# @portlandmercury on Instagram

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- **Posted:** 2026-05-15T19:46:41.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Portland Mercury (@portlandmercury) — https://gondola.cc/portlandmercury

## Caption

Just in time for the United States’ 250th birthday, OregonContemporary Artists’ Biennial exhibition considers the personal and financial toll of what it costs to be an American.⁠
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“This exhibition is so important right now,” says Blake Shell, Oregon Contemporary’s executive director. “[It’s] so really of the moment and of the artists responding to the moment, and TK saw a great opportunity for us to reflect on this moment in time in America.”⁠
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Full story by Andrew Jankowski 🔗 in bio. ⁠
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#portland #art #bust #250 #pdx

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pdx, art, portland, bust, 250

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