Author Archives: Joshua Berger

22 Years of Plazm at Liquid Space

Posted on September 30, 2013 by Joshua Berger

The lobby of Liquid Agency’s Portland office acts as an experimental gallery called Liquid Space. It is currently filled with a 22-year retrospective of Plazm work. This can be seen during the Design Week Portland Open House. In addition, Liquid … Continue reading →

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David Carson: Never Snap2Guides

Posted on September 11, 2013 by Joshua Berger

Wieden + Kennedy / Plazm present A Design Week Portland event. David Carson  Never Snap2Guides David Carson: typography rebel, revolutionary graphic designer, and legendary art director of the magazine “Ray Gun” will show what he’s been up to over the last couple … Continue reading →

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Sooner or Later: the Neo Boys get their due.

Posted on August 23, 2013 by Joshua Berger

It’s hard to know how influential a band like the Neo Boys are. For those who don’t know, the Neo Boys were a young all-female punk band from the late 70s in Portland, Oregon. Their first show was opening for … Continue reading →

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100×100 art gallery

Posted on July 7, 2013 by Joshua Berger

I last wrote here on May 18th, the anniversary of my bike accident. A few months prior to that there was an event at PICA to both help offset a mountain of medical bills and to celebrate my recovery. It takes … Continue reading →

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Plazm editor Tiffany Lee Brown’s Easter Island Project at the Cooley Gallery

Posted on June 8, 2013 by Joshua Berger

Plazm editor Tiffany Lee Brown at The Cooley Gallery Reception & one-day video installation: Saturday, June 15, 1–4 p.m. Conversation with the artist, 3 p.m. Reed College Library Lobby Anakena: The Easter Island Project Anakena: the Easter Island Project is the … Continue reading →

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May 18

Posted on May 23, 2013 by Joshua Berger

Hi friends It’s been about two months since my last post following the 100 x 100 event at PICA. I aspire to be as productive as I once was, but the level of energy is slow in coming back.  I wrote … Continue reading →

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The future is going to be weird.

Posted on April 6, 2013 by Joshua Berger

The complexity of the brain’s connections comes from the complexity of our experience. Not only does our brain create our thoughts, but our thoughts create our brains. Have a listen to these twenty-two minutes with futurist Ray Kurzweil interviewed on … Continue reading →

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Everything we do matters.

Posted on March 16, 2013 by Joshua Berger

  I am writing to express my sincere gratitude and to share some reflections on the 100 x 100 event at PICA a few weeks ago. First, thank you to all the artists, volunteers, friends, participants, musicians, and to PICA, for … Continue reading →

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Extraordinary Machines

Posted on December 11, 2012 by Joshua Berger

There’s a fun and engaging lecture happening tomorrow evening at the OMSI Planetarium, by a good friend of mine, Jeff Faulkner. The lecture is part of the Design Speaks series produced by 52 Limited. I should mention that tickets are sold … Continue reading →

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Raymond Pettibon Punk Years Exhibit hits Portland

Posted on November 28, 2012 by Joshua Berger

These days Raymond Pettibon is a  well regarded, respectable—ahem—respected  contemporary artist who exhibits around the world in major museums and galleries. He found his way to artistic prominence in a circumlocutionary manner. He began, early in his career (it can … Continue reading →

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