I do give credit to P.1 for including local galleries, collectives, and other local artists in their planning that aren’t part of the "official" roster of 81. All one has to do is grab one of the free maps the biennial has at nearly every venue and open it up to look at all the other local folks’ places that are on there. I wonder if MacCash even bothered to look at that at all and go off the beaten path a little – because darn near every artist in this city with half a brain is grateful that P.1 is here.

Besides, I don’t know where one could see such great work from all over for freaking FREE. That kicks ass and takes names all by itself.

Has MacCash even seen the Fi-Yi-Yi and Willie Birch exhibits at the NOMA? Best of the best, with even Peter Schjeldahl admitting they are show-stealers.