The MFA Boston is planning a $24 million renovation project, including a 22,000-square-foot conservation center that will expand the institution’s capabilities. “It’s a very positive moment for us,” says MFA director Matthew Teitelbaum. “I think people will see it as a real affirmation of our core responsibilities, and I feel very good about that.” (more…)
Liliana Porter (right) and Ana Tiscornia, photo by ArtObserved
The following an interview with Liliana Porter, November 14th, 2012, by Anna Mikaela Ekstrand for Art Observed:
As Liliana Porter received me in her West Village pied-a-terre for our interview, she asks, “hablas español?” The apartment is light, airy and sparsely decorated with objects such as a Claes Oldenburg pretzel on a shelf and a Richard Artschwager exclamation mark on a wall. As we walk to the window, Porter points out highlights of the view; the Chrysler building to the left and perhaps of more interest the rooftops and a garden beneath, belonging to Donna Karan “where she throws crazy parties”. Looking down it feels like we are on the balcony of a theater.
Liliana Porter, Man with Axe, 2011 courtesy Hosfelt Gallery New York and Pinta
