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Like Their Art, Artist Vo Vo’s Workspace Is Informed by Their Life Experiences and Anarchist Philosophy “I do want to meet people at an entry point that feels accessible to them. ARTIST VO VO (Christine Dong) Updated February 24 After working four months with a tapestry company to create a textile for an upcoming show, Vo Vo ran into a problem: The company refused to print the design. The tapestry depicts a stately building with Roman columns alight with squiggly, pastel-colored flames. On a corner of the blanket is the phrase Burn it down.
Art shows a bit more intense and cerebral this winter in Portland
Updated Jan 13, 2021;
Emerging out of 2020, galleries and art institutions are showing new and invigorating work by new and interesting artists. Some shows continue the hard conversations churned up in 2020; others offer well-earned distraction. In general, shows this season feel a little more intense, a little more cerebral than they have in the past. Maybe our attention spans are stretching after a year of social distancing.
Signage in the windows of the downtown Portland NW Film Center building is part of Carrie Mae Weems’ “Resist COVID / Take 6!” information campaign.Courtesy of Portland Art Museum