By Dao Strom A woman in white walks down a New York City sidewalk. Her dress… Continue Reading
Yearly Archives: 2017
Critical Mascara
Subtitled “A Post-Realness Drag Ball,” Critical Mascara celebrated its fifth and final presentation at Time-Based Art on Saturday night with an expansive queer showcase of vogue, drag, and fashion…. Continue Reading
Dead Thoroughbred
What if TBA were a space for rage? Dead Thoroughbred (Portland artists sidony o’neal and keyon gaskin) propose the question through a beautifully gestural performance in PICA’s newly minted annex…. Continue Reading
9 Notes from 4 days of art experiences at TBA 2017
TBA 2017 gave me 10 to 14 hours of art experiences each day. I drank it up. Here are a few thoughts or observations I had along the way…. Continue Reading
100 Years/100 Paintings
Making my way up the elevator to the PICA office, I envisioned the doors opening and a dramatic scene from Portlandia would be on full display—a multigenerational meeting ground of old art connoisseurs and young millennials on their latest culture trip. Instead, I was greeted by two sincerely genuine and engaged women. Roya and Kirsten introduced me to their space…. Continue Reading