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“Contributed by Adam Simon / There have been group shows that represented cultural milestones – the Armory Show of 1913, the “‘Bad’ Painting” show at the New Museum in 1978, the Times Square Show of 1980. In the shadow of a foreboding US presidential election, “Pierogi 30” has that kind of historical weight. The show spans 30 years, including works dating back to the 1990s and others minted in 2024. I believe that Joe Amrhein and Susan Swenson have tried to include everyone who exhibited with the gallery over its entire 30-year run. Pierogi opened its doors in 1994 in Williamsburg, then the hub of a burgeoning artist community on the periphery of the New York art world. With this anniversary exhibition, a community as well as a single institution celebrates itself, its history, and the persistence of its gestalt.”