Red 76 is a multi-artist collective started in

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. Since 2000 they have produced numerous projects and appeared in ''

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'', and shown at Southern Exposure and

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and in projects by

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Themes

Red 76's work centers on the practice of

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publishing (both

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small

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, and online), conversation, and alternative economies which center on a larger theme of the

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(the 76 in their name references 1776, the year the US independence) and a general revolutionary spirit. Projects like Ghosttown and Taking PlaceBovee, Katherine http://www.portlandart.net/archives/2005/07/report_from_tak.html PORT (2005) sought to charge space and create an atmosphere wherein the public may become highly aware of their immediate surroundings, and their day to day activities, is an often recurring element within many of the group's activities.

Members

Red 76 is a moniker for collaboratively based projects conceived most frequently by Sam Gould, and fleshed out by a group of like minded artists usually consisting, but not limited to; Khris Soden, Zefrey Throwell, Paige Saez, Dylan Gauthier, Gabriel Mindel Saloman, Katie Bachler, Colin Beattie, Jen Rhoads, Laura Baldwin, and many others. Their projects have taken place in

Portland Portland most commonly refers to: * Portland, Oregon, the largest city in the state of Oregon, in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States * Portland, Maine, the largest city in the state of Maine, in the New England region of the northeas ...

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and

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References

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External links

Red 76 Home Page
American artists American artist groups and collectives Culture of Portland, Oregon