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SUDDENLY: WHERE WE LIVE NOW
AUGUST 26 – OCTOBER 5, 2008
PUBLIC RECEPTION: SEPTEMBER 21, 5-7 p.m. at the Cooley Gallery
followed by PSYCHEDELIC SPRAWL, 7-10 p.m. in the Reed College Student Union
Above: Mostlandians celebrate the death of The M.O.S.T at a wake held on August 11, 2008, at Junior Ambassador's in Portland
Below: Working on his Animal Estates project, artist Fritz Haeg (right) surveys the Oaks Bottom Wildlife Refuge with naturalist Mike Houck
SUDDENLY: WHERE WE LIVE NOW, is an ongoing set of visual art exhibitions, a reader, and a series of public programs beginning this fall in Portland, Oregon.
SUDDENLY was born of urban planner Thomas Sieverts's astonishing observation that ''the shaping of the landscape where we live can no longer be achieved by the traditional resources of town planning, urban design, and architecture. New ways must be explored, which are as yet unclear."
SUDDENLY attempts to find these 'new ways' through contemporary art, literature, and the conversations they spark. It comprises a set of exhibitions, an annotated reader, and a series of public events that will take place at various locations across the world indefinitely into the future.
SUDDENLY seeks new descriptions that give the landscape where we live an independent identity in the imagination of its occupants. We propose new language to displace 'the city' and 'the countryside' as the subject of our hopes and our struggles—the subject of our politics.
Participating artists
DOUGLAS F. COOLEY MEMORIAL ART GALLERY
Fritz Haeg
Marc Joseph Berg
Michael Damm
Zoe Crosher
Frank Heath
Oscar Tuazon
Metronome Press
JOIN US DURING PICA'S TBA:08 FESTIVAL FOR
TOURS OF FRITZ HAEG'S ANIMAL ESTATES
REED COLLEGE LIBRARY
Shawn Records
Mostlandian Citizens Katy Asher
and Junior Ambassador
The Corridor Project, Michael Hebb
MILEPOST 5
Mike Merrill
Michael McManus
Gary Wiseman
Shawn Records
THE DOUGLAS F. COOLEY MEMORIAL
ART GALLERY, REED COLLEGE
3203 SE WOODSTOCK BLVD.
PORTLAND, OREGON 97202-8199
HOURS: NOON TO 6 P.M., TUESDAY–SUNDAY, FREE
LOCATED ON THE MAIN FLOOR OF THE REED LIBRARY
The mission of the Douglas F. Cooley Memorial Art Gallery is to enhance the academic offerings of Reed College with a diverse range of scholarly exhibitions, lectures, and colloquia in its role as a teaching gallery.
The gallery was established by a generous 1988 gift from Sue and Edward Cooley and John and Betty Gray "in support of the teaching of art history at Reed College, as part of an interdisciplinary educational experience that strengthens the art history component of Reed's distinctive humanities program." Exhibitions are coordinated in collaboration with Reed faculty members and courses, with attention to the needs and interests of the larger Portland and Northwest arts communities. A schedule of three to four exhibitions during the academic year brings to Reed and the Portland community work that would not otherwise be seen in the region.
Stephanie Snyder
John and Anne Hauberg Curator and Director
Office: 503.777.7251
snyders@reed.edu
EMAIL THE ABOVE ADDRESS TO BE ADDED
TO THE GALLERY EMAIL OR MAILING LIST
Silas Cook
Assistant Director
Office: 503.517.7677
silas.cook@reed.edu
Robin Richard
Registrar
Office: 503.517.7851
robin.richard@reed.edu
Greg MacNaughton
Education Outreach Coordinator
Office: 503.777.7251
macnaugg@reed.edu
FAX: 503.788.6691