Anna Gray + Ryan Wilson Paulsen in Portland + Miami

Anna Gray and Ryan Wilson Paulsen, whose show "The Classroom" is on display at PDX in July, are exhibiting this month both here in Portland as well as in Miami, FL.

PORTLAND:
"Portland State University and Disjecta present Grown Ups, an exhibition of work by the 2010 graduates of the Master of Contemporary Art Practice program at Portland State University. Opening on June 5th and running through June 30th, this exhibition brings together work reflecting two years of intensive, interdisciplinary research by the 13 students in the program.

Participating artists include:

Lori Gilbert
Anna Gray & Ryan Wilson Paulsen
Constance Hockaday
Ariana Jacob
Hannah Jickling
Michelle Liccardo
Motoya Nakamura
Ralph Pugay
Helen Reed
Miles Spriestsma
Zach Springer
Jason Zimmerman

Disjecta 8371 N. Interstate Ave. Portland, OR 97217"

MIAMI:
"How to Read a Book
Curated by Michael Wilson

May 8th, 2010 - June 26, 2010

Locust Projects
155 NE 38th Street
Suite 100
Miami, FL 33137

Locust Projects is pleased to announce an exhibition curated by New York-based critic Michael Wilson, featuring work by Becky Beasley, Guy Ben-Ner, Lorin Davies, Harrell Fletcher, Jeff Gabel, Anna Gray and Ryan Wilson Paulsen, Graham Parker, Christina Pettersson, Leanne Shapton, Eve K. Tremblay, and Matt Wiegle.

How to Read a Book is an exhibition of contemporary art in a broad range of media that is derived from, influenced by, or otherwise exploits works of literary fiction, with particular emphasis on celebrated ‘classic’ novels. The exhibition highlights work that reflects on ideas of longevity and adaptability, originality and authorship, and the process of translation from one medium to another, and on the durability or otherwise of the Western literary canon as a source for new visual culture. While some of the works constitute attempt relatively straightforward (albeit idiosyncratic) attempts at adaptation, others filter or rework their source material, according to the artists’ own interests and preoccupations, virtually beyond recognition. The show’s title is also that of a book by Mortimer Adler and Charles Van Doren that argues for an educational system based on a list of “Great Books.” The idea now feels dated, yet many of the books themselves remain touchstones for thinkers or all kinds, artists very much among them. How to Read a Book looks at how they have variously celebrated and contested the authority and autonomy of their chosen inspirations.

Michael Wilson is an independent arts writer and editor based in Brooklyn, New York. He is a regular critic for Artforum, Artforum.com, and Time Out New York, and has contributed to frieze, Modern Painters, Art Monthly, and Untitled, as well as to catalogues published by la Biennale di Venezia, Matthew Marks Gallery, P.S. 1 Contemporary Art Center, and Art in General."

More information can be found here on our website as well as: http://ryannaprojects.com/