April Brimer: Portraits of Curiosity

Published 7:00 am Wednesday, October 8, 2008

Looking at April Brimer’s portraits, you can’t help but wonder what is happening. Why is that girl’s popcorn flying out of its box? Does that foxy lady know there’s a fox under her bed? And who is that hunk in the sexy horn-rimmed glasses? Is it me? Unfortunately there aren’t answers provided alongside the Seattle-trained Brimer’s photographs in “Portraits of Curiosity” (through Nov. 22). Brimer’s skill, though, is evident in the portraits’ clarity, eye-popping color and lighting, and innovative angles. If their ambiguity frustrates and ultimately wears out your curiosity, turn to the soothing parallel exhibition by Brent Watanabe. His animation installation “Stack:Heap:Loop” mixes elements of a video game, surround sound, sketches of a duck, and, thankfully, the mind-numbing effects of TV. McLeod Residence Gallery, 2209 Second Ave., 441-3314, www.mcleodresidence.com. Free. 6 p.m.–2 a.m. JOSHUA LYNCH

Thursdays-Saturdays. Starts: Oct. 9. Continues through Nov. 22, 2008