October
October is a busy month for Portland art lovers! We have multiple Time-Released events coming up hot and even more in the cue. On Wednesday, October 18, we will release the long-awaited musical film Cove of Harmony, Episode 1, by Joseph Keckler with Holland Andrews. This piece is free to stream online and will be available at 12:00 pm PDT.
The following day, Thursday, October 19, from 12:00–4:00 pm, we open the video installation of By My Own Hand, Part 3: THE ACHE, by Allie Hankins and Hannah Krafcik in PICA's Annex. This installation is also free to attend, and all are welcome. THE ACHE is a multi-faceted project that includes a video installation, zine release, and four workshops that begin with a Gentle movement and collage workshop by dee bustos on Saturday, October 21, 1:30 – 4:30 pm, and Creating Imaginary Worlds with Ralph Pugay on Sunday, October 22, 1:30 – 4:00 pm.
Plus, get your MAX ticket for Saturday, October 28, where you can join PICA and Third Angle New Music for DB Amorin's "long shadow" — an experiential sound piece made for the MAX Red Line. As we said, it's a busy month, and we love sharing these programs and works with you! See you this week.
November
Tickets are now on sale for our final two Time-Released programs, Outfitumentary by K8 Hardy and Make Banana Cry by Andrew Tay and Stephen Thompson, coming to PICA in November. Read on to learn more about these programs.
Many thanks also to everyone who attended the performances of [siccer] by Will Rawls last weekend! If you missed the live performances, fear not; the exhibition is open until November 5!
Outfitumentary
by K8 Hardy
Co-presented with the lumber room on the occasion of their exhibition The Rose, curated by Justine Kurland, which closes October 28th.
Date: November 9 at 7:00 pm
Tickets: $10
Location: PICA, 15 NE Hancock St., Portland, OR
“Before Fashion Bloggers and TikTok’s #OOTD, There Was K8 Hardy’s Outfitumentary” — Vogue
In 2001, artist and filmmaker K8 Hardy set out to document her daily outfits on video. Over an eleven-year period, until the camera broke, she captured these outfits—and outfitting—on a fairly consistent, if not daily, basis. She used the same shitty, mini-DV camera and filmed in ever-changing living spaces and art studios in New York. What emerged is a record of the way a young lesbian feminist dressed and styled in her “coming of age” and an examination of coded fashion statements. Click here to watch the Outfitumentary trailer, and use the button below to get your tickets now!
Make Banana Cry
by Andrew Tay and Stephen Thompson
Dates: November 17 and 18 at 7:00 pm
Tickets: Sliding scale starting at $12
Location: PICA, 15 NE Hancock St., Portland, OR
In Make Banana Cry, six artists confront Western society’s perceptions of “Asianness” in a critical performance that reclaims, protests against, and subverts clichés. Sitting in the tension between identity and stereotypes, the performers continuously deconstruct cultural codes using an arsenal of randomly selected objects in an attempt to shake off the weight of violent representation and fetishization.
Make Banana Cry is a continuous barrage of body politics, a durational parade that contemplates the problematics of “universal” Western popular culture while drawing on the artistic background of each of the invited artists. Visual artist Dominique Petrin creates an immersive fake museum “exhibition” as the container for the work, encouraging the public to consider the history of colonization within cultural institutions and museums.
Following the staged performance of Make Banana Cry, ticket holders are encouraged to stay for "Part II" of the project, which immediately follows the performance at PICA, is included with a ticket to the show, and is a little different each night! On Friday, November 17th, Part II will offer snacks, a cash bar, and a facilitated post-show panel conversation with some of the artists in Make Banana Cry. On Saturday, November 18th, Part II will spotlight a featured food vendor, cash bar, and the launch of Liminal Bodies, a "literaoke" event with QTAPI poets/writers performing poetry followed by karaoke, curated and organized by Kelly Novahom and Lilly Do, and in partnership with the QTAPI Subcommittee of the Arts & Media Project at Asian Pacific American Network of Oregon (APANO). Stick around and join in for karaoke! Part II events are integral to the full experience of Make Banana Cry, an international performance that intentionally highlights local API artists following the show. We hope you'll make time to attend and experience a full evening of what's in store!
This work was made by Andrew Tay and Stephen Thompson. The performance is in collaboration with Cynthia Koppe, Hanako Hoshimi-Caines, Francesca Chudnoff, Winnie Ho, Sehyoung Lee, and Dominique Petrin. Click the button below to learn more about these artists and purchase your tickets today.