A retrospective exhibit on the late acclaimed award-winning Portland author Ursula K. Le Guin continues through Feb. 8 at the Oregon Contemporary art gallery, 8371 N Interstate Ave. Titled A Larger Reality: Ursula K. Le Guin, the display covers the life of one of the state’s best known and most influential artists. It includes a variety of media, immersing guests in the ideas, playfulness and hope that characterizes Le Guin’s work.
The exhibition is curated by Theo Downes-Le Guin, the author’s son, with contributions from many others who knew the author or know her work. It offers different levels of engagement for fans and Le Guin novices alike, and includes murals by Ursula Barton, installations by Day Gay, Josh Michaels and Jeremy Rotsztain, visual art by Julia Goodman, Brittany Nelson and Tuesday Smillie, and video by Arwen Curry.
During the three-month exhibition run, A Larger Reality will be punctuated by programming that brings in other elements of Le Guin’s art, including music, activism, and community engagement. An accompanying book, published by Winter Texts (Port Townsend, Wash.) offers texts by Le Guin and others. More information is available at oregoncontemporary.org.
