Garry Winogrand, "Centennial Ball, Metropolitan Museum of New York, 1969" c.1975
Charles Hartman presents
Faces: Vintage and Contemporary Photographic Portraits. Combining 19th and 20th century photographic masterworks and contemporary images, the exhibition explores "the fundamental tension in photography between point of view and composition." Artists include Ansel Adams, Manuel Alvarez Bravo, Harry Callahan, Danny Lyon, Sally Mann, Arnold Newman, Frederick Sommer, and Garry Winogrand, with
Corey Arnold, Daido Moriyama, Mark Steinmetz and Issei Suda, and more.
Opening reception • 5:30-8:30pm • August 6
Charles Hartman Fine Art • 134 NW 8th • 503.287.3886
(detail) Jordan Tull's
Reflexion, photo Dan Mclaughlin
Jordan Tull presents
Reflexion, an interactive installation at Tractor. The project is "spatial intervention," inspired and influenced by its surroundings.
Reflexion is viewable inside and outside of the gallery, where a video "animating dimensionally divided structures" is projected onto two adjoining outer windows.
Opening reception • 6-10pm • August 6
Tractor • 328 NW Broadway
While you're down at Tractor, check out the Everett Station Lofts' annual summer Rooftop Exhibit chaos-a-thon: "Once a year the hub of Portland's young, hip, gritty art scene merges with its seasoned career artist neighbors to throw a colossal celebration of visual art, music, performance art, gourmet food with a contemporary flair, and cash bar." There is also a
Scion funded event with DJ's etc at Igloo so "
The Lofts" will definitely be the scene on Thursday.
Group opening party • 6-10pm • August 6
Everett Station Lofts • 328 NW Broadway
Malia Jensen, "Emergency Brake"
Malia Jensen is exhibiting
Knee High to a Worm at Elizabeth Leach. Jensen "elevates" everyday objects such as light bulbs and bricks with a variety of elegant materials, including hand made paper, bronze, and turned fir, toying with meaning by rendering useful objects useless.
Opening reception • 6-9pm • August 6
Elizabeth Leach Gallery • 417 NW 9th • 503.224.0521
Whitney Nye, "Vodopad"
Laura Russo is featuring new work by Whitney Nye.
Opening reception • 5-8pm • August 6
Laura Russo Gallery • 805 NW 21st • 503.226.2754
Ethan Eisenberg
Ethan Eisenberg will be exhibiting
Holyland at Blue Sky. The photographs in this exhibition are from the contested areas of the Gaza Strip in the Israeli/Palestinian conflict. "Concentrating on the routines and rituals of daily life more than the actual violence, the photographs describe how both Israeli and Palestinian society have been shaped by their position in a shared culture of territorial conflict."
Opening reception • 6-9pm • August 6
Artist talk • 3pm • August 8
Blue Sky Gallery • 122 NW 8th • 503.225.0210
Terry Toedtemeier, "Boardman State Park, Curry Co.," 1993
PDX Contemporary presents
Trees, an exhibition of photographs by Terry Toedtemeier. Focusing on Terry's tree images, the show includes black & white silver gelatin prints, pigment prints, and two color pigment prints that haven't been previous exhibited.
Opening reception • 5-8pm • August 6
PDX Contemporary Art • 925 NW Flanders • 503.222.0063