Susie Brandt, “Wha?,” safety orange flagging tape, river teeth; bobbin lace, 2024, 100 x 166 x 26 in Photo by Kat Miller Grids are everywhere. They underlie many basic structures of nature. They’re used in mathematics and geometry, cartography, computer modeling and design (where, because many conform to the golden ratio, they supposedly are more pleasing to the eye).
In the corporate world, there are the grids of spreadsheets and a leadership style known as “the managerial grid model.” WHAT: “Off Grid” WHERE: Space, 538-534 Congress St., Portland WHEN: Through July 20 HOURS: Noon to 6 p.
m. Thursday and Friday, noon to 4 p.m.
Saturday ADMISSION: Free INFO: 207-828-5600, space538.org WHAT: “Whereabouts? Susie Brandt” WHERE: Speedwell Projects, 630 Forest Ave., Portland WHEN: Through Aug.
10 HOURS: Noon to 6 p.m. Thursday through Saturday ADMISSION: Free INFO: 207-805-1835, speedwellprojects.
com Certain kinds of art, not surprisingly, are also permeated by grids – from Albrecht Dürer and Leonardo da Vinci, to more obvious modern examples such as Piet Mondrian, Sol LeWitt, Chuck Close and Agnes Martin. That’s where “Off Grid” at Space (through July 20) and “Whereabouts? Susie Brandt” at Speedwell Contemporary (through Aug. 10) come in.
“Each artist’s material, formal, and process-based exploration of grids, weaves, braids, and materials,” explains the exhibition description for the Space show, “is grounded in unique conceptual investigatio.
