The Tribune has a nice piece on MoCC's Call and Response... with a lot of smart stuff quoted from curator Namita Wiggers. But, define renowned? ...in my book only Chris Johanson qualifies, though many more major international artists are getting set to move here... (being international isn't enough either, we have lots of internationally active artists in Portland now, for me it's the probability of a solo show at MoMA some day that is the litmus test).

Jessica Stockholder's park installation shows just how good she is. Local artists like Jenene Nagy, Stephanie Robison and Jacqueline Ehlis are all quite influenced by her... and she's actually from the Northwest... so will we ever get a solo show of hers here in Portland?

If there is a critic in Portland who is more interested in sexualized identity politics than Richard Speer, Id be very surprised... case in point is his review of Fontanelle's Lesbian Art Show, a show pretty much designed to polarize reactions.

Blame jetlagg for me missing famous one-time portlander Robert Colescott's death. He was always a favorite of mine and PORT reviewed a this show of his a few years ago at Laura Russo. Our upcoming in-depth interview with Mel Katz also has some interesting banter about the man.

From Miriam-Webster;
* Main Entry: 1.renown
* Function: noun

1 : a state of being widely acclaimed and highly honored : fame

Where in your book does this definition contain, "internationally famous"?