Reopened Portland Art Museum offers rare opportunity to see work of activist-artist Ed Bereal
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Ed Bereal is shown in 2019 with his holographic installation, “Exxon: Five Horsemen of the Apocalypse.” Photo courtesy of David Scherrer and the Whatcom MuseumDavid Scherrer and the Whatcom Museum
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By Alex V. Cipolle | For The Oregonian/OregonLive
The year is 1962 and, in a garden-level San Francisco apartment, legendary activist-artist Ed Bereal sculpts the contours of his lover’s face as a tear runs down her cheek.
Her name was Barbara, and she was pregnant with their child. As young starving artists, they had decided to give up the child for adoption.
The Portland Art Museum is reopening
A look at some of the best new exhibits
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After closing its doors for the second time in November 2020, the Portland Art Museum (PAM) announced that it will be reopening to the general public on April 10. The reopening is slated to be staged in two phases.
The first phase began on April 10. This phase grants visitors access to all galleries, except for certain special exhibitions. The second phase will occur on May 5. This phase opens the entire museum to visitors, including the special exhibitions that were previously off-limits.
The PAM will be open to the public Wednesday–Sunday from 10 a.m.–5 p.m. The museum store will be open as well. Brian Ferriso, museum director and chief curator remarked, “We are looking forward to welcoming back staff and visitors following months of closure. We believe that art, film, and music are essential to our community and to our collective well-being.”
January Arts
Items include Almost Paradise, Women of the African Diaspora and Global Art Festival
The Tribune will highlight some gallery openings and other arts happenings in the first edition of each month, coinciding with First Thursday (Jan. 7). Most galleries have reopened with COVID-19 safety protocols and government restrictions, including limited capacities; some require appointments, some have web content. Please check individual websites for details:
• Reminder: Portland Institute for Contemporary Art, 15 N.E. Hancock St., features We Got Each Other s Back by Carlos Motta with Helday de la Cruz, Julio Salgado and Edna Vazquez through Feb. 14. For more: http://www.pica.org. It s part of a long-term documentary project, a three-part multichannel video installation featuring portraits of queer artists and activists in the United States who have been openly undocumented and who have produced work to denounce immigration policies. …