C.A.N. Condensed
April 16th, 2010
- The Salt Lake City edition of Examiner.com ran an article about one of Mondo's artists, John Bell. Read more here.
- The Marina Abramovic retrospective show at the MoMA has caused a few museum-goers to forget one of the primary rules in art: Look but don't touch. The show involves nude performers reenacting some of Abramovic's earlier pieces. For more read the NYTimes.com article.
- The Detroit Institute of Art is hosting an exhibit "Through African Eyes." The show presents the African view of Europeans through the last 500 years; that "Europeans remained at least as exotic to Africans as Africans were to them." The show includes historical items such as toys made by children during South Africa's apartheid. the NYTimes.com reports.
- The Whitney Museum is planning a temporary site specific show on the site that it may purchase as its second location. This project will involve artists who have maintained good working relationships with the museum. Read more here.
- El Museo del Barrio presents "Phantom Sightings," a show about post Chicano art.
Historically Chicano influence didn't have a large influence on society, but during the 1960s and 70s Chicano art established its influence. The show will be on display through May 9, 2010. Read more on E-Flux.com.
- "Manufacturing Today," a show questioning how art and art education are affected by art market institutionalization or the streamlining of the state. The five year research project focuses on questions such as: "Are today's art schools simply places that produce students as a product for the market, and is there an alternative to this situation?" The show opens in Kulturbunker Dora, Normay April 17, 2010 and runs through May 16, 2010. Check it out here.
- A series of talks about museums will take place through out the year at the Museum fur Moderne Kunst. The talks focus on how running museums has changed from a place to exhibit to a place of production, research, and curatorial practice. Read more on E-Flux.com.
- Art and Exhibition Hall of the Federal Republic of Germany has dedicated an extensive solo exhibition to Liam Gillick, a leading contemporary conceptual artist. The show exhibits over 350 of Gillick's works and runs through August 8, 2010.
- For the last couple days HyperAllergic.com contributor An Xiao has been moderating a discussion via the HyperAllergic Facebook page about how artists produce "social media art." Read some of the responses here.
