Everyone in Portland right now after two straight days of sun 🌞 Stop by our backroom gallery before Tuesday to catch this brilliant piece by Christian Rogers one more time. From Thick on the Ground, his 2018 show at Nationale with Kyle Vu-Dunn. 🦋🌺🦋 @christianmakesthings #christianrogers #christianrogerskylevudunn
Such pretty light today when I left the gallery after re-installing the show. Join us on Sunday 4–6pm for the closing reception of « Where did you sleep last night? » by Shohei Takasaki @shoheitakasaki #shoheitakasaki
🙀 Shohei Takasaki, Still Life (Cat in the Bathroom), 2019, oil, oil stick, acrylic, and color pencil on canvas, 23 x 19 inches. Today 12–6pm! @shoheitakasaki #shoheitakasaki 🙀
Last THREE days to explore Shohei Takasaki’s epic painting, “Where did you sleep last night?” under different angles. Hours this week: Sunday 12-6 / Mon 3-6 / Tue 12-6 On Thursday we return with a new presentation #shoheitakasaki @shoheitakasaki
High Heel and Sock! Come see this diptych in person before it heads to its new home in Japan next week. The current installation of Shohei Takasaki’s work is on view through Tuesday evening. April 18-23 will be a completely different presentation. @shoheitakasaki #shoheitakasaki
TONIGHT! Our brilliant @franny_capone is part of the panel discussion hosted by @stockpiler at the Hoxton 💙 Love this featured weaving from her 2018 solo show at Nationale!
💙❤️💚💛 Last week to see Shohei Takasaki’s “Where did you sleep last night?” in its current incarnation. From 4/18-4/23 we will be presenting another side of the work, with a closing reception on Sunday, April 21 (4–6pm) @shoheitakasaki #shoheitakasaki
SEATTLE! Don’t miss gallery artist Emily Counts in Light Ways opening at @soilart tonight 6–8pm ✨👀
Thrilled to announce that Amy Bernstein’s 2018 painting, At My Hand was recently acquired by the City of Portland and Multnomah County for their Portable Works Collection. Congratulations, Amy! @paintstein —————— PORTLAND, ORE —The Regional Arts & Culture Council is proud to announce the purchase of 99 new small to medium scale artworks from 57 artists for display in the new Gladys McCoy Building, the Multnomah County Health Department Headquarters at 619 NW Sixth Avenue. Artworks for the building have been selected by a community panel to reflect qualities of Lightness, Openness & Optimism. The lobby artwork is by artist Francesco Simeti and the 99 smaller scale artworks by 57 local artists will hang in floors 2-9 when the building opens on April 9. These artworks are new additions to the Portable Works Collection, which consists of over 1,200 works on paper, paintings, prints and textiles. RACC will publish images and basic information about the artworks once everything has been catalogued and framed. Many artists who are new to the collection have been included in this purchase. These artworks are part of the Multnomah County 2% for Public Art program managed by RACC and generated through the construction of the new building. An artist reception will take place in late Spring – early Summer 2019 @regionalarts
I see Portland skies in this one... Shohei Takasaki, Still Life (Plants and Screws), 2019, oil, oil stick, acrylic, color pencil, and charcoal on canvas, 36 x 29 inches #shoheitakasaki @shoheitakasaki
Looking forward to a sunny weekend in the gallery. Shohei Takasaki’s “Where did you sleep last night?” is on view through April 23. @shoheitakasaki #shoheitakasaki Photo @mariogalluccistudio
Happy Friday from the backroom. Making the best of very small spaces since 2008. Thank you to all the artists and collectors who have believed in and supported our vision for over ten years now 💕 #nationalebackroom
Our exhibition by @shoheitakasaki reviewed by Lou Ellingson today on Plexus. “Entering Nationale’s intimate space, which doubles as a storefront, the most noticeable work is not any of the Still Life paintings, but instead the blankly structured underbelly of a 6 x 11 foot canvas, leaning diagonally against the partition between desk and gallery. Crossing the room and turning one’s back to the wall opposite the door is the best way to take in most of this work, the show’s eponymous “Where did you sleep last night?”. The arrangement is no accident nor trick of necessity. Takasaki draws inspiration from Robert Smithson, sharing his fascination with projects that push the limits of scale, forcing their viewers to take in bits and pieces at a time. This dip into the futility of total comprehension is not only felt physically as one weaves and wiggles through the space; it registers metaphorically and emotionally, too.” Read more via link in profile!
Our exhibition by Shohei Takasaki is on view through April 23. Revisit after 4/17 for a new take on this epic painting or join us for the closing reception Sunday, April 21 at 4pm @shoheitakasaki #shoheitakasaki
Happy Spring Break! Nationale will be closed today, returning to our regular gallery hours tomorrow 12–5pm. If you find yourself in Los Angeles, make sure to check out gallery artist Emily Counts’ work currently on view at Durden & Ray. The group exhibition By and By: Hope for the Future is on view weekends until April 13, 2019 @emilyraecounts @durdenandray #emilycounts
A perfect Sunday painting 💛Come visit us today 12–6pm. Shohei Takasaki, Still Life (Plant, Vase, and Water), 2019, oil, oil stick, acrylic, charcoal, and color pencil on canvas, 23 x 19 inches @shoheitakasaki #shoheitakasaki DM or email info@nationale.us for a complete checklist
🖤 INTERNS 🖤 Thanks to Jess for rushing to the gallery yesterday so we could stay open while my kid was sick. She didn’t waste any time either, look at her amazing rendering of the view from the desk. Today’s hours: 12–4pm then headed to Downtown Stumptown for Dolphin Midwives & Colleen RJC Bratton’s art reception (check our story for details)! @jesmfadn @colleenrjcbratton @dolphinmidwives @stumptowncoffee
Enjoying the extra light and staying open until 7pm tonight. Over the next few days I will share Mario Gallucci’s stunning documentation of our current exhibition by Shohei Takasaki. Featured here are “Where did you sleep last night?” and its companion piece, Still Life (Socks, Shower Curtain and Bathtub) 💙 @shoheitakasaki #shoheitakasaki @mariogalluccistudio