FIND YOUR ART
VISUAL ARTS
In March and April, our visual arts picks highlight art with
message and a mission, plus some ongoing can’t-miss
shows that opened in earlier months. If you’ve been meaning to see them, go! If you’ve caught them already, you’ll
appreciate why they made our list. BY GRAHAM BELL.
ITALIAN STYLE
Simonetta, evening gown of embroidered silk.
Published in Harper’s Bazaar, October 1952.
Photograph by Genevieve Naylor. Genevieve Naylor/
courtesy Staley-Wise Gallery, New York.
REINVENTING DOCUMENTARY:
THE ART OF ALLAN SEKULA
SUSAN SEUBERT:
THE FALLACY OF HINDSIGHT
RONNA AND ERIC HOFFMAN GALLERY
LEWIS & CLARK COLLEGE
0615 SW PALATINE HILL ROAD
This retrospective of the late Sekula’s
work lays bare the artist’s continuous
exploration of the documentary mode
and its marriage to the written word. An
acclaimed multidisciplinary artist and
CalArts professor, Sekula investigated
economic systems and the reach of
capitalism in our ever-expanding world
and brought new harmony to the use of
text and image in conceptual work. In
his project Dear Bill Gates (1999), he
penned an open letter to Gates about his
purchase of a Winslow Homer painting
and captured a series of photographs
from the water of Gates’ home, crossing
the line from economist to provocateur.
FROELICK GALLERY
714 NW DAVIS ST.
Susan Seubert’s photographic process is
masterful and meticulously detailed. She
employs legacy techniques to produce
prints full of nostalgia and history, treading
the line between photojournalism and fine
art. From simple objects carefully composed, she evokes notions of memory and
value. Her new pieces tackle these ideas in
a larger spectrum by focusing on the intimate scenes of reminiscence and reflection.
[JAN. 22-MARCH 15]
SUSAN SEUBERT
From the series 100 Memories, 2015,
digital pigment print on tissue paper,
encaustic medium, claybord, 5×5 inches
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ARTSLANDIA AT THE PERFORMANCE MARCH | APRIL
[MARCH 19-MAY 2]
CRIS BRUCH
Ghost #4, 2012. Paper;
19×17½×23 inches.
ITALIAN STYLE: FASHION SINCE 1945
PORTLAND ART MUSEUM
1219 SW PARK AVE.
Giving nods to the influence of American
movie stars like Audrey Hepburn and
Elizabeth Taylor, this major exhibition
charts the march of Italian fashion in the
international realm from World War II
until the present. The timeline of more
than 100 ensembles and accouterments
traces Italy’s influence on world fashion for
the past 60-plus years. The Portland Art
Museum is the only West Coast stop for
this traveling exhibition that includes work
by Gucci, Versace, and Dolce & Gabbana,
among others. [THROUGH MAY 3]