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SITE Santa Fe is a non-profit contemporary arts organization based in Santa Fe, New Mexico
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Santa Fe is the capital of the U.S. state of New Mexico. It is the fourth-largest city in the state and is the seat of . Santa Fe had a population of 67,947 in the 2010 census...
. Since its founding, SITE Santa Fe has gained worldwide recognition through a series of biennial exhibitions that have featured numerous famous artists. These exhibits have attracted thousands of visitors from all around the world.
History
SITE Santa Fe was started in 1995 with the goal of hosting the only biennial of contemporary art in the entire United StatesUnited States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The first of these biennials was launched on July 14, 1995, and ran through October 8, 1995. Since then, there have been 5 other biennials, the most recent of which ended on January 7, 2007. Following the massive success of the first biennial, SITE Santa Fe opted to present exhibitions on an ongoing basis. These exhibits have also proved to be greatly successful and widely recognized, and have featured contributions from world-famous artists such as Gregory Crewdson
Gregory Crewdson
Gregory Crewdson is an American photographer who is best known for elaborately staged scenes of American homes and neighborhoods.-Life and career:Crewdson was born in the Park Slope neighborhood of Brooklyn, NY...
and Andy Goldsworthy
Andy Goldsworthy
Andy Goldsworthy, OBE is a British sculptor, photographer and environmentalist producing site-specific sculpture and land art situated in natural and urban settings. He lives and works in Scotland.-Life and career:The son of F...
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Current Activity
The 7th biennial entitled "Lucky Number Seven" opened June 22, 2008. The exhibit, curated by Lance FungLance Fung
Lance Fung is an art curator who has been responsible for several major exhibitions including "Snow Show" at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino, Italy.In 1999 Fung founded Fung Collaboratives, an inter-disciplinary arts organization.-External links:*...
, features the work of 25 artists from 16 different countries. The exhibition was documented online by a student documentary team from the Media Arts Program at New Mexico Highlands University
New Mexico Highlands University
New Mexico Highlands University is a public university located in Las Vegas, New Mexico.-History:The university was first established as New Mexico Normal School in 1893, with the prominent archaeologist Edgar Lee Hewett serving as its first president...
, the New Media Arts Program at the Institute of American Indian Arts
Institute of American Indian Arts
The Institute of American Indian Arts is a college focused on Native American art. It is situated in Santa Fe, New Mexico. It is congressionally chartered, and was created by an executive order of former American President John F. Kennedy in 1962...
, and the Documentary Studies Program at the College of Santa Fe
College of Santa Fe
Santa Fe University of Art and Design is an institution of creative and performing arts based in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The university offers programs in creative writing, theatre, art, graphic design, moving image arts , music, and photography, based on a liberal arts core curriculum...
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Notable Artists Who Have Been Shown at SITE Santa Fe
- Barry X Ball
- Larry BellLarry BellLarry Bell may refer to:*Lawrence Dale Bell , American industrialist and founder of Bell Aircraft Corporation*Larry Bell , contemporary artist based in Los Angeles, California and Taos, New Mexico*Larry Bell, founder of Bell's Brewery...
- Agnes MartinAgnes MartinAgnes Bernice Martin was an American abstract painter, often referred to as a minimalist; Martin considered herself an abstract expressionist.She won a National Medal of Arts from the National Endowment for the Arts in 1998....
- Allan GrahamAllan GrahamAllan Graham, who sometimes uses the name Toadhouse, is a contemporary American artist based in New Mexico...
- Bruce NaumanBruce NaumanBruce Nauman is a contemporary American artist. His practice spans a broad range of media including sculpture, photography, neon, video, drawing, printmaking, and performance. Nauman lives in Galisteo, New Mexico....
- Steina Vasulka
- Gloria GrahamGloria GrahamGloria Graham is an American artist based in New Mexico. Her work includes sculpture, painting, and photography.-Background:...
- Roni HornRoni HornRoni Horn is an American visual artist and writer. Horn's oeuvre, which spans almost four decades, encompasses sculpture, drawing, photography, language, and site-specific installation. The granddaughter of Eastern European Jewish immigrants, she was born in New York and lives and works in New York...
- Charles LongCharles Long"Colonel" Charles "Chuck" Long is the founder of the America's Buffalo Soldiers Re-Enactors Association. "Colonel" Charles "Chuck" Long (born 1945) is the founder of the America's Buffalo Soldiers Re-Enactors Association. "Colonel" Charles "Chuck" Long (born 1945) is the founder of the America's...
- Gregor SchneiderGregor schneiderGregor Schneider is a German artist, whose main area of work is constructed rooms. In 2001, he was awarded the Golden Lion at the Venice Biennale for his infamous work Totes Haus u r exhibited at the German Pavilion....
- Suzanne BocanegraSuzanne BocanegraSuzanne Bocanegra is an American artist based out of New York. Her works include performance and installation art as well as visual and sound art...
- Pae White