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Contemporary Art News:
November 19, 2008
Sol LeWitt: A Wall Drawing Retrospective
MASS MoCA -
North Adams, MA USA United States of America
 After nearly six months of intensive drafting and painting by a team of some sixty-five artists and art
students, Sol LeWitt: A Wall Drawing Retrospective is fully installed. The historic exhibition opens to the
public at MASS MoCA (Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art), in North Adams, Massachusetts,
on November 16, 2008, and will remain on view for twenty-five years. Conceived by the Yale University
Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut, in collaboration with the artist before his death in April 2007, the
project has been undertaken by the Gallery, MASS MoCA, and the Williams College Museum of Art,
Williamstown, Massachusetts. Read Indepth Article
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Leonardo da Vinci: Drawings from the Biblioteca Reale in Turin
California Palace of the Legion of Honor -
San Francsco, CA USA United States of America
 Leonardo da Vinci’s drawings form the heart of the Renaissance master’s artistic legacy and continue to fascinate and challenge viewers today. A select group of eleven drawings, as well as one of his most celebrated notebooks, the Codex on the Flight of Birds, is on view at the Legion of Honor from November 15, 2008, to January 4, 2009. Previously exhibited at the Birmingham Museum of Art, Leonardo da Vinci: Drawings from the Biblioteca Reale in Turin, marks the first time that this remarkable group of drawings has been loaned to a U.S. exhibition by the Biblioteca Reale (Royal Library) in Turin, Italy. This small-scale traveling exhibition presents the first opportunity to view these drawings together, outside of Italy. Read Indepth Article
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Call for Artists: 2009 Studio Residency Program
Canberra Contemporary Art Space, Manuka -
Manuka, AC Australia
CCAS is now accepting applications for its 2009 Studio Residency program. Six residencies are provided each year for emerging ACT artists (no age limit) at its studios in the heritage-listed Gorman House Arts Centre. Although some residencies are awarded a strong preference is given to artists who submit applications. Residencies for ACT based artists include:
• free studio space for 6 months at Gorman House • participation in the Studio Residents group exhibition at CCAS Gorman House • solo exhibition at the CCAS Manuka gallery • access to CCAS facilities and professional support over the year • great networking opportunities and industry experience Read Indepth Article
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Felix's Machines by Felix Thorn
Gasworks Gallery -
London, UK United Kingdom
 Felix’s Machines are a series of extraordinary mechanical instruments put together by the artist and musician Felix Thorn in his South London bedroom. The project, which began in 2006, is continuously evolving and will do so throughout and after its time at Gasworks. During the exhibition, musicians and producers will respond to Felix’s Machines in a series of events exploring its musical potential. When connected to a computer, Felix’s Machines translate Thorn’s compositions into mechanical actions performed by customised drums and piano parts and animated by solenoids, springs and motors. In this way, an electronic means of production is transposed into an acoustic output. Read Indepth Article
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