Author Archives: Joshua Berger

The Rise of American Poster Art

Posted on January 21, 2010 by Joshua Berger

“American Artifact: The Rise of American Rock Poster Art”, is a documentary about the history and subculture of rock poster art in America, will be released on DVD on March 27th, 2010. The film has been touring around the country … Continue reading →

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Plazm posters join Swiss museum

Posted on January 16, 2010 by Joshua Berger

Plakatsammlung Museum fur Gestaltung Zürich—the international poster museum based in Switzerland—has recently ascended over 90 Plazm posters into their permanent collection. A sampling of these posters created from 1992–2000, are shown here. Designers include Plazm folks as well as guests … Continue reading →

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Also in the Whitney Biennial 2010

Posted on January 10, 2010 by Joshua Berger

Previously posted about Jessica Jackson Hutchins in the 2010 Biennial… two other artists featured in Plazm #29 are also in the Whitney show; Storm Tharp and Alex Hubbard. Cooley Gallery director Stephanie Snyder wrote a feature for Plazm on Storm … Continue reading →

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Publication Fair is Sunday

Posted on December 17, 2009 by Joshua Berger

Plazm, New Oregon, The Cooley Gallery, Reading Frenzy, lots of other great folks and friends will be there. We’ll have all kinds of books, magazines, printed ephemera, etc.. It’s free. Come on down to the Ace Cleaners space Sunday. December … Continue reading →

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Jessica Jackson Hutchins selected for 2010 Whitney Biennial

Posted on December 13, 2009 by Joshua Berger

Patience is the new ambition. Morality is the new transgression. Respect for the old is the new shock of the new. Featured in Plazm 29 and recently announced 2010 Whitney Biennial artist, Jessica Jackson Hutchins in conversation with Stephanie Snyder, … Continue reading →

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Anal Solvent video, live from the first Plazm Event, circa 1991

Posted on November 25, 2009 by Joshua Berger

Anal Solvent, one of the great late 80s/early 90s experimental bands in Portland, performing here at Hand Prints. This was the first of a number of benefit shows that helped launch Plazm magazine. Trying to remember everyone who was on … Continue reading →

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China Urban Book Release Party

Posted on November 22, 2009 by Joshua Berger

Sunday night November 21st in Portland.China Urban book release party should be lots of fun. There is going to be some super puppeteering happening and a screening of Mad Detective. The book has been six months in the making. I … Continue reading →

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Sparking Change

Posted on November 21, 2009 by Joshua Berger

“Does art really change anything? I do believe so…It is impossible for art to fix a declining economy or stop all wars, but art changes the way people see and understand reality. And if as artists we often lose faith … Continue reading →

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Jon Raymond Wins Ken Kesey Award for Fiction – Live Interview on the Air Tomorrow

Posted on October 28, 2009 by Joshua Berger

Literary Arts recently announced its Oregon Book Awards for 2009 and Plazm editor Jon Raymond has won the prestigious Ken Kesey award for fiction. Jon will be on the radio tomorrow on OPB’s Think Out Loud at 9am PST, listen … 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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