C.A.N. Condensed

May 28th, 2010
• “Greater New York” is the title of the new exhibition at the MoMA P.S. 1 in Queens. Recent works from 68 emerging artists reveal a prevalence of performance, durational, and video art within the New York contemporary scene, and there is an “inexplicable optimism” that permeates the assortment of work. Article featured in The New York Times. • The third edition of Hong Kong’s Art HK10 saw thousands of visitors flock to the city’s Exhibition Centre on Wednesday to view Asia’s “leading showcase for international Modern and Contemporary Art.” event09 More than 150 galleries from 29 countries presented works geared towards beginning art collectors and veterans alike. Head to The Art Newspaper for a full review. • After more than ten years of preparation, Rome will open the doors of its new National Museum of XXI Century Arts – MAXXI – to the public on May 30. The building was designed by Iraqi-born Zaha Hadid, the first woman to receive the Nobel Pritzker Prize in global architecture. Click here for more information. • Two exhibitions now on view at Germany’s Kunstmuseum Wolfsberg jointly explore the influence of Austrian philosopher-architect Rudolf Steiner has had upon modernist art and culture. Fifteen contemporary artists will present their take on Steiner’s esoteric, transcendentalist ideas. Read more at e-flux.