I have been in the throes of devastating loss, I haven’t been able to get up off the floor. I’m a crying … Continue reading →