Category Archives: Art

Playa Prize – our newest – our latest – our last addition.

Posted on June 2, 2011 by magdalen

The Plazm fundraising sp@m will soon end. If we don’t raise another $3500 in the next week, we are hosed and don’t get any money at all. We’re adding one last prize package (you get lovely reward gifts for donating). … Continue reading →

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Opening Reception at Place Saturaday

Posted on January 14, 2011 by Joshua Berger

I will be continuing to perform my Collateral Damage piece at the 3rd floor of the Pioneer Place shopping mall during a four-gallery reception Saturday evening, 6-9pm. Photo and stop motion here were shot by Drew Andreson at the last … Continue reading →

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Portland 2010 Opens Tonight

Posted on March 13, 2010 by Joshua Berger

Portland 2010: a Biennial of Contemporary Art is opening tonight at Disjecta and BoxRocks.This is the first biennial in the region since the Portland Art Museum decided to move to the Contemporary Northwest Art Award format. Plazm is an event … Continue reading →

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Old Masters & New Psychedlia Still on View at The Cooley

Posted on October 21, 2009 by Joshua Berger

The Language of the Nude: Four Centuries of Drawing the Human BodyPsychedelic Soul: Contemporary Responses to the Masters Rarely traveled, now is a great opportunity to see a deep collection of master drawings from the Crocker Art Museum. In a … Continue reading →

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Liminal: An Examination of Graffiti in Tokyo

Posted on October 19, 2009 by ianl

I recently self-published a 32 page zine that covers the scope of Tokyo street graffiti to coincide with a lecture I did recently for the Artalking series of contemporary art gatherings in Tokyo. The zine features an illustrated essay in … Continue reading →

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Graffiti Archaeology: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow

Posted on September 2, 2009 by Joshua Berger

I totally forgot about this site until I came across it again today… still just as cool. Unearth the archaeology of a variety of graffiti walls, layer by layer over the years.Dig in here. — plazm blog has moved to … Continue reading →

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Art Show at Fresh Pot

Posted on April 7, 2009 by sarahf

About 30 very very affordable works (unearthed from my basement,mostly), are on sale right now at the Fresh Pot, on Mississippi inNorth Portland (4001 N. Mississippi). These cute sailors are taken but more friends remain. A bunch are works that … Continue reading →

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Curio-Logical

Posted on March 5, 2009 by ianl

First Friday in Portland sees Grass Hut having a four artist melee.Each with their own unique vision, and yet somehow the lines cross quitewell between each of the artists. This will def be a how do they do thatshow, with … Continue reading →

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Carson Ellis at Nationale

Posted on February 11, 2009 by sarahf

Carson Ellis‘ work is up all month at the lovely Nationale. Go there and support local business! — plazm blog has moved to http://blog.plazm.com — — plazm design studio: www.plazm.com — — plazm magazine & blog are now published by … Continue reading →

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Senate Vote Prohibits Arts Recipients in Economic Stimulus Funding

Posted on February 10, 2009 by Joshua Berger

Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK) offered a “compromise” amendment which passed the Senate as part of the economic stimulus package. The compromise prohibits arts funding. Now is the time to call your Senators and Representatives to let them know that art … Continue reading →

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