C.A.N. Condensed
April 14th, 2010
Galerie Lelong will host a commemoration show six months after the death of American artist Nancy Spero. Spero became famous for her "War Series" in the late 1960s by attempting to "express the obscenity of war." The commemorative show will take place Sunday April 18, 2010. For more info click here.- A visual arts professor at the University of California San Diego claimed civil disobedience as a form of art. The professor helped stage an electronic "sit-in" as a protest to budget cuts. Read more on ArtNet.com.
- The Wall Street Journal reports that football and art are now complementary. The Dallas Cowboys stadium reopened this year with art from 14 local and international artists, including Olafur Eliasson.
- Street artist Banksy is reported to have released a film, "Exit Through the Gift Shop," about himself. The film attempts to establish Banksy as sincere in the art world despite some of the stunts he's pulled. Critics are skeptical that the real Banksy even endorses the film. Read the article on NYTimes.com.
- The Ludwig Museum of Contemporary Arts will host a show titled "PowerGames." The exhibit will focus on how art affects society and politics. The show runs through May 30, 2010. Read more about artists and concepts involved on E-Flux.com.
The Contemporary Arts Museum Houston presents two exhibits May-July 2010: "Perspectives 170: Cruz Ortiz" and "Hand+Made: The Performative Impulse in Art and Craft." For more info visit E-Flux.com or the museum's website.- Art Cologne will open April 21-25, 2010 with large-format contemporary works. Two halls will be turned into exhibition space for sculpture and installation. Check it out on E-Flux.com.
- In Stockholm Sweden Bonniers Konsthall is hosting a show titled Runaway Train. The show features Swedish artists who study or work abroad and how that affects their art. Check it out here.
