C.A.N. Condensed
May 7th, 2010
The exhibition Art Always Has Its Consequences considers the "politics of exhibiting" and, includes historic works and new productions, archive material and research documentation, reconstructing and reinterpreting paradigmatic artistic and exhibition positions from the 1950s until today This shows the historical continuity of similar art experiments which question the social role of art. The show runs from May 8-June 2, 2010. Read more on E-Flux.com.- In response to the planned closure of Middlesex Philosophy students have occupied Mansion House on campus. Middlesex now announces the opening of an experimental and communal space for educational presentations and conversations at the interface between philosophy, theory, activism and art. E-Flux.com reports.
- Record auction sale of Picasso at Christie's brings in $106 million. Read more on Guardian.co.uk.
- "You know how everyone's claiming to be an artist these days?" writes HyperAllergic.com's Kyle Chayka; well, apparently so are trees. Read more here.
- The Guardian.co.uk reports that sound art is permanent. Susan Philipsz, who works primarily in sound art, has been nominated for the Turner Prize short list. Read more here.
- Emily Fisher Landau, a collector and philanthropist in New York,
pledged over 350 pieces of work valued at $50-75 million to the Whitney Museum of American Art. The collection includes several major artists including Ed Ruscha and Andy Warhol. NYTimes.com has the complete article.
