In the face of unparalleled growth and a truly global audience, the popularity of contemporary art has clearly become a double-edged affair. Today, an unprecedented number of museums, galleries, biennial-style exhibitions, and art fairs display new work in all its variety, while art schools continue to inject fresh talent onto the scene at an accelerated rate. In the process, however, contemporary art has become deeply embedded not only in an expanding art industry, but also the larger cultures of fashion and entertainment. Buskirk argues that understanding the dynamics of...
In the face of unparalleled growth and a truly global audience, the popularity of contemporary art has clearly become a double-edged affair. Today,...
Peter Furniss, CEO of Footprint Power, approached Montserrat College of Art with the idea that our students create an exhibit that would "recognize, document, memorialize and honor the people at Salem Harbor Station," we were eager to see how our different perspectives - oral history, writing and studio arts - would enrich and expand our students' learning experience.
Peter Furniss, CEO of Footprint Power, approached Montserrat College of Art with the idea that our students create an exhibit that would "recognize, d...