CONTEMPORARY ART AND THE NEW CREATIVE ECONOMY
by Joseph Thompson, Director of MASS MoCA
TOMORROW, 11th March, 6.30–8.00 pm
Hong Kong Art School Learning Centre
Occupying one-third of downtown North Adams, a small, formerly industrial town in western Massachusetts USA, the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art transformed an abandoned 16 acre industrial site into the largest center for contemporary visual and performance art in America. With annual attendance of 120,000 (surprisingly high for its rural New England location, in a town with a total population of 15,000), MASS MoCA ranks among the most active and visited institutions in the United States among those dedicated exclusively to recent art, mounting numerous exhibitions, performances and education programs, and hosting many artists in residence.
As a shining example of the way in which the arts can act as a catalyst for community revitalization through the creation of new markets, new jobs and the long-term creative enrichment of a region and its community, MASS MoCA serves as a good case study when considering the ambitious US$2.4 billion Government West Kowloon Cultural District project to build a major arts and cultural district on one of the last remaining pieces of land on Hong Kong’s most famous and valuable landmark, the harbour.
We are very pleased to welcome to Hong Kong, MASS MoCA’s Founding Director, Joseph Thompson, who has been involved with MASS MoCA since its conception in 1987, Thompson will share with us the MASS MoCA story and consider how it can be used as a model for other similar regeneration projects around the world.
Event Details
Talk: Contemporary Art and the New Creative Economy, by Joseph Thompson, Director of MASS MoCA
Presented by: Asia Art Archive and Asia Society
Supported by: Hong Kong Art School
Date & Time: Tuesday, 11th March, 2008, 6.30-8.00pm
Registration and info: Please contact Chantal Wong at [email protected] or 2815 1112
Venue: Hong Kong Art School Learning Centre, Hopewell Centre, Rm 1907A, 19/F, 183 Queen's Road East, Wanchai
Language: English