James Allen

Making New Memories

September 5 – 28, 2019

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James Allen | Making New Memories | September 2019 | Russo Lee Gallery | Installation View 01
James Allen | Making New Memories | September 2019 | Russo Lee Gallery | Installation View 02
James Allen | Making New Memories | September 2019 | Russo Lee Gallery | Installation View 05
James Allen | Making New Memories | September 2019 | Russo Lee Gallery | Installation View 03
James Allen | Making New Memories | September 2019 | Russo Lee Gallery | Installation View 04
James Allen | Making New Memories | September 2019 | Russo Lee Gallery | Installation View 010
James Allen | Making New Memories | September 2019 | Russo Lee Gallery | Installation View 09
James Allen | Making New Memories | September 2019 | Russo Lee Gallery | Installation View 07
James Allen | Making New Memories | September 2019 | Russo Lee Gallery | Installation View 011
James Allen | Making New Memories | September 2019 | Russo Lee Gallery | Installation View 08
James Allen | Making New Memories | September 2019 | Russo Lee Gallery | Installation View 012
James Allen | Making New Memories | September 2019 | Russo Lee Gallery | Installation View 013
James Allen - Black Flag (1929 Britannica)
James Allen - Engineering 1897
James Allen - Bicycle Posters
James Allen - World War One
James Allen - world war one (second view)
James Allen - June 1953 (Eastern Oregonian)
James Allen - June 1954 (Eastern Oregonian)
James Allen - Happy Ever After
James Allen - Lewis and Clark
James Allen - Fantastic Four
James Allen - Fantastic Four (spine)
James Allen - Avengers
James Allen - Avengers - view 2
James Allen - Sick Rose view 2
James Allen - Sick Rose
James Allen - Piracy
James Allen - Butterfly Habitat
James Allen - Home of the Gun
James Allen - Home of the Gun
James Allen - Pictorial Websters
James Allen - Pictorial websters, second view
James Allen - Pictorial Websters (spine)
James Allen - Talismans & Spells
James Allen - Mammals

Press Release

Also in September, the gallery is excited to feature Making New Memories by artist James Allen. Allen is known for creating sculpture by cutting into books, revealing new layers and textures. His book excavations, taking on various themes and eras, are a way of mining of history. In this latest body of work, the artist aims to re-present collective histories. The show is anchored by a major work of an American flag constructed entirely of the full sequence of the Britannica Encyclopedias of 1929, a pivotal year in our history. Titled “Black Flag,” the piece brings history into the now, making old new again.