Artist Talk by TJ Norris
Thursday, March 12, 6 p.m.
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Wednesday, February 25th, 2009 | 
| Contact: | Amy M. Echo-Hawk |
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| amy.echo-hawk@pam.org | |
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PORTLAND, Ore. — The Portland Art Museum continues its monthly artist talk series with a discussion led by TJ Norris on Thursday, March 12.
Norris will discuss works by Sol Lewitt and Marcel Duchamp currently on view in the galleries. “The pieces by both artists seem to harness a spirit of the absurd: a play on the inside/outside, a sense that something cannot be contained,” said Norris about the artwork he chose to discuss.
Ticket purchase to the gallery talk includes admission to happy hour held in the Museum’s Hoffman Lobby until 8 p.m. The first 50 ticket holders will receive a free beverage of their choice.
Artist Talk: TJ Norris
Join Portland-based artist TJ Norris for a discussion about Incomplete Cube by Sol Lewitt and Marcel Duchamp’s Boîte-en-valise, Series F. The talk departs for the galleries at 6 p.m. and the conversation continues afterward during happy hour in the Hoffman Lobby until 8 p.m.
| Date and Time of Artist Talk: | Thursday, March 12, 6 p.m. |
| Location: | Talk departs from the Hoffman Lobby Portland Art Museum, 1219 SW Park Avenue, Portland, Ore. 97205 |
| Cost: | Free with Museum admission. Happy hour includes free hors d’oeuvres with wine, beer, and other beverages available for purchase. The first 50 ticket holders receive a free beverage of their choice. |
About the Artist Talk Series
The talk by TJ Norris continues the series in which local artists share their thoughts about art on view at the Portland Art Museum that delights, puzzles, vexes, or inspires them. After informal discussion with the artists in the galleries, attendees of this series, held the second Thursday of each month, can continue the conversation during happy hour in the Museum’s Hoffman Lobby.
About TJ Norris
Eight years ago, Boston-born artist TJ Norris relocated to the Pacific Northwest, quickly becoming an integral part of the regional art scene through his exhibitions, collaborations, writings, and operation of the multimedia gallery Soundvision (2002-2003). Norris practices a hybrid of media, creating installations that bring together elements of sculpture, photography, video, and sound to create environments in which viewers can explore fully the themes he presents. Shown in the Americas, Sweden, and the United Kingdom, his work has been called conceptual, ascetic, and minimal and is published by MIT Press, Innova Recordings, New American Paintings, and Visual Codec, among others. The recipient of a Massachusetts Arts Lottery Grant, Norris is also an independent curator and freelance writer.
About the Portland Art Museum
The seventh oldest museum in the United States and the oldest on the West Coast, the Portland Art Museum is internationally recognized for its permanent collection and ambitious special exhibitions drawn from the Museum’s holdings and the world’s finest public and private collections. The Museum’s collection of 42,000 objects, displayed in 112,000 square feet of galleries, reflects the history of art from ancient times to today. The collection is distinguished for its holdings of arts of the native peoples of North America, English silver, and the graphic arts. An active collecting institution dedicated to preserving great art for the enrichment of future generations, the Museum devotes 90 percent of its galleries to its permanent collection. The Museum’s campus of landmark buildings, a cornerstone of Portland’s cultural district, includes the Jubitz Center for Modern and Contemporary Art, the Gilkey Center for Graphic Arts, the Schnitzer Center for Northwest Art, the Northwest Film Center, and the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Center for Native American Art. With a membership of more than 22,000 households and serving more than 350,000 visitors annually, the Museum is a premier venue for education in the visual arts. For information on exhibitions and programs, call 503.226.2811 or visit portlandartmuseum.org.
Editor’s Note: For high resolution images of TJ Norris or the works by Sol Lewitt and Marcel Duchamp, please contact Amy M. Echo-Hawk at amy.echo-hawk@pam.org or 503.276.4305.
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