Now is the time to act! Please voice your support for the Contemporary Art Tower in Vienna
Dear Friend of the MAK Center:
For those of you who have signed the petition to support the CAT in Vienna, we thank you. If you have not done so, there is still time!
About the CAT
Our parent institution in Vienna, MAK (Austrian Museum of Applied Arts / Contemporary Art) has begun an innovative plan to convert a World War II anti-aircraft “flak” tower located at the center of the city into a vital international center for contemporary art. Through this project, called the Contemporary Art Tower (CAT), the MAK proposes a groundbreaking and affordable strategy for establishing an international collection in the 21st century.
The idea behind CAT is to invite international artists to participate in residencies during which they will create site-responsive permanent works at the flak tower. Plans for the CAT include exhibition spaces, studios, workshops, and an auditorium.
Over time, the amassed collection of contemporary art and new media at the CAT will be unique in Austria and will make obsolete the kind of art purchases that today have become prohibitively expensive for museums.
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Distinguished artists Jenny Holzer and James Turrell hav! e alread y created artistic interventions for this site. Renowned artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude have lent their support by designing a special stamp block issued in 2009 by the Austrian Postal Service.
Unfortunately, the CAT project is now facing opposition from a citizen’s initiative in Vienna and is at risk of being lost forever.
Your help is crucial to ensure that this somber historic site will become a lively center for contemporary art and the home of a unique collection of the 21st century.
Please support its realization with your signature at the following link:
http://www.cat.mak.at/pro_cat/index.php?cat=1&page=1
For mor! e information on CAT, see:
http://www.cat.mak.at/e/projekt_e.html
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MAK Center for Art and Architecture
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835 North Kings Road
West Hollywood, CA 90069
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323 651 2340 fax
visit: www.MAKcenter.org
contact: office [at] makcenter [dot] org