Artslandia at the Performance: Portland Playhouse Nov/Dec 2014

FIND YOUR ART FORBIDDEN FRUIT: CHRIS ANTEMANN AT MEISSEN COREY ARNOLD: WILDLIFE PORTLAND ART MUSEUM 1219 SW PARK AVE. In collaboration with the renowned Meissen Porcelain Manufactory, Oregon-based sculptor Chris Antemann has produced a modiﬁed replica of Johann Joachim Kändler’s monumental Love Temple (1750). Forbidden Fruit mates Garden of Eden motifs with the sexual excess of 18th century banquets, highlighting porcelain’s smooth, sensual ﬁnish. [THROUGH FEB. 8, 2015] SIGHTINGS CHARLES HARTMAN GALLERY 134 NW 8TH AVE. DISJECTA CONTEMPORARY ART CENTER OF PORTLAND 8371 N INTERSTATE AVE. Corey Arnold’s photography approaches “the sublime” in the old sense: a place where the terrifying natural world — in this case, Alaska and its surrounding sea — becomes terrifyingly beautiful. Arnold, a ﬁsherman, documents ﬁshermen's experience of raw nature and their adaptation to its ordeals. Opening reception with the artist: First Thursday, Nov. 6, 5 p.m.8 p.m. [NOV. 5-29] Sightings is an exhibition of recent video works by Kevin Cooley and Jessica Mallios that respond to Disjecta’s unique architectural space through large-scale, interactive projections. Skyward presents an experience of driving that transcends the frustrating mundanity of LA traffic. Meanwhile, Tower of the Americas uses the moving tower built for the 1968 world's fair to create a panoramic view of San Antonio’s urban sprawl. [NOV. 21, 2014-JAN. 4, 2015] GREGORY GRENON AND MARGARET SHIRLEY ELIZABETH MALASKA: PAINTING NATIONALE 3360 SE DIVISION ST. Elizabeth Malaska will be familiar to theatre fans who saw Portland Center Stage’s Venus in Fur last year. Her surreal, almost creepy paintings of classical goddesses wrapped in various animal skins were a perfect lobby complement for that play, and her new show should be even more surreal. [NOV. 1- DEC. 31] ROGER KUKES AND STU LEVY LAURA RUSSO GALLERY 805 NW 21ST AVE. AUGEN GALLERY 716 NW DAVIS ST. Gregory Grenon was one of the very ﬁrst Portland artists to adopt a neo-expressionist ﬁgurative painting style in the early 1980s, and his reﬁnements over the years have made his paintings silkier, almost tactile, without losing their rough edge. Similarly, Margaret Shirley was an early local advocate of abstract work with a minimalist side, which she's developed into a rich, boundary-crossing approach to art making. [NOV. 6-29] Roger Kukes' animation background is evident in Theater of the Land, where landscapes brim with action and character. Stu Levy, a Portland photographer best known for his large-scale photographic grid assemblages, presents In Search of What Else, featuring photographs of natural environs whose composition more subtly implies movement. [NOV. 6-29] PORTLAND ART MUSEUM IN PASSIONATE PURSUIT BLUE SKY THE ARLENE AND HAROLD SCHNITZER COLLECTION AND LEGACY THE OREGON CENTER FOR THE PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTS AT 40 OCTOBER 18 – JANUARY 11 OCTOBER 18 – JANUARY 11 ARTSLANDIA AT THE PERFORMANCE NOVEMBER | DECEMBER 37

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