Variform

11/06/2019

Thank you for mentioning us, Vortex Magazine! We are proud to be part of the vibrant Portland sound and music community. Stay tuned for more events from us in 2020.

“It’s a wild time to be in Portland because there’s so much experimentation going on and it’s really beautiful.” Discover our city’s experimental music

09/26/2019

Marcus Fischer’s beautiful sunset performance in full at Whitney Museum. The great Marina Abramović was in attendance! We are so proud to have shown his work, “Multiples” in March.

Marcus Fischer Quadrophonic Live Performance on August 9th, 2019 At the Whitney Museum of American Art Susan and John Hess Family Gallery and Theater In conj...

09/11/2019

A very thoughtfully written review of Kara-Lis Coverdale's performance of "Diapason" for the Portland Institute for Contemporary Art TBA Festival this Sunday at First Presbyterian Church. Thank you, Robert Ham!

It’s impossible to do anything quietly within the Portland's nearly 130-year-old First Presbyterian Church. Everything inside is made of wood: the pews, the seats, the floors, the doors. And that wood creaks and groans with the slightest shift of your body. Or if you want to leave the sanctuary un...

08/29/2019

We are very excited for this year’s TBA Festival! Here are some of the Portland Mercury’s festival picks which includes our Variform co-curated event with Portland Institute for Contemporary Art featuring Kara-Lis Coverdale! Thank you, Robert Ham and Suzette Smith!

If this is your first TBA, welcome! Everyone has a first. Mine was in 2008, and I just followed someone I had a crush on for the entire event—a fine approach. One of the reasons I love the Portland Institute for Contemporary Art’s (PICA) Time-Based Art Festival is that, year after year, they alw...

08/26/2019

A peek at Marcus Fischer’s beautiful sunset performance at Whitney Museum. The great Marina Abramović was in attendance! We are so proud to have shown his work, “Multiples” in March.

This performance by 2019 Biennial artist Marcus Fischer brings together signature aspects of his practice: textural soundscapes created from field recordings...

08/07/2019

Experimental composer and improvisor Kara-Lis Coverdale plays an acoustic solo concert on the pipe organ at First Presbyterian Church, co-presented by Portland Institute for Contemporary Art - TBA Festival and Variform Gallery on Sunday, September 8th. More information at: https://pica.org/tba/diapason