Lance Fung is an art

curator A curator (from la, cura, meaning "to take care") is a manager or overseer. When working with cultural organizations, a curator is typically a "collections curator" or an "exhibitions curator", and has multifaceted tasks dependent on the parti ...

who has been responsible for several major exhibitions including "Snow Show" at the

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. In 1999 Fung founded Fung Collaboratives, an inter-disciplinary arts organization. Most recently, Fung transformed vacant lots in

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into a park system through his exhibition ''Artlantic''. These “giant living sculptures” attract local residents and visiting art enthusiasts to experience art in “green” settings designed by Fung and the participants Diana Balmori, Robert Barry, Peter Hutchinson, Ilya & Emilia Kabakov,

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, and Kiki Smith. Fung is curating ''Nonuments'' in Washington D.C. for the 5 x 5 project organized by the

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. This project will result in five temporary monuments commemorating current issues such as the survivors of human trafficking, global warming, and immigrant conditions.

Books

*''The Snow Show'' (2005, Thames & Hudson) *(With

Renato Miracco Renato Miracco (born 1953) is a scholar, art critic, and curator from Naples, Italy. Formerly the Cultural Attaché of the Italian Embassy in Washington, he is presently the member of the Board of Guarantors for the Italian Academy at Columbia Univ ...

) ''Michele Ciacciofera: Silence'' (2010, Charta Books)

References

External links

Fung Collaboratives official website
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