Speakers and panelists include cocurators of Gutai: Splendid Playground Ming Tiampo and Alexandra Munroe, artist Rafael Lozano - Hemmer, artist Otto Piene, independent scholar Reiko Tomii, and ArtForum editor Michelle Kuo. (arthaps.com)
Chief Curator Anthony Elms (who got his start here in Chicago) planned quite a few programs in conjunction with the exhibition, including a discussion with cocurators Naomi Beckwith and Dieter Roelstraete. (mcachicago.org)
Given Carly Berwick's branding in New York magazine of the 2008 Whitney Biennial as the exhibition's Facebook installment (a characterization prompted in part by cocurator Shamim Momin's legendary predilection for what she terms «the embrace of locality»), it was perhaps unsurprising that Tuesday night's VIP opening was packed not only with boldface names but also, seemingly, with all their old classmates. (artforum.com)