Contemporary: Kiss the Summer Farewell

It's time to kiss the summer goodbye - at least at the Contemporary it is.  Tonight we are hosting our last Select Night of the season.  Cole Root, our Event Operations Manager, has decided to take on the challenge of pleasing the crowd tonight with his selection for the DJ, VJ, visual appearance of the performance space, and the omnivorous fare provided by our caterer.  By my estimation, Select Nights have welcome more than 6,400 visitors to the museum over the course of the last two years (this is definitely an estimate, for those who want the true-to-the-test numbers, let me know and I'll further my research).  It's been a fun program - helping the museum to broadcast its whereabouts and its programs to the masses in St. Louis, and elsewhere. 

Additionally, our summer exhibitions close this Sunday. The next time you'll see us open, we'll have major sculptural pieces by Maya Lin filling our galleries and new programs and events designed to connect St. Louis to contemporary art. I'll be happy to provide updates on the de-installation of Katie Holten's tree, and the installation of Maya Lin's work throughout the next weeks. I'll also be happy to share insights from new staff members - we've recently welcomed Laura Fried as Assistant Curator, Katrina Hallowell as Program Assistant - and soon we will welcome Anthony Huberman as our new Chief Curator. Until then, schedule one last visit to see the current exhibitions and prepare to welcome new work in contemporary art very soon. (Jennifer)