C.A.N. Condensed
May 8th, 2010
- Contemporary art collector Eli Broad made his first public comment on where he plans to
house his collection. Broad sited downtown L.A. as a prime place for cultural tourism, but also mentioned Santa Monica. The L.A. Times reports.
- The Art Newspaper reports that the Tate Modern needs to expand its range in contemporary art. The article states that exhibits "should be based on encounters with the unfamiliar and on exchange and debate." This exchange with unfamiliar can broaden the outlook of patrons. Read the full article here.
- Rhizome.com reports on Field Broadcast, an event that takes place May 8-17, 2010. The event consists of streaming video of over 30 artists working in fields. This project inserts a "semblance of the natural or the organic into the virtual environment" of a desktop computer. Read more here.
Hauser and Worth present the first exhibit devoted exclusively to the drawings of Roni Horn. Horn's pigment drawings start with two drawings of similar forms, these two drawings are brought together through a process of cutting and pasting to create a new form and identity. She uses doubling, paired form and repetition to create the identity of a piece. Read more on ArtKnowledgeNews.com.
