Category Archives: people

matt taggart in pdx

went and saw matt taggart perform at legong in north portland last night (along with crank sturgeon and dead air fresheners). nice improvisatory piece from matt. a few photos:

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giant star

I thought this was about Barry Bonds when I first glanced at it…

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theoretical cabinet

Went on a walking tour of Tilburg, Netherlands in Portland last night – The Portland Tour of Tilburg. Khris Soden led a group of about 30 folks around downtown Portland pointing out, amid our familiar geography, the well-known sites of … Continue reading

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pollack

Just saw a nice little interview with Sydney Pollack (by Elvis Mitchell). Pollack, when asked about his potential influence on film, said, “you know there’s that line, ‘We don’t know who discovered water, but we’re pretty sure it wasn’t a … Continue reading

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kimya

OK, so I am probably the last person on the planet to get around to this but I just have to say it – Kimya Dawson is pretty dang cool. I’m having a lot of fun listening to her stuff … Continue reading

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Shiro Nakane

Another interesting talk at PNCA last evening. Nakane Shiro, the preeminent Japanese landscape designer, presented a fascinating array of imagery and anecdote. His father, Nakane Kinsaku, had designed or done restoration work on many important gardens and Shiro learned his … Continue reading

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of paperclips, poles & pepys

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passings

Taking a look at various sites this evening and find that we have lost a couple more lights: Arthur C Clarke, at a respectable 90, and Anthony Minghella, at a far-too-young 54 – with his passing, “cultural life in this … Continue reading

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james turrell

Went to a talk yesterday by James Turrell down at PNCA. Pretty interesting to hear him discuss his ideas. He works to make light appear as form, shapes that are perceived to be there but in fact are not, or to … Continue reading

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félix fénéon

   Scratching himself with a revolver with an overly sensitive trigger,    M. Édouard B. removed the tip of his nose    in the Vivienne precinct house. I’ve been reading a bit in ‘Novels in Three Lines,’ the Félix Fénéon … Continue reading

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ivor cutler

Fairly mesmerized over the past while with a new (to me) video featuring Ivor Cutler.  The video is called ‘Looking for Truth with a Pin’ and includes ‘Cutler’s Last Stand.’ [Unfortunately the video (DVD) is only available in Region 2 encoding … Continue reading

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Jean-François Bizot

And from the speaking of better known, why aren’t they list…read in David Byrne’s online journal about Jean-François Bizot’s passing.  I read the obituary that was linked (The Independent).  And then went looking for another.  Sadly, not much luck.  At least not … Continue reading

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