Beyond Place: Recent Photography Acquisitions
Dec 5, 2009-March 14, 2010
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Thursday, December 3rd, 2009 | 
| Contact: | Jennifer Amie |
| 503-276-4207 | |
| jennifer.amie@pam.org | |
| Beth Heinrich | |
| 503-276-4370 | |
| beth.heinrich@pam.org |
PORTLAND, Ore. — Beyond Place: Recent Photography Acquisitions explores place as a subject in photographs by an international roster of artists. The selected works are mostly free of the human figure and focus instead on the power of the photograph to imaginatively transport the viewer, to inspire emotional musings, and to reveal the unknown.
From documentary investigations of contaminated landscapes to sensuous portraits of nature to intimate views of private rooms, these photographs reveal how the experience of a place is commemorated, displaced, ciphered, or changed through the artist’s intervention. Artists include Adam Bartos, Susan Dobson, Beth Dow, Pedro Lobo, David Maisel, Saul Robbins, and Donald Weber.
Since 2003, the Museum, with the support of patrons James and Susan Winkler, has set about expanding its holdings of contemporary photography and, related to that effort, to chronicle the exhibition history of Blue Sky Gallery in Portland through gifts and purchases from their exhibitions. It is from the resulting Blue Sky Gallery Collection of more than three hundred images that the 50 works in this exhibition were drawn.
EXHIBITION OVERVIEW
| WHEN | Dec 5, 2009 - March 14, 2010 |
| WHERE | Helen Copeland Gallery and the Adams Foundation Foyer |
| CURATOR | Bruce Guenther, curator of modern and contemporary art |
| HOURS | |
| Sundays | 12 p.m. – 5 p.m. |
| Tuesdays, Wednesdays & Saturdays | 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. |
| Thursdays & Fridays | 10 a.m. – 8 p.m. |
Closed Mondays and certain holidays; please visit portlandartmuseum.org for a complete holiday schedule.
| EXHIBITION ADMISSION | |
| Museum members | FREE |
| Children (ages 17 and younger) | FREE |
| School Group Tours (by reservation) | FREE |
| Adults | $12 |
| Seniors (55+) & Students (18+) | $9 |
| Adult Groups (12 or more) | $8 |
Children 14 and younger must be accompanied by an adult. One adult must accompany every six children. To plan a school group tour, please call 503-276-4278.
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.
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Recent Releases
- Beyond Place: Recent Photography Acquisitions: Dec 5, 2009-March 14, 2010
- Art & Conversation: Thursday, December 17, 9:15 a.m.
- Arcy Douglass at Artist Talk and Happy Hour: Thursday, December 10, 6 p.m.
- MIDDAY ART BREAK: CHINA DESIGN NOW: Wednesday, December 9, 2009
- Jesse Locker to discuss Raphael's La Velata at the Portland Art Museum: Sunday, December 6, 2 p.m.
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