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A conversation about P.S. 1 Contemporary Art Center with...
with Alanna Heiss on Aug 14, 2002
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with Alanna Heiss on Aug 14, 2002
Heiss is an American art scholar and curator. In 1971, she founded The Institute of Art and Urban Resources Inc., which in 1976 was redefined as P.S.1, Contemporary Art Center, an affiliate of The Museum of Modern Art. It was primarily dedicated to the transformation of abandoned and underutilized buildings in New York City into exhibition, performance, and studio spaces for artists. She has organized and curated important exhibitions at P.S.1 such as “Greater New York, Selection Curator”, 2005 and 2000, “Painting Report - Plane: Essential Painting”, 2002, “The Promise of Photography: Selections from the DG BANK Collection”, with Klaus Biesenbach, 1999, “Slow Art: Painting in New York Now” 1992, “Franz West/Possibility”, with Chris Dercon, 1989.
She holds several honors, among them the Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres from the State of France, the Skowhegan Award for Outstanding Work in the Arts and the Honorary Doctorate of the San Francisco Art Institute. Her publications include books about Dennis Oppenheim, John Wesley and Keith Sonnier as well as numerous articles, reviews and essays on the art of Wolfgang Tillmans, Ari Marcopoulos, Katharina Sieverding, Luigi Ontani, Janet Cardiff and George Bures Miller.
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