‘A portion of the exhibition “Stop Killing Us,” presented by Don’t Shoot Portland, a local group that works to end police violence, at the Holding Contemporary gallery this month.’ Photo by Mario Gallucci
Utopia Without You by Tabitha Nikolai at Williamson | Knight
Image by Mario Gallucci
“I strive to work in modes that feel honest to this cybercultural experience and produce things that I think would have better sustained my younger self: arty non-linear videogames, cosplay, perler beadwork, and earnest rights of suburban occult.”
— Tabitha Nikolai
Read the full interview here.
Image by Mario Gallucci
“Escape and fleeing can be a really productive act because you have to reproduce the self outside of other people’s hostility, but at the same time, I’m ambivalent because I know so many gamer people or other trans people who just don’t leave their house very much because they’re wrapped into these worlds that are very addictive, particularly if other things are so hostile.”
— Tabitha Nikolai
Read more about Utopia Without You here.
James Knowlton of Art Practical reviews Paula Wilson: Floored at Williamson | Knight.
“Muslin, printed to mimic wooden floorboards, takes the place of typically white exhibition walls and becomes the backdrop for several prints. These pieces take the shape of rugs. Some depict a formalist appreciation for patterns, while others feature gestural bodies and patterns in movement, working in tandem. Throughout the show there is an impression of lively, spontaneous gesture and movement in the form of dance.”
— James Knowlton
Image by Mario Gallucci
Image by Mario Gallucci
“I really wanted to alter the white cube existence within this gallery and wanted to shift the perspective of what's high and what's low, quite literally.”
— Paula Wilson
Read Art and About Portland's interview with Paula Wilson here.
Image by Mario Gallucci
Contributor Tai C at Compose Yourself Magazine wrote about Don't Shoot Portland's art and activism as protest, community healing, and a platform for families affected by police brutality.
"Naturally, art and protest are one in the same, as they both draw communities from all backgrounds to inspect and immerse themselves in one another’s cultures, lifestyles and personal obstacles."
The whole article can be found here.