Artpace has been an important center for the production and exhibition of contemporary art projects in San Antonio, Texas for the past 23 years. Its residency program is respected around the world for the support it offers to artists, the caliber of work it helps them to produce, and the career opportunities it facilitates during the residency and long after. Artpace has recently expanded its program to include a residency for international curators as well as one for local performing artists. These initiatives not only serve new populations of artists and curators, they also enhance the experience of artists in the existing residency by increasing their contact with critical voices and creative collaborators.
Artpace – Artist-in-Residence Program support
Photo credit Seale Photography Studios
1964
Philip Johnson commissioned Warhol to make a large-scale work for the exterior for his pavilion for the New York World’s Fair, along with other artists. Warhol’s provocative response, a multiple portrait of ‘Most Wanted Men’ was installed a few days before the opening but was deemed too inflammatory and contrary to the upbeat image of the World’s Fair and the work was taken down.