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The Portland Phoenix November 12 - 18, 2004
Moving pictures
The Human Rights Watch Film Festival comes to SPACE
BY IAN PAIGE
"The goal is to get those eyes to stop staring at the sidewalk. For those progressive souls for whom election results are not only demoralizing but also downright debilitating, there is an urgent need to stoke the passion and refuel the fire. To the rescue comes SPACE, dishing out the medicine by hosting the 2004 Human Rights Watch Traveling International Film Festival, starting Sunday, November 14, with a movie or two each night all week. Activist-types will be wearing new buttons and printing out new leaflets in no time."
Portland Press Herald Tuesday, October 26,
2004
Gallery show powerfully depicts Bush and the war
BY VICTORIA MARES-HERSHEY
EXCERPT:
"An extreme close-up 38-by-70-foot rendition of only President Bush's
eyes hangs in the front window of the Space Gallery and looks out onto
Congress Street, an artist's statement when he could find no more words.
Michael Stewart calls the close-up, "Presidential Panic." It
is part of his show, "States of Heads: Unauthorized Portraits,"
that opened at Space over the weekend. It contains quietly powerful statements
about the figures that have overwhelmed our senses in these last four
years. That sent Stewart seeking a form that would allow us to think above
powerful chatter, political spins and blatant dishonesty."
Artists hear state's pitch for insurance
BY JOSIE HUANG, Portland Press Herald Writer
EXCERPT:
"Space Gallery, home to conceptual art shows and a vending machine that spews miniature paintings, tried to create a buzz again Tuesday - about health insurance.
High premiums in Maine inspired the gallery's director, Nathaniel May, to draw artists into a conversation about benefits that elude many of them. Typically self-employed and underpaid, artists often have to choose materials for their livelihood over monthly premiums."
MaineBiz September, 2004
BY TAYLOR SMITH
EXCERPT:
"SPACE has become a well-loved part of Portland’s social fabric
— perhaps in part because it is so sorely needed. SPACE’s
eclectic programming also helps make Portland a more vibrant and interesting
place to live — especially for the younger slice of the local population
that politicians and pundits are so worried about losing."
Portland Phoenix September 3 - 9, 2004
Humanism to potatoism
Beautiful Mutants at SPACE
BY MAGGIE KNOWLES
"Here’s a little pre-back-to-school experiment: Fetch a head shot of yourself and a piece of paper. Now, bisect your face with the paper, right then left. Notice how one side of your face appears innocent/light and the other evil/dark. Weird, huh? But it’s true and here’s why: Humans are asymmetrical and within our face we reflect the good and the bad of the universe."
Portland Phoenix January 23 - 29, 2004
The Touchables
Hands-on in SPACE
BY MAGGIE KNOWLES
"Of all the senses, touch is my favorite. It is so powerful —
it makes you fall asleep when a child plays with your hair; it gives a
stomach full of sparklies when that cute barista brushes your hand; it
gets you yelled at while patting a stranger’s fur coat — and
we crave it, to touch and be touched. The current exhibit at SPACE, aptly
called "Touch," proffers ample opportunity to grasp, stroke,
tinker, twist, poke, twirl, scrunch, meddle, and prod the works of art."
