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Curated by Christian Viveros-Fauné, Portland biennial Converge 45 asks what art as global citizenship may be

Portland is home to a robust and diverse community of artists and creatives. You will not have to travel far from Portland State to experience it. Right on campus—inside Fariborz Maseeh Hall—is a free and public art museum with shows, events and exhibitions evolving all year round.The Jordan Schnitz

For Social Forms: Art as Global Citizenship, the third iteration of the Converge 45 Biennial, curator Christian Viveros-Fauné sought out art that engages with the pressing questions of its time and that might intervene, somehow, in a reimagining of Portland and other places. Many of the biennial artists seek to give a place form and direction, either as a witness to devastation and change or a conjurer of sometimes hopeful visions.

On Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023, at 11.30 a.m. Joseph Gallivan interviews Derek Franklin about “A Question of Hu: The Narrative Art of Hung Liu” [PRONOUNCED LEE-oo]. The show is on now through December 2, 2023.  Franklin talks about Liu’s textural paintings, her use of symbolism and realism, and her relation to socialist realism and Warhol’s Mao prints. Franklin is the Artistic