Artlantic Lands In Atlantic City
When independent curator Lance Fung was approached by the Atlantic City Alliance (ACA) in March 2012, he was skeptical about getting involved with Artlantic, an ambitious public art project set in a coastal town better known for casinos and beauty pageants. The aim of the project was to convert disused lots into green space that would host art installations. During early visits to the gambling mecca, Fung—best known for curating the 2008 SITE Santa Fe biennial and for elaborate Olympics-related projects in Turin (2006) and Beijing (2008)—was keenly aware of its lack of public space. "There were no roses to stop and smell, nothing green," he said during a presentation in Atlantic City last week. "There was some nature, but it had been squeezed out by urbanization." Read More