Contemporary Art Conversations, No. 2
Saturday, August 1, 2009 | 5–7 pm

Arena 1 Gallery / Santa Monica Art Studios
3026 Airport Avenue
Santa Monica, CA 90405

Contemporary Art Conversations No. 2 (CAC-2) is the second in an ongoing series of panel discussions about key issues and exhibitions of contemporary art. Organized by art critic Peter Frank and art historian Betty Ann Brown, and co-sponsored by AICA (International Association of Art Critics), CAC-2 will also include L.A. Times critic Scarlet Cheng and artist and Dean of the USC Roski School of Fine Arts Ruth Weisberg. The panelists will introduce and describe four current exhibitions: Your Bright Future: 12 Contemporary Artists form Korea at LACMA, Robert Frank's The Americans at MOCA, Second Nature: The Valentine-Adelson Collection at the Hammer, and Rogue Wave at L.A. Louver Gallery. After discussing the four exhibitions amongst themselves, the conversation will be opened to the audience, who will be encouraged to address both the particulars of the four selected exhibitions as well as more general contemporary art issues of interest.

Contemporary Art Conversations No. 1 was held at Jack Rutberg Fine Art Gallery and attracted more than 200 participants. Contemporary Art Conversations No. 3 is scheduled for Saturday, October 3, at the Pasadena Armory Center for the Arts.

Contemporary Art Conversations are free and open to the public.