On the eve of the Miami art fairs (somehow they don't feel as crucial anymore) here are some links. We have 3 great interviews in the works for you this month and right after this post I'll be finishing up the Guenther report for you ... it's a major history project that is as much about Portland as it is Guenther and it just keeps getting better. It is very very close to done and I'll publish when it is ready but very soon. Till then enjoy:

Matthew Barney talks to the Guardian.

Michael Kimmelman blasts the new World Trade Center. This is nothing new and critics nearly unanimously (PORT included) all had this pinned long before it even broke ground. The weird thing is that MoMA's expansion is drawing very similar criticism and hasn't been scuttled or at least completely revamped yet.

Will the James Beard Market by Snohetta transform Portland's neglected waterfront? It certainly raises the bar for architectural planning in town.

Drunk German Soccer fans steal a Emil Nolde painting...