Wednesday 17 September 2008

A New Photography space in LA

© Catherine Opie
The Annenberg Foundation, a philanthropic trust that supports nonprofit institutions, is planning to launch a new exhibition space for photography in Los Angeles. The new space for Photography will open next spring near the former site of fthe Shubert Theater. Wallis Annenberg, a trustee of Annenberg Foundation said “This will elevate photography to a new level ". The project is designed to have a digital projection Gallery along with an exhibition space. The foundation has no plan to collect photographs, they will show works lent by artists, as well as from collections. A number of exhibitions will be organized by guest curators, the first opening will include works by Catherine Opie.

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