SMART Project Space | 1st Constantijn Huygensstraat 20, Amsterdam | 020 427=
5951
New Possibilities in Public Art | Lecture by Ava Bromberg | Sunday 22nd Jun=
e, 14:00 h.

For the past nine months Ava Bromberg has been researching the idea of publ=
ic space, autonomous cultural production and art beyond the periphery of th=
e museum and gallery space in cities all over the world. At SMART Project S=
pace, Ava will trace the development of her ideas, considering how the ques=
t for 'publicness' led her to sites of autonomous cultural production. She =
will discuss concrete examples that deal with the achievements of those inv=
olved in the creation of art spaces, the obstacles they face, and the new p=
ossibilities their work presents. After the lecture there will be occasion =
for questions and discussion.

Ava Bromberg was awarded a Thomas J. Watson Fellowship 2002-2003 for her re=
search project "The Public Artist: Creating a Public Space in the 21st Cent=
ury City". She proposes to answer the question: What is the relevance of ar=
t to the audiences of global cities in the 21st Century? She examines how a=
rtists are creating locally relevant and accessible art in public spaces wi=
thin the context of cities such as Sao Paulo, Barcelona, Bangkok and Sydney=
. Bromberg hopes to witness, by research in these cities, how artists' resp=
onses to the call for public art changes with cultural, economic and politi=
cal contexts. These cities will serve as examples of where the public and a=
rt intersect historically, the influence of funding and government support,=
and the potential for art to direct a culturally intact future.

For further information, please contact Thomas Peutz at thomas@smartproject=
space.net

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