Laura Duquette: September 2010 Archives

lifestyle September 21, 2010 2:53 PM
Beyond/In
Beyond/In is a biennial event that started some fifty years ago as a juried event to showcase leading Western New York artists. It then transitioned to an invitational exhibition featuring artists selected by a curatorial panel before finally becoming a regional showing in 2005. This year, the event has transformed once again into a showing of international art combined with local and regional work. On Thursday, world renowned artist and high-wire walker Didier Pasquette will walk between the statues of liberty that sit atop one of the city's historic gems, the Liberty Building as an opening reception.

The high-wire walker is a proper choice as opening act for this once city-centric event; the curatorial panel seems to be walking a thin line with their new format. Some artists and art enthusiasts believe it has become a competition for acceptance--a competition between regional and national artists.

Buffalo Rising Poll