The 2012 deCordova Biennial

The 2012 deCordova Biennial is a survey exhibition focused on emphasizing the quality and variety of work rather than any single or overarching theme. Highlighting artists from across New England, the exhibition displays a diverse range of approaches to media and content. The exhibition is co-curated by deCordova Curator, Dina Deitsch and Independent Curator and former owner/director of the Judi Rotenberg Gallery, Boston, MA, Abigail Ross Goodman. The 2012 deCordova Biennial features 23 artists and collaboratives and will occupy almost the entirety of the Museum and beyond—reaching into the park, Boston, and nearby communities through several public, off-site projects.

For The 2012 deCordova Biennial Deitsch and Goodman invited Ian Berry, Curator, Tang Museum at Skidmore College; Richard Klein, Exhibitions Director, The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum; and Denise Markonish, Curator, Mass MoCA to participate as Advisory Board contributors.

The 2012 deCordova Biennial will be accompanied by an 88-page, color catalogue featuring essays by the curators and a guest essay about public art by Gavin Kroeber. 

The 2012 deCordova Biennial is made possible in part by generous support from the Deborah A. Hawkins Charitable Trust, The Robert E. Davoli and Eileen L. McDonagh Charitable Foundation, Barbara and Jonathan Lee, and by a grant from the Artists’ Resource Trust. Special thanks to print media sponsor The Boston Globe, in-kind media sponsor WBUR, and official hotel sponsor The Onyx Hotel.

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