Sam Hamilton’s Standard Candles is a multimedia show exploring concepts like time, sound, composition, and relativity, creating an environment that feels detached from our everyday reality. The pieces in this exhibition combine film, video, sculpture, storytelling, sound, montage, and performance art, demanding active engagement from the audience through multiple senses. At first glance, Hamilton’s work appears to be…

Grace Kook-Anderson, the newly appointed curator of Northwest art at the Portland Art Museum, is responsible for showcasing regional artists and also has a keen eye for modern pieces. Her initial selection for the museum’s APEX Gallery demonstrates this sensibility: Sam Hamilton, an artist who recently moved to the area, creates work that combines film, music, and installations in a distinctive way. It's hard to imag…