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Posted in Other Openings on May 28th, 2008
Monday we attended the Henry Moore exhibit called “Moore in America†at the New York Botanical Garden nybg.org (Bronx River Parkway and Fordham Road, the Bronx) (718) 817-8700.
It opened last Saturday and continues through 2-Nov. After New York it heads to the Atlanta Botanical Garden for the winter.
The show has 18 of Henry Moore’s [...]
Posted in Misc on May 23rd, 2008
Yesterday I posted an announcement & a Brooklyn bridge image (click here to see that and links to this weekend’s festivaties). This posting has some images from last night’s 125-year birthday party for the Brooklyn Bridge.
The Brooklyn Philharmonic, Impact (a musical group up for an academy award), and Marvin Hamlisch all performed.
Early arrivals got [...]
Posted in Misc on May 22nd, 2008
The 125th year birthday celebration for Brooklyn Bridge starts today, Thursday, May 22.
DUMBO is the place to be for fireworks, new lighting, a Navy flyover, and a free concert. Various events will continue through the weekend.
Bring your picnic and enjoy.
Tonight’s timeline:
6:00pm: Doors open
7:45pm: Concert starts
9:00pm: Fireworks
Brooklyn Philharmonic will play with guest performance by [...]
Posted in Music on May 21st, 2008
Last night in New York, DeVotchKa put on an amazing show. DeVotchKa melds together an amazing blend of talent and styles.
The play an eclectic rock - Gypsy-punk - Eastern-European - folk sound all created with blend of instruments: violin, tuba, accordion, theremin, bouzouki, and many more.
I’ve seen their name around for a while but [...]
Posted in Misc on May 16th, 2008
PDN Photo Annual 2008 contest results are now out. I noticed that at least one Portland photographer won an award in the “student work” category, Congrats to Aaron D. Busch!
You can see all of the PDN winners online at:
http://gallery.pdnevents.com/annual2008/
Photographer: Aaron D. Busch
School: Pacific Northwest College of Art, Portland OR
Title: Inescapable
Concept: This [...]
Posted in Misc on May 14th, 2008
Architect Brad Cloepfil of Allied Works spoke Monday night in Portland. I was busy packing for my 2-week trip to New York, so I missed the talk. But several bloggers covered it.
Art Scatter reviews the talk at:
http://www.artscatter.com/general/a-little-brad-cloepfil-wisdom-coming-your-way/#more-217
Portland Architecture ’s Brian Libby reviews the talk at:
http://chatterbox.typepad.com/portlandarchitecture/2008/05/cloepfil-plays.html
Posted in Other Openings on May 12th, 2008
Lie back in the video lounge that TJ Norris has crafted for us to experience an endless city. Let the soundtrack by Christen Renou allow your thoughts to flow. The endless/seemless looping of two image channels on the ceiling provide impulses of the images of a moving city. Feel the fact that [...]
Posted in 1st Thurs Photos, Other Openings on May 11th, 2008
This month 23 Sandy Gallery hosts the national juried show “Resurrection”, which is called a New Look at Old Photographic Processes. This is a well-curated show (Laura Moya, director of PhotoLucida) especially given the wide range of subjects and the many types of antiquarian processes used.
This lead image in this blog is by Jan [...]
Posted in Misc on May 7th, 2008
I am opposed to the Orphan Works Act. There is a simple way to let your voice be heard, see: http://capwiz.com/illustratorspartnership/home/
How the Orphan Works Bills Affects Visual Artists:
H.R. 5889, The Orphan Works Act of 2008, was introduced on April 24, 2008 by House Judiciary Committee Intellectual Property Subcommittee Chairman Berman of California, full Judiciary [...]
Posted in 1st Thurs Photos on May 2nd, 2008
There were many shows to look at this First Thursday and it was a wonderful warm evening to walk around Portland. Amanda Wojick had several sculptures and other works on display at Elizabeth Leach Gallery (17 NW 9th, Portland OR).
I particularly like the sculpture “Among” which was a connected stack of polystyrene. “Among” [...]