Art Focus

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Airs at: Tue, 12/17/2024 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Art Focus
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Every Second and Fourth Tuesday, from 11:30 AM to 12:00 PM.

Art Focus features interviews by host Joseph Gallivan with artists, curators and critics. Lively voices talking about art, how it's made and sometimes even what it means. Page back through KBOO's schedule to find all the recordings, some of which were made on magnetic tape.   

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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We Are The Revolution

Airs at: Tue, 10/03/2023 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
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On Tuesday, Oct. 3, at 11.30 a.m. Joseph Gallivan interviews art collector Jordan Schnitzer about the show We Are The Revolution, which is on now through December 1, at The Schnitzer Collection at 3033 N.W. Yeon Ave. Schnitzer talks about works from big names such as Kehind... Read more

Comic Con 2023

Airs at: Tue, 09/26/2023 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
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On Tuesday, Sept. 26, at 11.30am Joseph Gallivan interviews three comic book artists at Rose City Comic Con. He talks to Nicola Scott from Australia who does Wonder Woman and other comics for DC; Jack Kent who draws interesting-looking people on the street in Portland for t... Read more

Hung Liu

Airs at: Tue, 09/19/2023 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
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On Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023, at 11.30 a.m. Joseph Gallivan interviews Derek Franklin about “A Question of Hu: The Narrative Art of Hung Liu” [PRONOUNCED LEE-oo]. The show is on now through December 2, 2023.  Franklin talks about Liu’s textural paintings, her use of symbolism... Read more

Naomi Shigeta

Airs at: Tue, 09/12/2023 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
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On Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023, at 11.30 a.m. Joseph Gallivan interviews painter Naomi Shigeta [PRONOUNCED SHIG-ett-AR] about her new show “Correlate” at Augen Gallery which is on now through Sept 30. Shigeta talks about her oil painting technique when it comes to backgrounds ... Read more

Land Art Terra Incognita

Airs at: Tue, 08/22/2023 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
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[NEW LAPTOP, PIX GONE SIDEWAYS, SORRY. LOOK AT LIFE DIFFERENTLY] On Tuesday, August 22, 2023, at 11.30 am Joseph Gallivan interviews multiple artists about Terra Incognita, a land art show at the Verdency Project in Troutdale through Sunday, August 27. On a preview tour of ... Read more

Converge 45

Airs at: Tue, 08/15/2023 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
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On Tuesday, Aug 15, 2023, at 11.30am Joseph Gallivan interviews curator Christian Viveros-Fauné and artistic director Portland artist Derek Franklin about Converge 45, a city wide arts festival staring August 24. Will art save Portland? The pair talk about the idea of a bie... Read more

Biomass

Airs at: Tue, 08/08/2023 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
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On Tuesday, Aug 8, 2023, at 11.30am Joseph Gallivan interviews Jeff Jahn [PRONOUNCED YAHN] about Biomass, a group show he curated in the Pearl District. Jahn talks about the state of artists in Portland, the return from COVID hibernation, and how animals can rekindle empath... Read more

Dan Lam and Emily Wise at Chefas Projects

Airs at: Tue, 07/18/2023 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
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On Tuesday, July 18, 2023, at 11.30 am Joseph Gallivan interviews Stephanie Chefas and Emily Wise at Chefas Projects on Portland’s inner east side. Stephanie Chefas talks about the work of sculptor Dan Lam, a woman who lives in Dallas Texas, and Portland-based painter Emily... Read more

Ridgeway Studio and Gallery

Airs at: Tue, 07/11/2023 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
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On Tuesday, July 11, 2023, at 11.30am Joseph Gallivan interviews Marjorie Ridgeway and Jamie Cathey about their work on show at the new gallery Ridgeway Studio and Gallery. Ridgeway talks about setting up the gallery in June and using it to showcase her own work in acrylics... Read more

Fire photographers

Airs at: Tue, 07/04/2023 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
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On Tuesday, July 4, 2023, at 11.30am Joseph Gallivan interviews photographers Dennis Weis and Greg Muhr about their volunteer work photographing fires for Portland Fire and Rescue. They talk about shooting fires such as the Korean Church in downtown Portland and the Elks bu... Read more