Mimicking the collaborative nature of the Biennial’s curation, five cultural producers in Maine gather in conversation to model the critical potential in slow looking, multiple reads, and shared dialogue.
Portland Museum of Art
Graeme Kennedy, in a series of community discussions, speaks with The Chart Editor Jenna Crowder and Julien Langevin about the complexities of Nan Goldin at the Portland Museum of Art.
On announcing Nat May as the curator for the 2018 PMA Biennial, PMA Deputy Director and Chief Curator Jessica May says, “His research is meticulous, his eye is keen, and his curiosity is unbounded.”
Douglas W. Milliken and Jenna Crowder preview the agony and the ecstasy of Matthew Barney and Jonathan Bepler’s epic cinematic opera, River of Fundament.
Skye Priestley investigates ambiguity in form and process throughout Duncan Hewitt’s retrospective at the Portland Museum of Art.
The 2015 Portland Museum of Art Biennial proves to be a tangle of work from talented artists. Helen Greenbriar examines Alison Ferris’ curatorial choices in this already-controversial show.
Ashleigh Burskey and Catnip James examine the state of Maine’s art through the lens of the Portland Museum of Art’s 2015 Biennial.