January 2011
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Vanessa Calvert’s Wall Shade inside and out. Vanessa’s giving a presentation (informal conversation with Gabe Flores) as part of our artist talk series @ 3pm Sunday 1/30/11
Jan 30th
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Emily Nachison’s Corridor.  Tomorrow is the final day of the show at PLACE and we have an artist talk with Emily, Vanessa Calvert, and Dustin Zemel at 3pm. 
Jan 30th
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Dustin Zemel’s current and possibly final stage of SHOW SHOW, SHOW tell, SHOW SHOW. 
Jan 29th
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This was the first phase of Dustin Zemel’s SHOW SHOW, SHOW tell, SHOW SHOW currently up at PLACE.  Come to the gallery Sunday 1/30 for Dustin’s artist talk @ 3pm.  STATEMENT News programs on television paradoxically incorporate an artificial visual landscape so the facts they purport can be watched more easily. It is no coincidence that the best rated news shows also have the...
Jan 29th
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TRADE "Everything Must Go" a send off
“Everything Must Go” Sunday, January 30th 13:00 – 18:00 PST   at Trade, on the third floor of The Pioneer Place Mall (Atrium Building) 700 SW 5th Ave.   Contact: Tori Abernathy recess@recessart.com 954.579.6105   For the closing of The Aspens at Trade inside the Pioneer Place Mall, RECESS offers a daytime mini-indoor festival celebrating interdisciplinary performance,...
Jan 27th
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Artist talk this Sunday!
Vanessa Calvert Wall Shade Emily Nachison Suspension, Stage 1 and Corridor Dustin Zemel SHOW SHOW, SHOW tell, SHOW SHOW Artist’s Talk: Sunday January 30th (3 - 4pm) 700 SW Fifth (3rd floor) Pioneer  Place Mall, downtown Portland Contact: placepdx@gmail.com PLACE is very pleased to host Artist’s Talks by Vanessa Calvert, Emily Nachison, and Dustin Zemel. They are each raising questions...
Jan 26th
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TJ Norris "Mirroring the Inevitable"
TJ Norris’ Mirroring the Inevitable Artist’s Round Table Discussion: Saturday January 29th (4 - 5pm) 700 SW Fifth (3rd floor) Pioneer  Place Mall, downtown Portland Contact: placepdx@gmail.com You are invited to a panel-like discussion of TJ Norris’ Spread Ego, his performative installation at PLACE. Norris’ project raises questions of vulnerability, trust, risk-taking, and acceptance and...
Jan 26th
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Volunteer Opportunities
PLACE and the SETTLEMENT are seeking reliable and enthusiastic volunteers! We have opportunities for all kinds of skill sets and personalities, from install assistants to gallery attendants to whatever you have to offer.  EMAIL US! 
Jan 19th
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Joshua Berger's Artist Talk on Collateral Damage &...
Joshua Berger’s Collateral Damage and Terror Artist’s Discussion: Sunday January 23th (4 - 5pm) 700 SW Fifth (3rd floor) Pioneer  Place Mall, downtown Portland Contact: placepdx@gmail.com Collateral Damage commemorates the 655,000 civilians killed in the war in Iraq through daily performative interventions. Each civilian life lost is represented with an “X”. The thousands of tiny hand...
Jan 19th
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Rhoda London's Artist Discussion on Immortality
                                                       Rhoda London’s To Give the Unspeakable a Recognizable Space Artist’s Discussion: Saturday January 22th (4 - 6pm) 700 SW Fifth (3rd floor) Pioneer  Place Mall, downtown Portland Contact: placepdx@gmail.com We ask questions in the abstract to make them less personal and in turn less terrifying, maybe for ourselves or maybe for those who...
Jan 18th
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Jan 15th
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Settlement: Post on PORT's site for Settling In →
settlementpdx: List on PORT settlement From left to right: Joshua Berger “Terror” & “To Give the Unspeakable a Recognizable Space” by Rhoda London. Photo: Palma Corral, Location: Place Settlement presents Settling In, an opening reception for the four galleries (independently curated) on the…
Jan 15th
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Juleen Johnson installing “Floors, Walls, Ceiling” and while she’s making placements she’s discussing Big Sur, beauty, and displacement. Love it!
Jan 15th
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settlementpdx: 2nd part of the interview with Nim Wunnan (Research Club) exploring the practicality of The Aspens
Jan 14th
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settlementpdx: The 1st upload of an interview with Nim Wunnan (Research Club) dialoging on The Aspens.
Jan 14th
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Settling In
SETTLING IN Opening reception: Saturday January 15th (6 - 10pm) 700 SW Fifth (3rd floor) Pioneer  Place Mall, downtown Portland Contact: placepdx@gmail.com WHAT IS THE SETTLEMENT? The Settlement is a collection of four galleries on the top floor of Pioneer Place Mall in downtown Portland. Each gallery (People, Place, Store, and Trade) maintains a unique curatorial identity, working...
Jan 13th
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Jan 7th
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Best New Art Space: The White Box
We are happy to be thought of right out of the gate, but The White Box with their clean super awesome shows was granted the tiara. Great job Elizabeth and co. ! A work by Melis van den Berg in Ontologue at The White Box (photo Jeff Jahn)  Best New Art Space: The White Box at the University of Oregon with shows like Weegee, Ontologue and Donald Judd took top honors above the scrappy and now...
Jan 7th
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Jan 3rd
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Jan 3rd