Sanford Biggers: At P.1 and P.S.1
The US Biennial
On view from Nov 1, 2008- January 18, 2009
On November 1, 2008, Prospect.1 New Orleans [P.1], the largest biennial of international contemporary art ever organized in the United States, will open to the public in museums, historic buildings, and found sites throughout New Orleans. Prospect.1 New Orleans [P.1] has been conceived in the tradition of the great international biennials, and will showcase new artistic practices as well as an array of programs benefiting the local community. Over the course of its eleven-week run, Prospect.1 New Orleans [P.1] plans to draw international media attention, creative energy, and new economic activity to the city of New Orleans.
For more details please visit
www.prospectneworleans.org/
NeoHooDoo: Art for a Forgotten Faith
On view October 19, 2008 - January 26, 2009P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center presents NeoHooDoo: Art for a Forgotten Faith, an exhibition that brings together a multigenerational group of North, South, and Central American artists who address the value of ritual in the artistic process and the wider implications of spirituality in contemporary art. The exhibition will be accompanied by a fully illustrated catalogue featuring texts by Arthur C. Danto, Greg Tate, Robert Farris Thompson, Jen Budney and Julia Herzberg.
The exhibition is co-organized by The Menil Collection, Houston, Texas, and P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center. It was previously presented at The Menil Collection and will travel to the Miami Art Museum from February 20 until May 24, 2009.
For more details please visit www.ps1.org/exhibitions/view/205/
Sanford is also in the November 2008 issue of ARTVOICES.
