Boston Biennial 4 Wrap Up by Anna Salmeron

“The Boston Biennial 4 delivered an evocative and inspiring selection of art of various types of mediums and styles…..Atlantic Works Gallery was bursting with people, compassion and excitement at it’s opening for the Boston Biennial 4 and it’s no question as to why: when the people in charge are just as engaged as the artists involved, it makes for perfect harmony.”  Ali Russo, Artscope Magazine

“The Biennial Project's commitment to building connections between artists here and elsewhere is utterly refreshing. To see them and their collaborators at work is to see artists at the top of their game - working without the net of institutional support, but obviously having a hell of a good time in the process - and nurturing personal and working relationships and networks that feel downright subversive in this day and age.” Alec Onsemska, film-maker and art critic

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As you can see from the quotes above, the recently wrapped Boston Biennial 4 was both a resounding success and a rip-roaring good time. We attracted by far the most entries yet for a Boston Biennial, and the quality and diversity of the artwork submitted was staggering. The entire process leading up to the show was the most streamlined ever, what with our master collaborator and web designer Paul K. Weiner creating a sparkling new entry and jurying system for us which automated the process from start to finish. This saved us tons of time over our previous process and let us focus on the fun stuff - assembling an amazing crew of celebrity jurors, communicating with artists worldwide, pouring over the vast amount of great art submitted, and publicizing the show.

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Artists traveled from around the country to attend the many packed gala receptions, and the response to the show was thoroughly positive. Now that the show has wrapped, we're just  the littlest bit tired, but absolutely thrilled with the caliber of great art that we got to showcase, and with the amazing people that we got to meet. Now we will enjoy a good 10 minutes of rest before getting back to work.  In the meantime, here are some links to info about this fabulous show:

REVIEWS OF BOSTON BIENNIAL 4:

ARTSCOPE REVIEW ALEC ONSEMKSA'S REVIEW

AWG IN PROFILE REVIEW FARZANEH AND BAHAREH SAFARANI

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PHOTO GALLERIES FROM BOSTON BIENNIAL 4:

BOSTON BIENNIAL 4 OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPHER PAUL WEINER'S PICS FROM THE OPENING NIGHT GALA RECEPTION

ARTISTS OF THE BOSTON BIENNIAL 4 AT THE OPENING RECEPTION

ARSTSCOPE AT THE OPENING       MORE OPENING PICS       EVEN MORE OPENING PICS      YES EVEN MORE OPENING PICS

PICS FORM THE SECOND BOSTON BIENNIAL 4 RECEPTION

PICS FROM THE BOSTON BIENNIAL 4 CLOSING RECEPTION

ADDITIONAL PICS OF BOSTON BIENNIAL 4 WORK

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ARTIST TALKS AND INTERVIEWS:

AL HARDEN and more AL HARDEN

LEIGH HALL and more LEIGH HALL

LISA REINDORF and more LISA REINDORF

MICHAEL ST GERMAIN    MITCHEL AHERN     KRISTIN MALIN

OZLEM AYSE OZGUR    DAVID LANG    SHAWNA GIBBS

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WEB GALLERIES OF ALL THE WORK:

WEB GALLERIES OF ACCEPTED WORK

WEB GALLERIES OF ACCEPTED VIDEO WORK

WEB GALLERIES OF PRIZEWINNING WORK

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