Salon Guests

2010-11 Workspace Salon Guest List

Visitors for visual artists

• Nathalie Angles, Founder and Curator, Residency Unlimited
• Yaelle Amir, Independent Curator / Curator, Art and Odd Places 2010
• Marco Antonini, Gallery Director, NURTUREart
• Rocio Aranda-Alvarado, Director of Curatorial Programs, El Museo del Barrio
• Naomi Beckwith, Assistant Curator, The Studio Museum in Harlem
• Yona Backer, Co-Founder, Third Streaming
• Regine Basha, Independent Curator, Producer, and Writer
• Heather Darcy Bhandari, Director of Artist Relations, Mixed Greens / Author, Art/Work
• Richard Birkett, Curator, Artists Space
• Gary Carrion-Murayari, Associate Curator, New Museum of Contemporary Art
• Margaret Liu Clinton, Director, Alexander Gray Associates
• Kat Cohn, Jessica Gallucci, Abby Merrick, and Jill Murphy, Directors and Partners, AD Projects
• Dean Daderko, Independent Curator
• Kate Fowle, Executive Director, Independent Curators International
• Leslie Fritz, Owner, Renwick Gallery
• Claire Gilman, Curator, The Drawing Center
• Alexander Glauber, Founder, Corporate Art Solutions
• Larissa Harris, Curator, Queens Museum of Art
• Sharon Hayes, Visual artist and past Workspace resident
• Andria Hickey, Curator and Programs Manager, Art in General
• Matthew Israel, Art Historian and Art Critic
• Michael Itkoff, Editor, Daylight Magazine
• Omar Lopez-Chahoud, Independent Curator and Writer
• Matthew Lyons, Curator, The Kitchen
• Gregoire Maisonneuve, Director, Martos Gallery
• Jennifer McGregor, Director of Arts & Senior Curator, Wave Hill
• Ceci Moss, Senior Editor, Rhizome
• Sina Najafi, Editor-in-Chief, Cabinet Magazine
• Amanda Parmer, Independent Curator
• Annie Rana, Director, Marianne Boesky Gallery
• Christian Rattemeyer, The Harvey S. Shipley Miller Associate Curator of Drawings, MoMA
• Sara Reisman, Director, NYC, Department of Cultural Affairs, Percent for Art Program
• Scott Rothkopf, Curator, The Whitney Museum of American Art
• Amie Scally, Deputy Director/Curator, White Columns
• Peter Schjeldahl, Art Critic, The New Yorker
• Cara Starke, Assistant Curator, Department of Media and Performance Art, MoMA
• Lumi Tan, Independent Curator / Curatorial Fellow, The Kitchen
• Nat Trotman, Associate Curator, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
• Eugenie Tsai, John and Barbara Vogelstein Curator of Contemporary Art, Brooklyn Museum
• Niels Van Tomme, Independent Curator, Researcher and Art Critic / Director of Arts and Media, Provisions Learning Project
• Sarah Walko, Executive Director, Triangle Arts Association / Artist
• Simon Watson, Curator / Co-Founder, -scenic
• Joan Young, Associate Curator of Contemporary Art, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

Visitors for writers

• Donald Breckenridge, Fiction Editor, The Brooklyn Rail / Playwright, Novelist, Essayist
• Sarah Crichton, Publisher, Sarah Crichton Books/Farrar Straus Giroux
• Susan Daitch, Short Story Author and Novelist / Professor, Hunter College
• Monica de la Torre, Poet / Senior Editor, BOMB Magazine
• Kenneth Goldsmith, Poet / Founding Editor, UbuWeb
• Christian Hawkey, Author & Professor
• Matin Hyatt, Author
• Jeffrey Kastner, Senior Editor, Cabinet Magazine
• Myung Mi Kim, Poet & Professor
• Wayne Koestenbaum, Author and Poet / Professor, CUNY
• Douglas Martin, Novelist and Poet / Professor
• Raphael Martin, Literary and Humanities Manager, SoHo Rep.
• Eileen Myles, Poet & Professor
• Vijay Seshadri, Poet, Essayist, Critic / Director, Non-Fiction Writing Program, Sarah Lawrence College
• Darcey Stienke, Novelist and Journalist / Professor
• Stacy Szymaszek, Artistic Director, Poetry Project / Poet, Author
• Matvei Yankelevich, Founding Editor, Ugly Duckling Presse / Translator, Author, Poet

Professional Development Workshops

• Lewis Holman, EA, CFP
• Matthew Postal, Architectural Historian, Landmarks Preservation Commission; Municipal Art Society
• Kay Takeda, Director of Grants and Services, LMCC

September 2009 – May 2010

Visitors for Visual Artists

• Cecilia Alemani, Curatorial Director, X-Initiative
• Nathalie Angles, Founder and Curator, Residency Unlimited
• Nicholas Baume, Director and Chief Curator, Public Art Fund
• Naomi Beckwith, Curator, The Studio Museum in Harlem
• Klaus Biesenbach,Director, P.S. 1 Contemporary Art Center; Chief Curator at Large, MoMA
• Shane Brennan, Curatorial Assistant, Creative Time
• Rashida Bumbray, Associate Curator, The Kitchen
• Gary Carrion-Murayari, Senior Curatorial Assistant, Whitney Museum of American Art
• Maggie Clinton, Director, Miguel Abreu Gallery
• Lauren Cornell, Director, Rhizome; Adjunct Curator, New Museum of Contemporary Art
• Deborah Cullen, Director of Curatorial Programs, El Museo del Barrio
• Dean Daderko, Independent Curator
• Jeanne Gerrity, Programs Manager, Smack Mellon; Independent Curator
• Kate Gilmore, Artist and Past Workspace Resident
• Larissa Harris, Curator, Queens Museum of Art
• Chris Kasper, Artist and Writer
• Judy Kim, Director of Exhibitions, Brooklyn Museum
• Josh Kline, Communications and Public Programs, Electronic Arts Intermix
• Rachel Liebowitz, Assistant Curator, The Drawing Center
• Maria Lind, Director of the Graduate Program, Center for Curatorial Studies, Bard College
• Omar Lopez-Chahoud, Independent Curator
• Jennifer McGregor, Director of Arts & Senior Curator, Wave Hill
• Kate McNamara, Curatorial Assistant, P.S. 1; Founder, Cleopatra’s
• Sophie Mörner, Editor and Publisher, Capricious Space
• Sina Najafi, Editor-in-Chief, Cabinet Magazine
• Renaud Proch, Deputy Director, ICI (Independent Curators International)
• Eva Respini, Associate Curator, Department of Photography, MoMA
• Lauren Ross, Curator and Director of Arts Programs, Friends of the High Line
• Amie Scally, Deputy Director/Curator, White Columns
• Ariel Shanberg, Executive Director, The Center for Photography at Woodstock
• Mari Spirito, Director, 303 Gallery
• Jeffrey Teuton, Associate Director, Jen Bekman Projects
• Sarah Walko, Executive Director, Triangle Arts Association
• Joan Young, Associate Curator of Contemporary Art and Manager of Curatorial Affairs, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

Visitors for Writers

• Donald Breckenridge, Fiction Editor, The Brooklyn Rail; Playwright, Novelist, Essayist
• Micah Bucey, Abrams Artists Agency
• Sarah Crichton, Publisher, Sarah Crichton Books
• Brenda Coultas, Poet and Past Workspace Resident
• Susan Daitch, Short Story Author and Novelist; Professor, Hunter College
• Alice Elliott Dark, Short Story Author and Novelist; Writer-in-Residence, Rutgers-Newark University
• Bob Holman, Poet; Founder, Bowery Poetry Club
• Jeffrey Kastner, Senior Editor, Cabinet Magazine
• Morgan Jenness, Literary Agent, Abrams Artists Agency
• Albert Mobilio, Essayist and Poet; Co-Editor, Bookforum; Writer-in-Residence, The New School
• Beth Morrison, Producer, Beth Morrison Projects
• Vijay Seshadri, Poet, Essayist, and Critic; Director, Non-Fiction Writing Program, Sarah Lawrence College
• Akilah Oliver, Poet
• Julie Patton, Conceptual Artist, Poet, and Performer
• Martha Southgate, Novelist; Professor, Brooklyn College
• Matvei Yankelevich, Editor, Ugly Duckling Presse

Professional Development Workshops

• Jackie Battenfield, Artist; Author, The Artist’s Guide: Making a Living Doing What You Love
• Matthew Postal, Architectural Historian, Landmarks Preservation Commission; Municipal Art Society
• Al Bolton, Tax Accountant, Al Bolton Inc.
• Sergio Muñoz-Sarmiento, Associate Director, Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts; Artist and Past LMCC Resident

September 2008 – May 2009


Visitors for Visual Artists

• Nathalie Angles, Director, International Residency Program, Location 1
• Marco Antonini, Independent Curator
• Alyson Baker, Executive Director, Socrates Sculpture Park
• Regine Basha, Independent Curator
• Sarina Basta, Curator, Sculpture Center
• Mark Beasley, Curator and Producer, Creative Time
• Naomi Beckwith, Associate Curator, The Studio Museum in Harlem
• Sally Berger, Assistant Curator, Department of Film, Museum of Modern Art
• Josee Bienvenu, Owner and Director, Josee Bienvenu Gallery
• Rashida Bumbray, Assistant Curator, The Kitchen
• Patrick Callery, Independent Curator
• David Cohen, editor and publisher, artcritical.com
• Lauren Cornell, Executive Director, Rhizome; Adjunct Curator, New Museum
• Dean Daderko, Independent Curator
• Eva Diaz, Curator, Art in General
• Tania Duvergne, Independent Curator and Public Art Consultant
• Christopher Eamon, Curator, The Kramlich Collection
• James Fuentes, James Fuentes LLC
• Rachel Greene, Curator, Art & Advisory
• Larissa Harris, Curator, Queens Museum of Art
• Sarvia Jasso, Director, The Project
• Gianni Jetzer, Director, Swiss Institute
• Meredith Johnson, Curator, Artists Space; Curator and Producer, Creative Time
• Miriam Katz, Curatorial Fellow, The Kitchen
• Joanna Kleinberg, Assistant Curator, The Drawing Center
• Adam Kleinman, Curator, Lower Manhattan Cultural Council
• Carin Kuoni, Director, Vera List Center for Arts & Politics, The New School
• Thomas Lax, Curatorial Assistant, The Studio Museum in Harlem
• Christopher Lew, Manager of Curatorial Affairs, P.S. 1 Contemporary Art Center
• Omar Lopez-Chahoud, Independent Curator
• Amy Mackie, Curatorial Assistant, New Museum of Contemporary Art
• Sina Najafi, Editor-in-Chief, Cabinet Magazine
• Amy Owen, Director of Exhibitions, Artists Space
• Edwin Ramoran, Director of Exhibitions and Programs, Aljira Center for Contemporary Art
• Sara Reisman, Director, Percent for Art, Department of Cultural Affairs, New York City
• Joao Ribas, Curator, The Drawing Center
• Nadine Robinson, Artist and Past LMCC Resident
• Monya Rowe, Monya Rowe Gallery
• Erica Samuels, Curator, Art & Advisory
• Amy Smith-Stewart, Owner and Director, Smith-Stewart Gallery
• Rochelle Steiner, Director, Public Art Fund
• Herb Tam, Associate Curator, Exit Art
• Nat Trotman, Assistant Curator, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
• Eugenie Tsai, John and Barbara Vogelstein Curator of Contemporary Art, Brooklyn Museum
• Karen Wilkin, Art Historian and Critic
• Joan Young, Associate Curator of Contemporary Art, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
• Alex Zachary, Artist Liaison, Gavin Brown's Enterprise

Visitors for Writers

• Donald Breckenridge, Author; Fiction Editor, The Brooklyn Rail
• Mick Casale, Assistant Arts Professor, Kanbar Institute of Film & Television at Tisch
• Sarah Crichton, Publisher, Sarah Crichton Books
• Susan Daitch, Author; Professor, Hunter College
• Wayne Koestenbaum, Poet, Critic; Professor, City University of New York Graduate Center
• David Levi Strauss, Chair, MFA Art Criticism and Writing Department, School of Visual Arts; Scholar, Writer, Critic
• Valerie Merians, Publisher, Melville House Publishing
• Ryan Murphy, Poet; Editor, Four Way Books
• Ezra Sacks, Associate Arts Professor, Executive Director of Writing Studies
• Martha Southgate, Author; Professor, Brooklyn College MFA Program
• Jackson Taylor, Associate Director, Creative Writing, The New School
• Marjorie Welish, Poet, Artist; Professor, Pratt Institute
• Mac Wellman, Playwright and Professor of Playwriting, Brooklyn College
• Joanna Yas, Editor, Open City Magazine & Books

Professional Development Workshops

• Al Bolton, Tax Accountant, Al Bolton Inc.
• Sergio Muñoz-Sarmiento, Director of Education, Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts; Artist and Past LMCC Resident

September 2007 – May 2008

Visitors for Visual Arts

• Yasser Aggour, Artist and Past LMCC Resident
• Nathalie Angles, Director, International Residency Program, Location One
• Sarina Basta, Curator, Sculpture Center
• Naomi Beckwith, Assistant Curator, The Studio Museum in Harlem
• Josee Bienvenu, Owner, Josee Bienvenu Gallery
• Phong Bui, Publisher, Brooklyn Rail; Curatorial Advisor, P.S. 1 Contemporary Art Center
• Patrick Callery, Independent Curator
• Dean Daderko, Independent Curator
• Joshua Decter, Independent Curator; Director, Master of Public Art Studies Program, University of Southern California
• Tom Duncan, Independent Curator; Registrar, Gagosian Gallery
• Elvis Fuentes, Curator, El Museo Del Barrio
• Massimiliano Gioni, Director of Special Projects, The New Museum of Contemporary Art
• Holly Greenfield, Director, Josee Bienvenu Gallery
• Anthony Huberman, Chief Curator, Contemporary Art Museum - St. Louis
• Kemi Ilesanmi, Associate Director of Grants and Services, Creative Capital
• Gianni Jetzer, Director, Swiss Institute
• Tina Kukielski, Senior Curatorial Assistant, The Whitney Museum of American Art
• Thomas Lax, Curatorial Assistant, The Studio Museum in Harlem
• Brett Littman, Executive Director, The Drawing Center
• Barbara London, Associate Curator, Department of Film and Video, Museum of Modern Art
• Natalia Mager-Sacasa, Director, Lurhing Augustine Gallery
• Tumelo Mosaka, Assistant Curator, Brooklyn Museum
• Jason Murison, Gallery Manager, Friedrich Petzel Gallery
• Kristina Newman-Scott, Director of Visual Arts, Real Art Ways
• Sarah Oppenheimer, Artist and Past LMCC Resident
• Erin Riley-Lopez, Assistant Curator, The Bronx Museum
• Amy Smith-Stewart, Owner and Director, Smith-Stewart Gallery
• Herb Tam, Associate Curator, Exit Art

Visitors for Writers

• Susan Daitch, Author; Professor, Hunter College Stacey D'Erasmo, Author; Assistant Professor, Columbia University
• Paula Fox, Author
• Wayne Koestenbaum, Poet, Critic; Professor, City University of New York Graduate Center
• Binnie Kirshenbaum, Author; Professor, Columbia University
• Ryan Murphy, Poet; Editor, Four Way Books
• Christopher Stackhouse, Writer and Artist
• Buzz Poole, Managing Editor, Mark Batty Publisher
• Ann Rittenberg, President, Ann Rittenberg Literary Agency, Inc.
• Erika Storella, Agent, The Gernert Company
• Jackson Taylor, Associate Director, Creative Writing, The New School
• Marjorie Welish, Poet, Artist; Professor, Pratt Institute

Professional Development Workshops

• Sergio Muñoz-Sarmiento, Director of Education, Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts; Artist and Past LMCC Resident
• Adam Natale, Director of Member Services, Fractured Atlas
• Susan Lee, EA, CFP

September 2006 – May 2007

Visitors for Visual Artists

• Patrick Callery, Independent Curator
• Franklin Evans, Artist and Past LMCC Resident
• Liz Dimmitt, Co-Founder, Gumshoe
• Tracey Nodler, Co-Founder, Gumshoe
• Christopher K. Ho, Artist and Past LMCC Resident
• Susan Harris, Independent Curator
• Scott Hug, Artist and Past LMCC Resident
• Nato Thompson, Curator, MASS MoCA
• Elisabeth Akkerman, Curator, The Francis J. Greenburger Collection
• Nathalie Angles, Director, International Residency Program, Location One
• Sally Berger, Assistant Curator, Department of Film and Media, Museum of Modern Art
• Clarissa Dalrymple, Independent Curator
• Amy Davila, Director, David Zwirner
• Richard Flood, Chief Curator, New Museum of Contemporary Art
• Kathleen Goncharov, Independent Curator
• Laura Hoptman, Curator, New Museum of Contemporary Art
• Karen Jones, Independent Curator; Critic
• Omar Lopez-Chahoud, Independent Curator
• Laura Mackall, Director, Andrea Rosen Gallery
• Robert Manley, Post-War and Contemporary Art, Christie's
• Doug Maxwell, Independent Curator
• Veronica Mijelshon, Independent Curator
• Jason Murison, Director, PPOW
• Daisy Nam, Individual Development Coordinator, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
• Jonathan Neil, Senior Art Consultant and Writer, Boyd Level
• Graham Parker, Artist and Past LMCC Resident
• Joao Ribas, Curator, The Drawing Center
• Mari Spirito, Director, 303 Gallery
• Michael Steinberg, Director, Michael Steinberg Fine Art
• Eugenie Tsai, Director of Curatorial Affairs, P.S. 1 Contemporary Art Center
• Lydia Yee, Senior Curator, Bronx Museum of the Arts

Visitors for Writers

• AM Homes, Novelist
• Wayne Koestenbaum, Poet,Critic; Professor, City University of New York Graduate Center
• Robert Polito, Writer; Director, Creative Writing, The New School
• Lynne Tillman, Novelist, Short Story Writer, Cultural Critic

Professional Development Workshops

• Sergio Muñoz-Sarmiento, Director of Education, Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts; Artist and Past LMCC Resident
• Elena Paul, Executive Director, Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts
• Kay Takeda, Director of Grants and Services, LMCC

November 2005 – May 2006

Visitors for Visual Artists

• Dan Cameron, Curator, The New Museum of Contemporary Art
• Matthew Higgs, Director and Chief Curator, White Columns
• Roselee Goldberg, Founding Director and Curator, Performa
• Louky Keijsers, Curator and Director, LMAKprojects
• Christine Kim, Curator, The Studio Museum in Harlem
• Anne Pasternak, President and Artistic Director, Creative Time
• Kang Sung-Eun, Curator, Korean Arts Council
• Austin Thomas, Artist and Past LMCC Resident
• Tanja Weingartner, Director, James Nicholson Gallery

Visitors for Writers

• Lynne Tillman, Novelist, short story writer, and cultural critic
• Marjorie Welish, Poet and Artist

May – November 2005

Visitors for Visual Artists

• Arthur Danto, Art Critic, The Nation
• Nina Katchadourian, Artist
• Peter Eeley, Curator, Creative Time
• Sina Najafi, Editor-in-Chief, Cabinet Magazine
• Sara Reisman, Independent Curator
• Sue Spaid, Independent Curator
• Simon Watson, Curator, Downtown Arts Projects

Discussion: Site Matters: A Talk with LMCC’s World Trade Center Resident Artists at The Museum of the City of New York

• Lois Dodd, Artist and Past LMCC Resident
• Yvonne Jaquette, Artist and Past LMCC Resident
• Linda Nochlin, Art Historian, Lila Acheson Wallace Professor of Modern Art, New York University, Institute of Fine Arts (Moderator)
• John Pilson, Artist and Past LMCC Resident

November 2004 – May 2005

Visitors for Visual Artists

• Paco Cao, Artist
• Lytle Shaw, Poet and Curator
• Akram Zaarti, Artist
• Patrick Callery, Independent Curator
• Louky Keijsers, Curator and Director, LMAK Projects
• Lea Rekow, Founder, Gigantic ArtSpace

Discussion: Artists Around Town

• Yoko Inoue, Artist and Past Henry Street Settlement/Abrons Art Center Resident
• Dave McKenzie, Artist and Past Studio Museum in Harlem Resident
• Shelly Silver, Artist and Past LMCC Resident

June – October 2004

Visitors for Visual Artists

• Patrick Callery, Independent Curator
• Pablo Helguera, Artist

Discussion: Paris Residency 2002-2003

• Yasser Aggour, Artist and LMCC Paris Resident
• Matthew Bakkom, Artist and LMCC Paris Resident
• Andrea Ray, Artist and LMCC Paris Resident

Discussion: Jamaica Flux

• Heng-Gil Han, Curator of Visual Arts, Jamaica Center for Arts & Learning
• Christopher K. Ho, Artist; Curator, Jamaica Flux
• Omar Lopez-Chahoud, Independent Curator; Curator, Jamaica Center for Arts & Learning
• Melvin Marshall, Curator, Jamaica Flux
• Edwin Ramoran, Director and Curator, Longwood Arts Project
• Sara Reisman, Assistant Curator, Jamaica Center for Arts & Learning