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Photography Visual

Satisfactual by Heidi Schwegler and Derek Monypeny

Heidi Schwegler displayed a collection of found objects and photography prints for a show at THRU Gallery in July, calling the show SATISFACTUAL. The reception included a 36-minute sound loop from Derek Monypeny revolving around a brief cut from a televised performance of “Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah.” Also on loop was Heidi’s “Grayout” video, showing a mirrored dog, […]

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Dance Film

Immersed in Movement in Movies

SubRosa Dance Collective in promo image for Living the Room. Movement and Flow offers six Portland dance films worth seeing. Tonight at Whitsell Auditorium, Northwest Film Center shall put on a concert of a half dozen contemporary dance performances. By “concert” I mean screening, and by “performances” I mean movies. It is an important distinction, but […]

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Current Events Thrupoint Podcast

Protest, Media, and Protest Media

Photo by Anonymous9000 Episode 6 On this program, we sit with Taylor Eisele, a young media guy whose initial foray into journalism has focused on politics and protest. His recent work under the guise of Stumptown Studios has focused on covering the alt-right and far-left counter protests. I wanted to talk about media from this […]

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Photography Visual

777 Drawings by Keylay Tukor in Photos

Keylay Tukor’s June Exhibit Puts to Rest a Long Project Visual artist Kyle Tucker took a flight from Las Vegas last June with 777 Drawings safely packed inside a small piece of luggage. It is both the title of his show and the actual number of sketches remaining up to that point, from a prolific period of work […]

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Arts Review Profile

Heidi Schwegler Puts Everyday Ruin on the Gallery Wall

Raw and/or reimagined, a Portland Artist and Educator shows us what we’ve tossed out. Heidi Schwegler came by the gallery the other day to install Satisfactual, July’s art exhibit. She pulls out a bunny, a ceramic trinket you’d find in a free box or local thrift shop, looking like it’s been touched up, but not […]