Boston art institutions team up for art and technology
A series of Boston institutions — including, among others, the Institute of Contemporary Art, the Harvard Art Museums, the MIT List Visual Arts Center, the Museum of Fine Arts, the Rose Art Museum and the deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum — have announced that they are working together on a series of exhibitions exploring the relationship between art and technology, the first of which, titled “Art in the Age of the Internet, 1989 to Today”, will open at Boston’s ICA on February 7. On February 8, the MIT List Visual Arts Center will open “Before Projection: Video Sculpture 1974-1995”, which will present “a re-evaluation of monitor-based sculpture since the 1970s”. More via The Boston Globe.
Tony Gum, Xhosa Woman, Intombi II. Courtesy the artist.
Artist Tony Gum wins the 2017 Pulse prize
South African artist Tony Gum is the winner of the 2017 edition of the $2,500 Pulse Art Fair prize, given annually to an artist exhibiting in a solo booth at the fair.
Gum was recognized for her work on the exhibition “Ode to She”, which was featured earlier this year at the Christopher Moller Gallery (Cape Town), which also represents the artist. “Ode to She” — Gum’s first solo show — featured a series of self-portraits by Gum, celebrating her experience as a Xhosa woman. Read more on artnet news.
Artforum to dismiss Knight Landesman sexual harassment suit
The magazine has filed a motion asking for the dismissal of the lawsuit filed against it by former employee Amanda Schmitt, accusing its publisher, Knight Landesman, of having harassed her for years both during her time at Artforum and after. A spokesperson for Artforum has clarified that the magazine has separated entirely from Landesman and that they are only responding to the lawsuit on behalf of the magazine itself.
The magazine’s motion, filed by Artforum International Magazine Inc.’s lawyer, Bettina B. Plevan, alleges that none of Schmitt’s claims “have alleged an adequate legal or factual basis”. Read more on ARTnews.
Amanda Schmitt.
Páramo Gallery expands to New York
The Guadalajara-based gallery has opened a new location in New York’s Upper East Side, which will be open by appointment only. Founded in 2012 by Alexandra Garcia Waldman, the gallery’s New York space is currently featuring an exhibition of works by artists Naama Tsabar, Eamon Ore-Giron, Francisco Toledo, and artist duo Faivovich & Goldberg. Páramo has also announced the launch of a new residency program in Mexico City, to be hosted at Tetetlán. The Guadalajara-born artist Emanuel Tovar will be the first to take up residency there. More via ARTnews.
Naama Tsabar, Transitions, exhibition view. Courtesy the artist and Paramo Gallery, Guadalajara.
