C.A.N. Condensed
May 12th, 2010
- Artist Kate Gilmore presents a sculptural and performance based piece, Walk the Walk, in Bryant Park in New York. A group of women clad in simple yellow dresses will act out their "work" by walking, shuffling, stomping or marching on the roof of an eight foot structure. Viewers are encouraged to walk through the piece, which then becomes an audio piece. Check it out here.
- A sale at Christie's breaks another record. One of Jasper John's "Flag" paintings that belonged to writer Michael Crichton sold for $28.6 million. This is the highest paid for a John painting at Christie's. Read more on NYTimes.com.
- Swedish artist Lars Vilks was physically assaulted at a university during a lecture about the limits of artistic freedom. Vilks has received numerous threats over his controversial drawing of the Prophet Muhammad with a dog’s body. The Associated Press reports here.
The Pompidou arts centre opened a new branch in Metz. The space will be devoted to 20th and 21st century art, but has no permanent collection of its own. The branch at Metz will show, in six-month or yearly rotations, parts of the vast collection of 65,000 contemporary works held by the Pompidou in Paris. Read more here, or check out the pictures Guardian.co.uk.- A UPS truck crashed into the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Monday night. No one was present and no art was damaged. Read more in the Washington Post.
- The MoMA in New York presents Art Institutions and Feminist Politics Now as part of the MoMA Talks series on May 21, 2010. Learn more about this event here.
