W+K PORTLAND

September 1st Thursday

Two great shows happening in our lobby on Thursday evening. 

The 1 Millimeter Project by Chris Hornbecker
1. Shoot a new photo every day.
2. Each day increase the focal length one millimeter.
3. Retouch and post this new image before going to sleep.
4. No cheating.

What’s your favorite lens?  What do you like about it?  It’s all about perspective. Which lens makes things feel more romantic, intimate, dreamlike, or distorted? With so many preferences on which lenses are the best, I chose to explore each focal length and experience the subtle differences and characteristics. For this project I would use each focal length, complete one each day, and repeat for 387 days in a row (14mm through 400mm, the range of lenses in 1mm increments).  This would give me the opportunity to see in a different perspective every day. These are seemingly normal things that wouldn’t garner a second look. However, with the right lens and lighting, show that everything has an interesting story to tell. - Chris Hornbecker

Waterfall A torrential Love Story by Luvers™ 

 
Countless years ago, the dark, ruthless waterfall hunter and broken superhero Black Diamond fell in love with one of his lovely prey, the tender-hearted waterfall known as Jonya Foss. The exact details of their unusual affair is unknown but we are fortunate to have these mystical fragments Black Diamond left behind  - including cryptic drawings, photographs, love letters and home video footage - that merely hint at the length, beauty and tragedy of their story. These fragments were discovered by the Waterfall-nurters and historians known as Lovers©, who came across the artifacts near the now-dry beds of Jonya Foss. The Luvers© have assembled an archive to try to make sense of the broken narrative that was left behind. They are calling upon you dear viewers to help unravel this awkward & enchanting love story.

More info here: urbanintimacy.org 
Luvers© is (Krista Connerly &Mark Shepherd) 

Wendy Given

If you are in Portland this month, be sure to stop by our gallery space this month for "How to Explain Magic to a Dead Rabbit." by artist Wendy Given. Oregonian writer Chas Bowie did a review on the exhibit.

"The Wieden+Kennedy gallery space hosts a startlingly ambitious new exhibition by Wendy Given, who moved to Portland just over a year ago. Given's digitally altered photographs have been in group shows at the Art Gym and Froelick Gallery, neither of which could have forecasted the manic experimentation evident in "How to Explain Magic to a Dead Rabbit."

Color photographs, a model schooner, taxidermied mice, dioramas, a cuckoo clock and crystal rhinestones occupy the exhibition's dreamlike landscape, which is littered with allusions to fairy tales, folklore and art history. Given is best known for her photography work, but the sculptural pieces take center stage in "How to Explain Magic."

A wall-mounted cuckoo clock serves as a cozy, furnished bedroom for a napping sparrow in the whimsical diorama, "Cubiculum." A larger steel box outfitted with a viewing lens sits on a nearby table. The ground glass reveals a dead white rabbit among crimson foliage --a hazy homage to Lewis Carroll, natural science exhibits and Dutch still-life paintings.

White mice and black cats serve as chromatic foils in Given's two strongest photographs, although many of her still images work against each other in a disjointed fashion. "How to Explain Magic to a Dead Rabbit" sometimes feels like two exhibitions crammed into one, but its fractured narrative is more than made up for by its inventive, restless energy."

Find out more on her site.

More First Thursday

Join Caldera at 5:30 p.m. for the premiere screening of Caldera's Your Voice Communications Technology film created in partnership with the Mt. Hood Cable Regulatory Commission.

June 3 at Mercy Corps Action Center  6-8pm

28 SW First Avenue, Portland
(use the 45 SW Ankeny entrance)

First Thursday

 
 
Join us this first thursday in our gallery for an exhibition of photography, sculpture and drawing by Wendy Given.
 
Wendy Given produces work that resonate in the deep, dark and unstable ground between consciousness and collective memory. The current project "How to Explain Magic to a Dead Rabbit", consists of various portraits, objects and scenes depicting the subtle locus between metaphor, allegory, fact and fiction. 

The majority of the work was conceived and produced this past February at Caldera and Blue Lake - where invaluable time was spent working at a month long artist residency in idyllic Sisters, Oregon. 

The photographs, sculptures and drawing were constructed to evoke and illustrate an ongoing fascination with myth and magic, to honor the deceased, to reintroduce a contemporary narrative directed by centuries of folklore and legend, and to ultimately depict the fine, delicate line between realism and imagination.

Opening June 3, 5-8pm. 
Show runs through June 25

http://www.wendygiven.com/

April Gallery Space

To celebrate Wieden+Kennedy Founders’ Day we have invited Illustrator and former W+Ker Michael Illick to cover our gallery walls with his irreverent style and sense of humor.

Over a period of two days Michael has drawn an epic battle of The Clan of Dan vs. The Clan of David. From the east Dan’s band of mischievous monkeys pelt apple pie slices mercilessly towards Dave's band of Neanderthal oafs in the west. It is an ambitious composition of grand proportions. Michael calls it his Guernica, I call it the Lascaux of the Pearl.  

Stop by and enjoy its overall grandeur, but also take time to look more closely and giggle at the cartoon antics of this remarkable cast of crazies.

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Wondering why Riswold’s head is so big? You will find out in May, when his own WK12 clan takes over the space.

One Hell of an Event

Our First Thursday EA Inferno Showcase was a huge success. We have one hell of a Studio. They are the ones who helped concept, design and construct the event. Karen Koch, Peter Yue, Katie McHugh, Mike Weihs, Erin Sorenson, Ademar Matinian, Walker Cahall, Rehanah Spence, Joe Limauro, Julia Dickey, Denise Hanggi, Alicia Kuna, Maya Roberts and Michele Lefore put on an amazing event and showcase of all the work that was created over the last nine months of the campaign. Check out the studio blog to see all the details, like every little detail. Our Portland Studio continues to amaze and inspire all of us. Thank you. The work will be up the rest of the month.
 

Haiti Posters

There was lots of great energy in the lobby last night. Thanks everyone for getting the word out. The Studio's effort and big hearts shined once again. For those of you who could not attend, or are miles away, you can still help out Haiti by purchasing a poster on the TEASE site for $25. Which mean $50 to Mercy Crops, since W+K is generously matching all the funds raised. wkstudio.bigcartel.com 

Gotta Love Our Studio

  
Walker and Curtis burning the midnight oil, show time tonight 5:30. Go to W+K Goodness for more behind the scenes. Show up early, these posters are beautiful and will sell out.
 
 

Another Successful Art Opening.

If you missed the opening the show is up all month. Please come by our lobby.

First Thursday of the Year

Jamie Kim from our Amsterdam office put together an impressive art show "Imagining Mozambique". The collection is a gathering of internationally renowned artsits who have created thought-provoking art inspired by the Mozambican children and bring attention to their day-to-day plight for survival and change. All prints are available for purchase at an affordable price. Money raised through sale of the artwork goes directly to ASEM- ASsocation en faveur de l'Enfance Mozambiquaine. Please check out her beautiful website ImaginingMozambique.com and come visit our lobby this Thursday to see the complete show. 5:30-7:00 Opening reception. Well done, Jamie!