PENNY W. STAMPS SPEAKER SERIES

February 12, 2009

Anne Pasternak

Public Art Then & Now: From the Strange to Spectacular and Back Again

Anne Pasternak is the President and Artistic Director of Creative Time, an organization that has been commissioning and presenting innovative art in New York City since 1972 Pasternak is committed to initiating projects that give artists opportunities to innovate, preserve public space as a place of creative expression, and respond to timely issues. Over the past decade, she has worked closely with such artists as Doug Aitken, Laurie Anderson, David Byrne, Jenny Holzer, Gary Hume, Vik Muniz, Takashi Murakami, Shirin Neshat, Steve Powers, Cai Guo Qiang, and many many more. Pasternak also curates independent exhibitions, consults on urban planning initiatives, and contributes essays to cultural publications

With support from the UM Institute for Research on Women and Gender, the Ann Arbor Public Art Commission, ArtServe Michigan, and Chelsea's River Gallery.

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Selected Bibliography

• Anne Pasternak: Tower of Lights | Fast Company.
• CREATIVE TIME..
• Anon. For the Love of Art: Anne Pasternak on Public Art - PAPERMAG.
• Gothamist: Anne Pasternak, Executive Director, Creative Time.
• Bollen, Christopher. 2008. LADIES WHO LAUNCH. New York Times Magazine (March 23): 62..
• Pasternak, Anne. 2000. Biotech chic. New York Times Magazine (July 9): 18.
• Pasternak, Anne. 2007. Creative Time: The Book: 33 Years of Public Art in New York City. 1st ed. New York: Princeton Architectural Press. Fine Arts Library NX 705.5 .U62 N766 2007
• Pasternak, Anne. 2006. Who Cares. New York: Creativetime. Art Architecture & Engineering Library N 72 .S6 W49 2006