Art Log, March 17, 2024: Fancy clubs, vinyl records, new museums and absurd ones.

March 17, 2024March 19, 2024 ~ Urban Art & Antiques ~ Leave a comment

Portland-based artists Sean McGonigal and Joanne Radmilovich Kollman made the New York Times recently. As former occupants in the Troy Laundry Building, they once had working space in what has now become a Portland branch of the exclusive Soho House. According to the article, Soho House positions itself as a creative space and features work … Continue reading Art Log, March 17, 2024: Fancy clubs, vinyl records, new museums and absurd ones.

Full Circle at the Portland Fine Print Fair

January 30, 2024 ~ Urban Art & Antiques ~ Leave a comment

This year the Portland Fine Print Fair at the Portland Art Museum was a little more familiar. With the same venue, location, and largely the same select group of dealers, there wasn't much of a learning curve. We went through the same pattern as the previous year of coming across stand-out items, or things that … Continue reading Full Circle at the Portland Fine Print Fair

Remembering Bob Nunn

August 23, 2023January 30, 2024 ~ Urban Art & Antiques ~ Leave a comment

One of the absolute highlights from our time in Dallas was getting to know Bob Nunn. We met at his studio which took up a large portion of the first level in the Continental Gin building, became friends, and met on a dozen or so occasions over the years. When we found ourselves in a … Continue reading Remembering Bob Nunn

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