Artslandia at the Performance: Portland Playhouse Nov/Dec 2014 | Page 40

FIND YOUR ART VISUAL ARTS In March and April, our visual arts picks highlight art with message and a mission, plus some ongoing can’t-miss shows that opened in earlier months. If you’ve been meaning to see them, go! If you’ve caught them already, you’ll appreciate why they made our list. BY GRAHAM BELL. ITALIAN STYLE Simonetta, evening gown of embroidered silk. Published in Harper’s Bazaar, October 1952. Photograph by Genevieve Naylor. Genevieve Naylor/ courtesy Staley-Wise Gallery, New York. REINVENTING DOCUMENTARY: THE ART OF ALLAN SEKULA SUSAN SEUBERT: THE FALLACY OF HINDSIGHT RONNA AND ERIC HOFFMAN GALLERY LEWIS & CLARK COLLEGE 0615 SW PALATINE HILL ROAD This retrospective of the late Sekula’s work lays bare the artist’s continuous exploration of the documentary mode and its marriage to the written word. An acclaimed multidisciplinary artist and CalArt