Five jurymen last week trooped into a spacious, canopied gallery in Pittsburgh's dingy Carnegie Institute, eased themselves into five waiting aluminum wheelchairs, then settled back for their intense, 2½-day task. All about them was the hand-picked selection of work by 328 artists from 23 countries about to be exhibited in this year's 40th Pittsburgh International, oldest (since 1896) and most prestigious U.S. international art show.
This year one glance was enough to tip off the jurors to what was in store. Of 35 oils hanging in the central gallery, only three (including one...
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