Making Sense of Modern Art

Welcome to the next generation of Making Sense of Modern Art (MSoMA). This program, recently brought to the Web in high bandwidth format, offers an extensive and engaging guide to modern and contemporary works in the Museum's permanent collection. Its rich-media format enables you to "zoom in" on full-screen details of individual artworks, explore excerpts from archival videos and films, and listen to commentary by artists, art historians, critics, and collectors.

This feature works best with high-bandwidth Web access. You can also view it at the Museum on our interactive kiosks, located in the galleries and the Koret Visitor Education Center.


http://www.sfmoma.org/msoma/

Dennis Oppenheim

Recently selected to participate as an artist in the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China Dennis Oppenheim continues to be an influential figure in international contemporary art. He first achieved recognition for conceptual work in the sixties, traversing through Earth and Body Art, video and performance. Using his body as a site to challenge the self he also explored, through numerous gallery and museum installations, the boundaries of personal risk, transformation, and communication.

In the eighties he used complex constructions, machine- factory installations to create metaphors for the artistic process. Transformation through mutation was the basis for sculpture through the nineties. Since then the artist has concentrated on permanent public sculpture. Through this work he fuses an interest in architecture with sculpture.

Dennis Oppenheim was born in 1938 in Electric City, Washington. He received his B.F.A. from the School of Arts and Crafts, and an M.F.A. from Stanford University. Dennis Oppenheim lives and works in New York.

Please visit the web site:
http://www.dennis-oppenheim.com/
for a complete overview of his work.

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Recientemente seleccionado como artista en las olimpiadas de Beijing 2008, china; Dennis Oppenheim continua siendo una influente figura en el arte contemporaneo internacional. Su primer reconicimiento de arte conceptual fue en los sesenta, entre Tierra y body art, video y Performance. Usando su cuerpo como lugar de propio desafio ademas explora, a traves de numerosas instalaciones en glaerias y museos los limites del riesgo personal, transformacion y comunicacion.

en los ochenta el usa unas intalaciones de construccion compleja, maquina-fabrica para crear la metaforadel proceso del artista. Transformacion a traves de la mutacion el estaba basado por la esculutra de los noventas. Desde entonces el artista se ha concentrado en la escultura permanente publica. A traves de su trabajo se ve un interes en la arquitectura con la escultura.

Dennis Oppenheim nacio en 1938 en electry city en Washington. Estudia en la universidad de Stanford. Vive y trabaja en New York.

Para mas inforamcion, visite su website
www.dennis-oppenheim.com

THE CANS FESTIVAL

The exhibition takes place in Leake Street, near Waterloo Station.
Members of the public are being invited to take part in Banksy’s latest project, as an army of graffiti artists turn a whole London street into an art exhibition
The Cans Festival starts in an old tunnel formerly used by taxis.


Huge installations include smashed up cars, a CCTV camera-laden tree, an ice cream van, statues, as well as artwork on the walls

Banksy said: “Graffiti doesn’t always spoil buildings, in fact it’s the only way to improve a lot of them. In the space of a few hours with a couple of hundred cans of paint I’m hoping we can transform a dark forgotten filth pit into an oasis of beautiful art”

The public will be able to play their part by adding to the exhibition with their own stencilling.



The public are being encouraged to bring their own stencils and wear clothing they don’t mind being damaged

For more information see www.thecansfestival.com


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la exposición tiene lugar en Leake Street, cerca de la estacion de Waterloo.
Este es el ultimo proyecto de Bansky, donde un gran grupo de artistas de graffiti convierten toda una calle de londres en una exposicion de arte.
El Cans Festival comienza en un viejo tunel usado normalmente por taxistas.

En la instalacion encontramos coches destrozados, a camaras de television situadas en un arbol, un camion del helado, estatuas, y graffitis en la pared.
Bansky dice: "No siempre graffiti destruyen edificios, de hecho es el unico camino para mejorarlos. En unas horas con unos poco de cientos de latas de pintura espero que podamos transformar la oscuridad del olvido en un oasis de arte bonito"

El publico puede contribuir a la exposicion trayendo su propias plantillas y trayendo ropa que no le importe que se estropeen.
Para mas informacion www.thecansfestival.com