Claire Fontaine's Neon Sign and MIT Forum
A neon display reading 'ABANDON HOPE ALL YE WHO ENTER,' drawing from Dante's Divine Comedy, was created by the Parisian art group Claire Fontaine. It was featured at the Independent art fair, launched by gallerists Elizabeth Dee from X Initiative in New York and Darren Flook from Hotel in London, located in the previous space of the Dia Art Foundation. Meanwhile, the MIT List Visual Art Center held the 2010 Annual Max Wasserman Forum on Contemporary Art, focusing on 'Parody, Politics and Performativity.' This forum included a panel with artists Tino Sehgal, Tania Bruguera, and Claire Fontaine, and was moderated by a yet-to-be-named expert.
Key facts
- Claire Fontaine is a Paris-based collective.
- The neon sign reads 'ABANDON HOPE ALL YE WHO ENTER' referencing Dante's Divine Comedy.
- Independent art fair was launched by gallerists Elizabeth Dee and Darren Flook.
- Independent art fair used the former Dia Art Foundation space.
- MIT List Visual Art Center presented the 2010 Annual Max Wasserman Forum on Contemporary Art.
- The forum was titled 'Parody, Politics and Performativity.'
- Panelists included Tino Sehgal, Tania Bruguera, and Claire Fontaine.
- The forum was moderated by an unnamed expert.
Entities
Artists
- Claire Fontaine
- Tino Sehgal
- Tania Bruguera
- Elizabeth Dee
- Darren Flook
Institutions
- Independent art fair
- X Initiative
- Hotel
- Dia Art Foundation
- MIT List Visual Art Center
Locations
- Paris
- France
- New York
- United States
- London
- United Kingdom
- Cambridge
- Massachusetts