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A Whole New Mind

February 3, 2009 by Marion Maneker

The Los Angeles Times interviews Alexandra Monroe, curator of the Guggenheim’s new Third Mind show about the influence of Asia on American art:

“The premise of the show is rich and compelling,” says Carol Eliel, curator of modern and contemporary art at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. “And, of course, to see it in a building by Frank Lloyd Wright (who himself was so influenced by Japanese art) will be particularly appropriate.” [ . . . ]

“I also want to point out the importance of the West Coast in this new narrative of American art history,” Munroe continues. “Traditionally, modern and contemporary and avant garde art have always been discussed in their relationship to Europe. The natural bias has been New York and East Coast. In this new reading the West Coast plays a central role in the dissemination of these ideas.”

‘The Third Mind: American Artists Contemplate Asia: 1860-1989’ at the Guggenheim (LA Times)

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