A Bevy of Biennials: Disjecta announces Portland 2010 and PICA unveils The People's Biennial

By RICHARD SPEER
Disjecta Portland 2010
A duo of new biennial art exhibitions has been announced
Disjecta
Portland 2010
As curator, Moss has already engendered grousing that his artist selection is stale. This is good news. If people didn't bitch about it, it wouldn't be a biennial.
Portland Institute for Contemporary Art
The People's Biennial
The People's Biennial
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Perhaps Fletcher and Hoffmann will also want to include hobbyists who make funny masks out of gourds.
PAM's decision to kill its well-respected Oregon Biennial in favor of the musty and anemic Contemporary Northwest Art Awards highlights an abdication on PAM's part and an unfulfilled need in our community to showcase artwork that is relevant, vital, organic, and au courant.
China Design Now
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For more information about Portland 2010, visit www.disjecta.org. For more information about The People's Biennial, visit www.pica.org.

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