Derek Faust, from the "Annotation" installation at Alpern Gallery

Alpern Gallery presents Derek Faust's Annotation: Configure, "a formal examination into the aesthetics, materials, and means of information storage and reproduction of humans. By combining image with the language of objects, Faust's new body of work explores analog and digital information through abstraction and minimalization."

Opening reception • 6-9pm • February 12
Alpern Gallery & Project Space • 2552 NW Vaughn • 503.477.7721



Still from "I Am Love," directed by Luca Guadagnino

EDIT: A belated update from the NW Film Center informs us that they'll be including a series of art-related films during PIFF, including Peter Greenaway's Rembrandt's J'Accuse, Don Argott's The Art of the Steal, Gerald Peary's For the Love of the Movies, and Don Hahn's Waking Sleeping Beauty.

Totally unrelated: The Portland International Film Festival starts tomorrow. Opening night features a screening of I Am Love by Italian director Luca Guadagnino, followed by a snazzy opening night party in the lobby of the Newmark Theater ($25 for the party). The event kicks off two weeks of international film screenings, featuring 117 "compelling new films," coordinated by the NW Film Center.

Film festival • February 11 - 27, 2010
PIFF via the NW Film Center • Full schedule here.