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CONTEMPORARYARTMUSEUMSTLOUISMAGAZINEFall 2010

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Dear Friends,This is a great time for the arts.

Yes, the economic downturn over the last few years has brought challenges to everyone,

including the Contemporary. We’ve all learned how to tighten our belts and do more with

less. We’ve also learned that, especially at times like these, we need art more than ever.

Art represents the creative human spirit. It connects us to the past while immersing us

fully in the current moment. Art reminds us that we are all connected to one another.

In museums, we love to visit our favorite works from years gone by. Contemporary art

pushes us further, surprising and challenging us with the untested. Contemporary art

reminds us of the artist’s extraordinary gift to innovate, invent, and amaze. Despite the

tumult of the past few years, we pulled together one of our most extraordinary seasons

ever. From Blind Chess to our 5th City-Wide Open Studios Weekend, we once again

presented provocative programs that used the arts to bring people together. I hope you

enjoy reading about all of these great programs in this issue.

All of us at the Contemporary believe that now, more than ever, it is important for us to

provide a complex, meaningful and rewarding experience with art. With that in mind,

we look forward to a new season filled with some of the great art thinkers of our time,

including artists Richard Artschwager and Elad Lassry, and New York Magazine art critic

Jerry Saltz.

We are also delighted to welcome Dominic Molon to the Contemporary as our new

Chief Curator. Dominic joins us from the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, where

he was the Acting Head of the Curatorial Department. A regular contributor to many art

publications, Dominic is a highly respected and admired leader in the museum community,

and we look forward to working with him to chart the next chapter of an ambitious future

for the Contemporary.

We encourage you to visit the Contemporary this season to be engaged, inspired, and

challenged, and to take part in the dialogue of the creative spirit. Come and immerse

yourself in something new, and witness that this is a great time for the arts.

Paul Ha

Director

MESH is published annually by the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis. Unless otherwise noted, articles may be reprinted without permission with appropriate credit to the publication and the museum.

CORRESPONDENCEAimee Knebel, Public Relations Manager by email to: [email protected]

© 2010 Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis

Board of directors

David S. Obedin, ChairDwyer Brown, Vice Chair, Strategic PlanningJamey Edgerton, Vice Chair, DevelopmentAndrew Srenco, TreasurerJacob W. Reby, Secretary

Susan BarrettBrian L. BruceBunny Burson Elissa M. CahnBarbara Z. CookAlexis M. CosséDavid M. DienerArnold Donald David DrierJohn FerringMatthew Fischer Jeffrey FortDavid GanttJanis G. GoldsteinJames C. Jamieson IIIRichard JensenLinda E. KarakasNancy KranzbergPhyllis LangsdorfJudith W. LevyAnn Sheehan Lipton Kimberly MacLeanJoan H. MarkowJohn A. McArthurSusan McCollumIsabelle MontupetLawrence K. OttoDorte ProbsteinEmily Rauh PulitzerGrier C. RaclinSusan ShermanThad SimonsRex SinquefieldMichael StaenbergDonald SuggsEric ThoelkePatricia D. WhitakerGary Wolff

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The Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis promotes meaningful engagement

with the most relevant and innovative art being made today.

Our Mission

Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis is a non-profit, tax-exempt organization. Exhibitions, programs, and general operations are member supported and privately funded through contributions from generous individuals, corporations, public funders, and foundations.

Additional operating support is provided by Whitaker Foundation; Missouri Arts Council, a state agency; Missouri Cultural Trust; Regional Arts Commission; Bank of America Charitable Foundation; Wells Fargo Advisors; and Arts and Education Council.

Special thanks to Glazers Midwest, Midwest Valet, and Chase Park Plaza Hotel.

Families enjoy an interactive project at the Curiosity and Knowledge event at the Contemporary.

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Exhibitions are at the core of the Contemporary, and our 7th season once again featured an exploration of the

art of today. Beginning with a major international group show, followed by two solo shows by prominent New

York and Los Angeles artists, and culminating with work by three St. Louis artists, our Main Galleries were

transformed again and again. Alongside, The Front Room continued at an even faster pace, showing a variety

of more experimental works by young artists from around the world.

While the exhibitions at the Contemporary change frequently, one thing remains constant: our commitment

to showing the most relevant and innovative art being made today. Challenging and rewarding, our exhibitions

prompt conversation and new ways of thinking about the world today.

General support for the Contemporary’s exhibitions program is provided by Whitaker Foundation; The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts; Jeanne and Rex Sinquefield; William E. Weiss Foundation; Nancy Reynolds and Dwyer Brown; Missouri Arts Council, a state agency; Regional Arts Commission; Arts and Education Council; and members of the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis.

Exhibitions

Opening night of For the blind man in the dark room looking for the black cat that isn’t there.Installation view, Matt Mullican.

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september 9, 2009 - January 3, 2010

With its provocative title (taken from a quote from Darwin about theoretical mathematicians), the group show For

the blind man in the dark room looking for the black cat that isn’t there explored the role artists play in sparking

curiosity and the embrace of things we don’t understand. Organized by Chief Curator Anthony Huberman, the

exhibition featured works by more than twenty artists from around the world: Anonymous, Dave Hullfish Bailey,

Marcel Broodthaers, Sarah Crowner, Mariana Castillo Deball, Eric Duyckaerts, Ayse Erkmen, Hans-Peter Feldmann,

Peter Fischli & David Weiss, Rachel Harrison, Giorgio Morandi, Matt Mullican, Bruno Munari, Nashashibi/Skaer, Falke

Pisano, Jimmy Raskin, Frances Stark, Rosemarie Trockel, Patrick van Caeckenbergh, and David William.

After three months at the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis, For the blind man in a dark room looking for a black

cat that isn’t there travelled to Institute of Contemporary Arts, London; Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit; de

Appel Arts Centre, Amsterdam; and Culturgest, Lisbon.

For the blind man in the dark room looking for the black cat that isn’t there was made possible through the generous support of Jeanne and Rex Sinquefield; The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts; The Flemish Ministry of Culture; Fundación/Colección Jumex; and Mondriaan Foundation, Amsterdam.

For the blind man in the dark room looking for the black cat that isn’t there

Jimmy Raskin, mixed media installation. Courtesy of the artist.

“…the institution’s most ambitious group exhibition to date…” – Art in America

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January 22 - april 11, 2010

Vast, off-the-cuff thoughts scrawled across primed linen canvases stapled to a wall. An entire novel hand-scribbled

onto yellow legal pads, numbered, and pinned up in page order on an opposing wall. Videos of the artist — singing

and dancing around his studio — followed the audience through the galleries, offering revealing and uncomfortable

moments while forcing laughter along the way.

Sean Landers 1991-1994, Improbable History, curated by Director Paul Ha and Associate Curator Laura Fried, was

the first large-scale survey of Landers’ work in the United States. Concentrating on this formative body of work that

brought the artist such critical and popular success in the mid 1990s, the exhibition featured the diverse practice of a

bold artist who brought intensely personal subject matter into focus, raising the questions: What is the self? Who is

the artist? And, most importantly, what is art?

Special thanks to Friedrich Petzel Gallery, New York; greengrassi, London; and Taka Ishii Gallery, Tokyo.

Sean Landers:1991 - 1994, Improbable History

Live Reading in New YorkIn conjunction with Sean Landers’ exhibition in

St. Louis, White Columns and Art Production Fund

presented a special program at Saatchi + Saatchi

in New York City on February 27, 2010. Over 20

art world luminaries (including Paul Ha) participated

in a marathon reading of Landers’ 1993 novel [sic].

The original hand-written manuscript of the book

was on display for the first time in its entirety at

the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis. Readers

included: Cecily Brown, Gavin Brown, Jessica Craig-

Martin, John Currin, Clarissa Dalrymple, Rachel

Feinstein, Liam Gillick, Paul Ha, Matthew Higgs,

Kevin Landers, Sean Landers, Matvey Levenstein,

Tod Lippy, Adam McEwen, Friedrich Petzel, Richard

Phillips, Rob Pruitt, Michelle Reyes, David Rimanelli,

Andrea Rosen, Andrea Scott, Linda Yablonsky, and

Lisa Yuskavage.

Artist Sean Landers discusses his work with Director Paul Ha during Opening Weekend.

Visitors looking at original handwritten manuscript of Sean Landers’ novel [sic] at the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis.

Sean Landers: 1991-1994, Improbable History installation at the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis.

“ a blast from the past that feels very much of the moment.” – Artforum

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January 22 - april 11, 2010

For thirty years, Stephen Prina has pursued a multifaceted artistic practice that encompasses painting, installation,

photography, sound, and film. At the same time, he has had an acclaimed career as composer and pop musician—

releasing over a dozen music albums. Stephen Prina: Modern Movie Pop, curated by Associate Curator Laura Fried,

brought these two endeavors together for the first time.

The exhibition presented recent work in multiple media alongside the world premiere of the artist’s newest musical

score, Concerto for Modern, Movie, and Pop Music for Ten Instruments and Voice (2010). Joined on stage by

talented musicians from St. Louis, Prina performed among his own artworks, including his “blind paintings” that

hung from the gallery ceiling. Surrounded by his vivid and eclectic exhibition, this one-night-only concert became the

centerpiece of Prina’s dedication to the consonant spaces of painting, film, and music.

Special thanks to Galerie Gisela Capitain, Cologne and Friedrich Petzel Gallery, New York.

Stephen Prina:Modern Movie Pop

Stephen Prina: Modern Movie Pop installation at the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis.

Artist Stephen Prina performs the world premiere of his new composition at the Contemporary.

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april 30 - august 8, 2010

This spring marked the fourth Great Rivers Biennial exhibition featuring the works of three St. Louis artists. This

competitive program, launched in 2003 by the Contemporary and the Gateway Foundation, aims to identify the most

promising artists in our community and give them the opportunity to shine. Over 200 artists applied for the three

coveted spots, selected by a prominent national jury. The award includes $20,000 cash plus a major exhibition at the

Contemporary.

The 2010 winners, Martin Brief, Sarah Frost, and Cameron Fuller, once again created ambitious, thought-provoking

exhibitions. In Amazon God, Martin Brief created a stream of textual data cataloging books with the word “god” in

the title for sale on Amazon.com, exploring the way that language, thought, and information relate to contemporary

culture. In Arsenal, Sarah Frost filled the gallery with a cascading paper cloud of handmade paper artillery, inspired

by the ingenious homemade paper gun tutorials created by youth on YouTube. Finally, Cameron Fuller created a

whimsical new culture filled with taxidermy animals and Northwestern-inspired artifacts in From the Collection of the

Institute for the Perpetuation of Imaginal Processes. Together, these three exhibitions demonstrated the vibrancy of

the St. Louis art scene.

Great Rivers Biennial is generously supported by the Gateway Foundation.

Great Rivers Biennial

Cameron Fuller: From the Collection of the Institute for the Perpetuation of Imaginal Processes, installation at the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis, 2010.

Martin Brief, Non Fiction (detail), 2010. Ink on paper, 72 x 20 inches.Courtesy of the artistSarah Frost: Arsenal, installation at the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis, 2010.

The Great Rivers Biennial 2010 artists were invited to create special editions for this issue of MESH:

pages 14 -15: Martin Brief, Drawing guide (detail), 2010, 37 x 17 inches.pages 16 -17: Sarah Frost, QWERTY, west wall (detail), 2010. Photo by Brendan Sullivan.pages 18 -19: Cameron Fuller, Untitled, 2010.

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short exhibitions by artists and others

Running alongside the large-scale and long-term projects in the Main Galleries, The Front Room operates at

a different rhythm, with exhibitions lasting anywhere from several days to a few weeks. Designed for more

reactive, nimble, and experimental exhibitions—and devoted to lesser-established and younger artists who

work internationally, nationally, and locally—this ongoing exhibition series tests the boundaries of conventional

programming and echoes the elasticity and simultaneity of contemporary culture. While each Front Room project

operates by loose association from one to the next, the program remains independent from the Main Galleries.

This year brought a broad terrain of practices and projects, including performance, installation, film, photography,

music, painting—and even a musical trip to the dentist. Artists included: Xavier Cha; Torbjørn Rødland; Greg Parma

Smith & Zin Taylor; David Musgrave & Erin Shirreff; Pablo Pijnappel; Jochen Lempert; Roman Schramm & Haris

Epaminonda; Leslie Hewitt and Machine Project. In addition, we presented five shows curated by local curators to

accompany our Great Rivers Biennial exhibition of local artists.

The Front RoomThe Front Room was home to Los Angles artist collective Machine Project for several weeks last year. Visitors were invited to create music, learn to make kimchi and sauerkraut, and enjoy a musical serenade at the dentist. Each of these projects was designed to be intimate and participatory—and fun!

“We draw from a lot of different sources, but we’re really interested in the kinds of experiences people have together. So it’s ideas about intimacy, and small scale participation. Things like this dental performance—instead of trying to make a show for a million people you make a show for just one person. What we tried to do for the show in St. Louis was to look at it in a couple of different ways.” — Machine Project’s Mark Allen

Machine Project inhabited The Front Room.

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Opening NightsThousands of visitors enjoy the fun of Opening Nights at the Contemporary.

molon joins the contemporary from the museum of contemporary art chicago

The Contemporary is delighted to welcome Dominic Molon to

St. Louis as its new Chief Curator. Molon, a Chicago native, comes

to St. Louis after 16 years at the Museum of Contemporary Art

Chicago where he curated high-profile exhibitions such as this

year’s Production Site: The Artist’s Studio Inside-Out and

Sympathy for the Devil: Art and Rock and Roll since 1967 in

2007. Most recently, he was acting head of the MCA’s curatorial

department. His final show with the MCA is a politically-charged

sound installation from Scottish artist Susan Philipsz, slated to

open December 11, 2010.

Molon is a highly respected and admired leader in the museum

community, and he brings tremendous experience and skills to

the Contemporary. Molon holds a Master of Arts in Art History

and Criticism from the State University of New York at Stony

Brook, as well as a Bachelor of Arts in History of Art and

Architecture from the University of Illinois at Chicago. In addition,

Molon regularly contributes to various art publications, makes

public presentations, lectures widely across the United States,

and serves on international advisory committees.

New Chief Curator: Dominic Molon

“The opportunity to join a really young institution like the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis and help build its history was too good of an opportunity to pass up,” said Molon.

A recent article in a Chicago weekly lamented the fact that I

was leaving the city without having curated a big show about art

and its relationship to sports given my hardly secret devotion to

spectatorship of global and local sporting competitions. While

my primary and somewhat obsessive passion is devoted to the

(mostly good) fortunes of the British soccer club Manchester

United, I’ll join the rest of St. Louis in disliking a certain team

from the North Side of Chicago as a lifelong White Sox fan.

Come fall, I’ll often be decked in black-and-gold pulling for Mizzou

football. (Not having attended schools with any kind of football

programs, I’ve adopted my fiancée’s alma mater.) Being a native

Chicagoan, however, I’m afraid that supporting the Blues or the

Rams might be too much to ask from an inveterate Blackhawks

and Bears fan …

Actually, there’s a perfectly good reason why I’ll never, ever, be

doing an exhibition about sports or soccer (besides the fact that

they’ve been done – to death) and that is the lesson I learned

doing the major show about art and rock and roll in 2007,

Sympathy for the Devil. It’s never a good idea to take the thing

you love as a relief from work and make it INTO work! Sure I

was able to connect with heroes such as Colin Newman, front-

man of punk band Wire or graphic designer Peter Saville (whose

album covers for Joy Division and New Order are still some of

the best art ever created), but the rigors of the exhibition and

the occasional ferocity of the critical response to the show

damaged my rock and roll soul for a spell. (On a positive note,

it did encourage me towards the Classical section of my iPod –

particularly the symphonies and song cycles of favorite composer

Gustav Mahler.) Regardless, the sensibilities of the punk and

post-punk bands I loved growing up remain a constant source

of inspiration and diversion and continue to inform my life and

curatorial practice in both subtle and obvious ways.

Dominic Molon, on his move to St. Louis and his passions outside of contemporary art:

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The Contemporary serves up an ever-changing mix of music, art and culture to bring people together. From live

bands and fortune tellers to blind chess competitions and barbecues, our public programs provide new ways of public

engagement with art. Fun, dynamic and unique – that’s what you can expect from programs at the Contemporary.

We’re also working to expand our online presence and find creative new ways to engage with people beyond our

building. From popular social media sites like Facebook and Twitter to our behind-the-scenes blog, our audiences

near and far can always stay connected to what’s going on at the Contemporary.

Public Programs and Audience Engagement

Become a fan facebook.com/contemporaryartmuseumstl

We blog 2buildings1blog.org

Follow us @contemporarystl

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Download curator talks youtube.com/user/Contemporarystl

Watch our videos contemporarystl.org/camstlchannel

Guests enjoy an event in the courtyard at the Contemporary.

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Blind Tasting DinnerImagine eating a gourmet dinner in the dark, each bite revealing a surprise of taste

and texture. Several adventurous patrons did just that at an intimate “blind tasting dinner”

planned and prepared by Executive Chef Gerard Craft of Niche Restaurant. One of

Food & Wine Magazine’s top ten new chefs, Craft kept the menu secret until each

course was complete, leaving guests to enjoy the fun of “not-knowing” in the spirit

of the exhibition.

With a provocative title and premise, the For the blind man in the dark room looking for the black cat that isn’t

there exhibition provided ample opportunities for creative and diverse public programming including a Blind Chess

tournament, a Blind Tasting Dinner, and even the opportunity for blindfolded members of the community to break

open a piñata/work of art!

Exhibition Programs

Playing in the Dark: A Collision of Art and ChessGrand Masters often possess the uncanny ability to visualize the chess board and

play with eyes closed. The Contemporary took this game of “blind chess” to a

new level, as defending U. S. Women’s Chess champion Anna Zatonskih amazed

the crowd by playing five chess matches simultaneously – while blindfolded!

Co-presented with the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis.

Pinata Closing PartyHundreds of guests gathered to mark the

end of the exhibition by being blindfolded

and taking a whack at its centerpiece work

of art: a giant Klein bottle-shaped piñata

designed by Mexican artist Mariana Castillo

Deball. Candy, toys, and other trinkets burst

forth to the delight of the crowd.

New Music, New WorksHow would you describe contemporary art...using music? What does an exhibition sound like? Three composition

students at the University of Missouri had the opportunity to try, thanks to a unique collaboration between the

Contemporary and the Mizzou New Music Initiative.

Using artwork from this year’s Great Rivers Biennial as inspiration, three University of Missouri–Columbia graduate

students created original pieces that premiered at the Contemporary in May. Michael Strausbaugh created “Crass

Menagerie,” a musical delight that was inspired by Cameron Fuller’s From the Collection of the Institute for the

Perpetuation of Imaginal Processes. Stephanie Berg, a clarinetist, reacted to Sarah Frost’s artwork in her composition,

“Paper Guns.” David Witter wrote “Failure to Communicate,” which was inspired by Martin Frost’s Amazon God.

Special thanks to Stephen Freund, Associate Professor of Composition at the University of Missouri-Columbia, the Mizzou New Music Initiative and Sinquefield Charitable Foundation.

“We hope that this collaboration gets people thinking about art and composing music in new and inspired ways.”— Mizzou New Music Initiative founder Jeanne Sinquefeld

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One of the best things about contemporary art is being able meet with artists to discuss their work and the stories behind it. This July,

the Contemporary hosted its 5th Annual City-Wide Open Studios, an opportunity for local artists in all disciplines to showcase their work

and studios to the public. More than 160 artists participated this year, spanning neighborhoods from Maplewood to Tower Grove to

Clayton to Grand Center, attracting record crowds. Some visitors chose to plot their own course, while others took advantage of curator-

led bus tours, bike tours, and even a new segway tour! Hundreds of guests wrapped up the weekend with a delicious BBQ at the

Contemporary celebrating local favorites, including Pappy’s Smokehouse, Schlafly Beer, and Ted Drewes Frozen Custard. What a great

way for art to bring people together!

5th Annual City–Wide Open Studios

City-Wide Open Studios is presented by Charter Communications.

Additional support is generously provided by Schlafly Beer, Mark Buckheit and Associates, KDHX 88.1, River City Professionals, Grand Center, Inc., Luminary Center for the Arts, Pace Framing, Pappy’s Smokehouse, Pi on the Spot, BEST Transportation of St. Louis, Citizens for Modern Transit, Metro, Glide St. Louis Tours, Big Shark Bicycle Company, and Bike St. Louis, a division of Great Rivers Greenway.

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One of the great things about contemporary art is the opportunity to hear artists talk about the ideas and

processes behind their own art. The Contemporary makes this experience available to all visitors for free

through interactive Digital Tours.

For each exhibition, the Contemporary team creates a unique Digital Tour featuring short video clip interviews

with artists and curators. Artist interviews allow visitors to learn more about the ideas behind certain pieces,

and offer insight into the way the piece was made. Curator comments provide background on the artists and

selected artworks, and also make connections between the works and larger art movements and trends.

To get started, come to the museum and check out a free iPod Touch from the front desk staff.

Let us know what you think!

Free Digital Tours

Making the Contemporary Accessible to AllWells Fargo Advisors Free WednesdaysMuseum admission is free to all every

Wednesday throughout 2010, thanks to the

generous support of Wells Fargo Advisors.

“We are committed to bringing the arts to

under served segments of our community.

Our overall goal is to constantly enhance

the understanding and experience for first-

time and repeat visitors to the museum,

as well as increase the diversity of our

audience,” said Director Paul Ha. “With

the help of Wells Fargo Advisors, we can

further promote the idea to the community

that the arts are accessible to everyone.”

Blue Star MuseumsThe Contemporary was proud to be one of

more than 850 museums across the country

to join with the National Endowment for the

Arts to offer free admission for all active

duty military personnel and their families

from Memorial Day through Labor Day.

“America’s museums are proud to join the

rest of the country in thanking our military

personnel and their families for their service

and sacrifice,” said NEA Chairman Rocco

Landesman. “I cannot imagine a better

way to do that than welcoming them in to

explore and enjoy the extraordinary cultural

heritage our museums present. The works

of art on view this summer will certainly

inspire and challenge viewers—and

sometimes they will just be a great deal

of fun.”

Bank of America Museums On UsIf you are a Bank of America customer, be

sure to take advantage of the Museums

On Us program to enjoy free admission on

the first full weekend of every month to

the Contemporary and more than 100 other

museums nationwide. For a full listing of

participating museums, visit

www.museums.bankofamerica.com

Visitor listening to Sean Landers podcast while touring the exhibition.

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The Contemporary believes strongly in the power of art to change lives. That’s why we are committed

to offering a broad range of programs to bring the arts to hundreds of kids in our community each year.

From in-depth training to broad school outreach initiatives, we are proud of the small yet meaningful

ways our programs make a difference for the youth of St. Louis.

Support for the Contemporary’s education programs is provided by Emerson; Missouri Arts Council, a state agency; National Endowment for the Arts; William T. Kemper Foundation–Commerce Bank Trustee; Monsanto Fund; Boeing/Arts and Education Council Collaborative Grant; Employee’s Community Fund of Boeing; Kerr Foundation; Target; Dorte and Jim Probstein; The Honey Fund; and members of the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis.

Youth Education

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Since 1995, the Contemporary has been an innovative leader in teen programming with its award-winning New Art in the

Neighborhood education program. The mission of New Art in the Neighborhood is to connect talented teenagers to contemporary

art and artists. Drawn from schools across the St. Louis area, students enjoy a year-long curriculum of art training including the

very special opportunity to work alongside major artists exhibiting at the Contemporary. It’s one way we give back, and do our part

to help create the next generation of contemporary artists.

New Art in the Neighborhood is generously supported by Emerson; Monsanto Fund; Missouri Arts Council, a state agency; National Endowment for the Arts; the Employees Community Fund of Boeing St. Louis; and Bank of America Charitable Foundation.

New Art in the Neighborhood

Artist Sean Landers and the Contemporary’s Museum Educator Tuan Nguyen lead a workshop with students in New Art in the Neighborhood teen education program.

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Do you know what it takes to run a museum like the

Contemporary? Thanks to the generous support of Boeing,

several high school students now do!

This year, the Contemporary became one of the first museums

in the country to offer a Teen Museum Studies program to

local high school students interested in learning more about

museum operations. The program offers exposure to all of

the departments that make a museum possible, including

directorial, curatorial, public programming, marketing, and

fundraising. Using the skills learned throughout the program,

the students worked together to curate their own exhibition at

the Contemporary.

Teen Museum Studies is made possible through a Boeing /Arts and Education Council Collaborative Grant.

Teen Museum Studies

The Contemporary takes art and artists directly into schools with

the Contemporary ArtReach program. This collaborative program

of museum tours, school visits, and workshops with artists-in-

residence is designed to enhance the existing curriculum at the

participating schools and provide unique opportunities for raising

student awareness of contemporary issues through an exploration

of contemporary art. Through encounters with contemporary and

modern art, students in area public schools learn how art can be

used to express ideas about people, history, culture, and society.

Contemporary ArtReach is generously supported by the William T. Kemper Foundation – Commerce Bank Trustee; Missouri Arts Council, a state agency; National Endowment for the Arts; and Bank of America Charitable Foundation.

Contemporary ArtReach “I was not expecting it to be such an

immersive experience. I was expecting more of a field-trip environment and I’m very glad we actually got to do something so immersive and intense. I liked how we actually had to deal with a real budget and real time concerns—you know, a real deadline, for a real show with other people’s artwork. It was fascinating and fun.” —Josef Kanak, Teen Museum Studies student

honey fund donorsCarol and Michael AmbrosioDiane and Benjamin AndersonAnonymousKaren AnsariKathryn AshPatricia BangoBen BarnesLois S. BlonderJudith and Phillip BradburyMark BurnettBunny and Charles BursonNancy and Martin ChalifourNorma and Charles ChandlerSusan and Kenneth CohenLois CohnCynthia and Frank ConnerSarah Netburn and John CutiMichael DonzigerDuBow Family FoundationJoy and Melville DunkelmanLeisa Zigman-Edlin and Michael EdlinLenore B. FeinFlorence and Richard Koplow Charitable FoundationArnold FriedmanEthel and Arthur FurmanDavid L. GilesMaxene GillmanNikki and Steve GlickJan and Rand GoldsteinJan and Ronald GreenbergJean and Sidney GrossmanLinda and Ernest HaleSusan and David Sherman, Jr.Karen HintonMeredith and Jim HolbrookBeverly and Earl HorowitzHusch Blackwell Sanders LLPSheila and Leo JacobsonTania Beasley-Jolly and William JollyDiane and David KatzmanBea KleierDeeDee and Andrew Kohn

Amy and Bill KomanNancy and Kenneth KranzbergPhyllis and Kenneth LangsdorfDale and Robert LatiffKatherine and Marc LazarNancy and Gregory LeischSusan and Andre L’HeureuxRichard LindeborgSusan LindenRosalyn and Charles LowenhauptBarbara and William MaconAudrey J. MarcoeDiane and Irwin MillerKarin MoodyMaurie PerlSheila F. PokrasRuthe and Tony PonturoDorte and Jim ProbsteinJeana and Buddy ReisingerIna RichterDoris R. RogersJoanne RoobinLindsey and Todd RoobinShelby and Chuck SchagrinStacy and Greg SiwakMildred and John SpaldingMarilyn SteinStratus ConsultingShelly and Steven StraussPatricia and Michael SzymkowiczPaula TosiniPam and Greg TrappElizabeth TuckerPhyllis and Arnold VandroffMary C. WaltersLaurie Garland and Michael WeismanFrances and Leonard WeisbergArthur WhitleyRuth and Lesley WitmerCarole D. WittenWendy E. WittenPatricia Wright

Last year the Contemporary lost a very

special friend and patron – Hester “Honey”

Donziger. We were fortunate to get to

know Honey through many collecting trips

and time spent at the museum over the

years. Her love of education and the arts

was contagious, and we miss her energy

and enthusiasm.

The out-pouring of memorial gifts received

in Honey’s honor demonstrates the

overwhelming impact she had on so many

of us. To keep her memory alive, her

daughter and son-in-law, Susan and David

Sherman, have established The Honey Fund

to provide ongoing support for the youth

education programs at the Contemporary.

This fund will help us help young students realize their artistic potential and

build the confidence needed to find great success in life. We are humbled and

honored to carry on this tribute to Honey.

To contribute to The Honey Fund, or for more information on making a tribute

gift, contact Emily Klimek, Director of Individual Giving and Stewardship, at

314.535.0770, x213 or [email protected].

The Honey Fund

Students from Teen Museum Studies program pose with the exhibition Life in Decay that they curated at the Contemporary in July. Joining them is local artist Peggy Adams, one of three artists whose work was chosen by the students from the Flat Files for inclusion in the exhibition.

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Contemporary art can be challenging—sometimes even scary. Our Free Family Days

are designed to change that, offering opportunities for kids and parents to learn about

contemporary art in fun, interactive ways —from storytelling, chalk drawings, painting, and

more. For many, this is a child’s first exposure to a museum like the Contemporary, and

our goal is simple: to help people better enjoy the experience of visiting a museum.

Thousands of people have participated in Free Family Days thanks to the generous support of the William T. Kemper Foundation – Commerce Bank Trustee and .

Free Family Days

Kids enjoy storytelling at a recent Halloween Free Family Day at the Contemporary.

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It takes a lot of dedicated and generous people to make a museum

like the Contemporary possible. Whether from annual fund gifts and

memberships or event sponsorships and tickets, all financial support

is important to our continued success. The Contemporary is grateful

to the thousands of generous individuals, corporations, public funders,

and foundations who make it financially possible for us to meet our

mission of promoting meaningful engagement with the most relevant

and innovative art being made today.

Development and Special Events

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More than 300 guests joined with the Contemporary Art Museum

St. Louis to honor Emily Rauh Pulitzer, a woman at the forefront

of the contemporary art scene from its beginnings. Emmy, as

she is known to her friends and colleagues, played a key role in

introducing the people of St. Louis to paradigm-pushing works

in the 1960s when she served as the sole curator at the Saint

Louis Art Museum. Since then, she has remained a champion of

modern and contemporary art in St. Louis and around the world,

serving as an extraordinary supporter of the Contemporary Art

Museum St. Louis.

Many special guests from around the country flew in to join

the celebration, including Richard Gaddes, retired director of

the Santa Fe Opera; colleagues from the Harvard Art Museum;

granddaughters Bianca and Elkhanah Pulitzer; and the late James

Wood, former president and CEO of the J. Paul Getty Trust.

Longtime friend Bob Duffy, associate editor of the St. Louis

Beacon, delivered a heartfelt personal tribute to introduce an

extraordinary film about Emmy, which featured interviews with

friends and colleagues from afar.

In her honor, several artists for whom she helped grow careers

gifted astounding works of art to the Contemporary for auction.

With the inclusion of this art auction featuring works by Tadao

Ando, Brad Cloepfil, Ellsworth Kelly, Richard Serra, and Gedi

Sibony, the museum raised well over $300,000 to support its

exhibition programs.

The annual gala was chaired by Boo and Chuck Cook, Alison

and John Ferring, Jan and Ronald Greenberg, Jerrilyn and David

Hoffmann, and Nancy and Ken Kranzberg. Arnold Donald wowed

the crowd as master of ceremonies. Special thanks to lead sponsor

Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP.

Annual Gala Honoring Emily Rauh Pulitzer

“Emily Rauh Pulitzer is one of our city’s greatest champions of the arts.” — Contemporary Director Paul Ha

Emily Rauh Pulitzer accepts award from Contemporary Art Museum Director Paul Ha.

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the best of fashion from both coasts converged on the

Contemporary’s pink carpet for the 2010 Dada Ball. The party

featured a vintage couture fashion show (Rochas, Gucci, Chanel,

YSL and more) produced by fashion guru (and honorary chair)

Cameron Silver of Decades, Los Angeles. Silver and other honorary

chairs, supermodel Karlie Kloss, golden globe award winner Chloë

Sevigny, and New York fashion writer and native St. Louisan Derek

Blasberg were all in attendance. Special guests included Deborah

Roberts of ABC News, Byrdie Bell, Claire Bernard and Fabiola

Beracasa, and Chris Bolen of Interview Magazine.

An auction of one-of-a-kind items —including artist Asher Penn’s

Kate Moss Rorschach prints created especially for Dada, a custom

“satirical portrait” by Philip Slein, Derek Blasberg’s New York

“swag bag” and a generous “farm to table dinner” provided by

Ann Lipton of Winslow’s Home—took the party to new fundraising

heights: over $130,000 was raised for the museum’s education and

outreach programs.

The Contemporary extends a special thank you to Dada chairs

Susan Barrett, Tania Beasley-Jolly, and Nicole Benoist Edgerton,

patron chairs Susan Sherman and Jimmy Jamieson, and fashion

council chairs Dorte Probstein and Mary Ann Srenco, as well as the

entire Dada Committee for their extraordinary efforts. Additional

thanks to Susan Sherman and Kim Miller for co-hosting the

Cameron Silver/Decades trunk show that raised additional funds

for the museum. And finally, a HUGE thank you to sponsors Wells

Fargo Advisors, Anheuser-Busch InBev’s Bud Select and Select 55

brands, and St. Louis Magazine.

The Dada Ball made it into several national celebrity blogs and

garnered full-page coverage in the June issue of Interview

Magazine. But perhaps most importantly, it attracted new patrons

and a truly uber-fashion-forward crowd that transported us to Paris,

Milan and New York for one magical night in April.

2010 DADA BALL:Dada Rocks with Decades

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Membership is a cornerstone of fundraising at the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis. As a nonprofit organization, we count on

donations from people like you to continue to provide cutting-edge exhibitions and expose the people of St. Louis to contemporary art

and its powerful impact.

For the 2010 – 2011 season we have enhanced the benefits offered to members at all levels. And we are very excited to announce our

new society for upper level donors: The Contemporary Fund.

A gift to The Contemporary Fund truly supports the Museum – its exhibitions, education and outreach programs, and daily operations.

All annual gifts to The Contemporary Fund include complimentary reciprocal museum memberships as well as a variety of other special

benefits, most notably, exclusive invitations and access to contemporary art, artists and art spaces around St. Louis, the country and

the world. No matter what you want to learn, see or experience, there are opportunities available through The Contemporary Fund

membership!

For a complete schedule of The Contemporary Fund programs and events, or more information contact Emily Klimek, Director of

Individual Giving and Stewardship, at 314.535.0770, x213 or [email protected].

The Contemporary Fund

fellow – $250All benefits of Museum membership (including unlimited free Museum admission, discount at the museum gift shop and participating local restaurants, and reciprocal privileges at museums nationwide) plus invitations to gallery and artist studio visits around St. Louis.

Benefactor – $500All benefits listed above, plus breakfast and private guided tour of each exhibition.

Patron – $1,000All benefits listed above, plus invitations to the Art Patrons Reception, the Annual Distinguished Speaker Reception, and 10% discount on museum venue rental.

sustainer – $2,500All benefits listed above, plus private guided tour with wine and cheese reception for up to 12 friends or colleagues.

curator circle – $5,000All benefits listed above, plus invitations to engagements with visiting artists, critics, and celebrated art colleagues, participation in national travel program, and copies of all exhibition catalogs published by the Contemporary Art Museum.

director circle – $10,000All benefits listed above, plus a private series of educational opportunities to learn about contemporary art and art collecting, participation in national and international travel program, and art collecting advice from the Contemporary’s Director and curatorial staff.

chairman circle – $25,000+ All benefits listed above, plus invitations to the most exclusive engagements with visiting artists, critics and other celebrated art colleagues, complimentary museum venue rental, opportunity to sponsor a museum program, and additional customized benefits and services

Contemporary Fund donors enjoyed rare behind-the-scenes access to several stunning private art collections in Miami and Dallas last

year— including the special treat of visiting pop music star George Michael’s home (yes, the MTV music awards were on the bookshelf)!

A day excursion by private plane to Marfa in western Texas to see the Chinati and Judd Foundations was an unforgettable experience.

And we were delighted to invite members of the Saint Louis Art Museum Beaux Arts Council to join us on our fifth trip to Art Basel

Miami Beach.

For more information on upcoming art trips and the Leadership Circle programs, contact Emily Klimek at 314.535.0770, x213 or

[email protected].

Art Trips

Members enjoy the opportunity to talk with exhibiting artists at the Contemporary.

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Revenue and Expenses

$0

$500,000

$1,000,000

$1,500,000

$2,000,000

Total revenues $ 1 ,778,207

Total operating expenses $1 ,653,482

25%Board and Individual Giving

26%Fund-raising Events (Net)

6%Public Funding

10%Endowment Draw

3%Earned Income

30%Grants andSponsorships

Where Funding Comes From…

74%Exhibitions and Education Programs

9%Administration

17%Fund-raising

Where It Goes…

Zellie and John McClellandJill and Dan McGuireBradley MintonKara and Robert NewmarkCharles NicholsMaurie PerlSaks Fifth AvenueDavid SamuelsLaura SchlapprizziLisa and Peter SintonBarbara and Eugene W. SpectorNjara Stout and Franklin SpectorKaren and Mark SpreitlerLinda StarkVeronica V. SteckJulie and Tim SternSusan Lynn’s BoutiqueMegan SwisherKrissy TorchinSusan and Kent TurnerMary Von HoffBarbara and David WareFrances and Leonard WeisbergLaurie Garland and Michael WeismanFrannie and Andrew WhitesideKathie and Richard WinterWish Shoes & AccessoriesPatricia WrightGary WuestCheree Berry and Jeffrey YorkZiezoTrish and Tom Zupon

$100 to $249Carol and Michael AmbrosioKaren AnsariKathryn AshSusan Cahan and Jürgen BankJulia BarnesLois S. BlonderRamsey and Mark BottermanGary Boyson and James AfflixioMark BurnettAnn S. BuschJoyce CachoMillie CainStephanie CervantesNancy and Martin ChalifourNorma and Charles ChandlerPamela CoffinLois CohnSusan and Carmon ColangeloMarti CortezAdrienne DavisJohn DeGregorioDavid DresnerRick DildineLucy DolanDuBow Family FoundationStacy and Michael DuvallMarjorie EddyJoe EdwardsMallory EisensteinHildy EtzkornAngie and Ken FinkMiriam Wilhelm and Eric FriedmanKatherine and Peter FuerstRuth FullerKristen GallebergSusan and Warren GelmanLinda GibsonDavid L. GilesEleanore GutweinMiran and David HalenSabrena HamiltonLori and Eugene HarrisDonna and David HeimosBettie and Julian HessAnne HetlageKaren HintonStephanie HuffHusch Blackwell Sanders LLPMary Ann Lazarus and Daniel JayLori and David JonesDiane and David KatzmanMichelle KidwellJoanne and Alan KohnDorotha and Robert KreskoAnn and Ronald Krone

More than $25,000Susan BarrettNancy Reynolds and Dwyer P. BrownSusan McCollum and Todd EpstenAlison and John FerringFundação Caixa Geral de Depósitos - CULTURGEST, LisbonGateway FoundationNancy and Kenneth KranzbergJoan and Mitchell MarkowMissouri Arts CouncilRoy PfautchEmily Rauh PulitzerRegional Arts CommissionSusan and David Sherman IIIJeanne and Rex A. SinquefieldTrio Foundation of St. LouisThe Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual ArtsWilliam E. Weiss FoundationWells Fargo AdvisorsWhitaker Foundation

$10,000 to $24,999Anheuser-Busch InBevArts and Education CouncilNan E. BoileauNanette E. BoileauCharter CommunicationsDHR International, Inc.EmersonFlemish Ministry of CultureJeffrey FortFriedrich Petzel GalleryGagosian GalleryGrand Center, Inc.Jerrilyn and David HoffmannJames C. Jamieson IIIWilliam T. Kemper FoundationAmy and Bill KomanDonna Moog and Leonard LandsbaumAnn and Randy LiptonLester MillerMonsanto FundIsabelle and Jean-Paul L. MontupetNoémi and Michael NeidorffNovus International, Inc.Clare Davis and David ObedinDorte and Jim ProbsteinThe St. Louis BeaconCameron SilverMary Ann and Andrew SrencoCarol and Michael StaenbergAnabeth and John Weil

$5,000 to $9,999Anonymous (2)ARCTURISAnn R. Ruwitch and John Fox ArnoldBank of AmericaCarol and Peter BenoistThe Boeing CompanyMara and Brian BruceBunny and Charles BursonCDW CorporationYvette and John DubinskyEnterprise Bank & TrustLotta and Jeff FoxFundación/Colección JumexMargretta Forrester and Walker GaffneyGalerie Gisela Capitain, CologneGoldman Sachs & Co.Jan and Rand GoldsteinJean and Sidney GrossmanAnjali and Atul KamraPhyllis and Kenneth Langsdorf

Mary Ann and E. Desmond LeeMondriaan Foundation, AmsterdamPelopidas LLCLinda and Grier RaclinRenaissance FinancialRKL ConsultingPhilip Slein GalleryMary and Eric ThoelkeSusan and Peter TuteurU.S. Trust, Bank of America Private Wealth Management

$2,500 to $4,999The Broad FoundationBryan Cave LLPElissa and Paul CahnBoo and Chuck CookEmployees Community Fund of Boeing St. LouisBetty and David C. FarrellJan and Ronald Greenberggreengrassi, LondonHarvard Art MuseumJessica HolzerEva HurstTaka Ishii Gallery, TokyoLinda and Tony KarakasAlexis Cossé and Erik KaranikJudith and Jerome LevyPat Whitaker and Dick MilesCathy Barancik and Steve NovikJill and Lawrence K. OttoLeslie and Jacob RebyAgnes Gund and Daniel ShapiroBetty and Thad SimonsSally and John Van DorenPhyllis and Terry WeissAdam Woodruff and Shanmugam Muthian

$1,000 to $2,499Anonymous (2)Margaret M. AdamsDianna and J. Joseph AdorjanLaura Rogers and Thomas AlexanderNini and Cedge BarksdaleCathy and Jim BergesDonald L. Bryant, Jr.Mike CampbellAnne Pokoski and Ian CohenDixie and Sandy DeibelDavid DienerHazel and Arnold DonaldWilliam A. DoniusEtant donnés, the French- American Fund for Contemporary ArtNicole Benoist Edgerton and Jamey EdgertonJames T. EspyRandall FechterMargretta ForresterLois and Robert H. FriedmanJudith and Ira GallBarbara B. GoodmanJoan GoodsonDudley and Jim GrovePatti and Tim HandBarbara Barenholtz and Milton HiekenMeredith and Jim HolbrookCabanne and James P. HowardRandee and Myron JacobsBettie S. JohnsonSuzanne and James JohnsonSally and Henry O. JohnstonTania Beasley-Jolly and William JollyRandall E. JonesGreg KellerJudy and Jerald Kent

Jonathan KodnerFlorence and Richard Koplow Charitable FoundationJill and Peter KrausKatherine and Marc LazarPamela and Kenneth LesterCindy LieberL. Max LippmanRobert LococoLucy LopataKathryn and George LoveBrenda MainerCynthia and Walter MetcalfeKim and Bill MillerEleanor J. MooreMidge and J. Patrick MulcahyNeiman Marcus, Plaza FrontenacJane and Matthew NewmanLois and Robert OrchardCheresse D. PentellaCindy and Sandy PetersPfizer FoundationPulaski BankPaula and Jeff ReedJeana and Buddy ReisingerDoris R. RogersDeborah Zimmerman and Jonathan RootRubin Brown LLPRungolee LLCKathy and Philip SamuelsLois and Vincent Schoemehl, Jr.Jane ShapleighJulie and William ShearburnStephanie and Richard ShermanRuth and Alvin SitemanEllen SouleMary StraussDonald M. SuggsJack C. TaylorSissy and Ted ThomasPam and Greg TrappJeanne TrulaskeLisa and Andrew TuteurSheila Greenbaum and Gary WassermanMark WeilJosephine and Richard WeilSherry and Gary WolffYurbuds

$500 to $999Sandra and Ronald AckermanAngelina Accoutrements LLCRoseann Weiss and Harper BarnesMarion and Van Lear Black IIILaura and Thomas BoldtJeff BurgeByrd Style LoungeCannon DesignMichelle CarrMartha and Michael CramerMichael DonzigerCarol and Quintus DrennanHope and Julian EdisonSam FoxmanShirley and Arnold FriedmanSandra and David GanttBettie GershmanBetsy GleijesesJohn GrizzellMarcia HartMarylen Mann and Franklin JacobsStephanie A. Descours-Johnson and Kelley JohnsonJennifer and Alan JonaganClaudia Joyce John G. JoyceChris Kaplan

Sarah and James R. KimmeyCaren and Mark KrupinskiSohaila and Michael LitzKelly LogueAnn LuxGay and James V. MaloneyGina and Branko MarusicAnne McClintockMargaret McDonaldConstance and John McPheetersDavid MeskerMezzanineDeborah and Mark MillerBetsy and Charles NewmanMark NiesmanSally and George NikolajevichRuthe and Tony PonturoJudy and Paul PutzelKathy and Vic RicheyIvette and Andrew RothschildElizabeth SayadHelene SayadSchlafly BeerTricia and David SchlaflyAlexander SchonwaldDenise and William SchroerTerry Moore Shepley and John ShepleySusan and David Sherman, Jr.Philip SleinKellie and Andrew TriversU.S. Art Company, Inc.Valerie Mills Fine ApparelVieFranklin F. WallisLisa Emmenegger and Maurice WeilbacherVirginia V. WeldonMei Chen WellandFreida L. WheatonDonna Wilkinson

$250 to $499Madeline Fraser AkinsAlixandra CollectionsJodie and Maty AronsonBen BarnesTricia and Robb BealSam BergerDavid Blakely and Mike WetleBlush BoutiqueZ. Creighton BrinsonGrace BrodBrenda Aldinger and Albert BrouwerDavid BrownAnn and Douglas BrownCha BoutiqueCarol and William ClaypoolEmily and Matt CoenCynthia and Frank ConnerSarah Netburn and John CutiDaisy Clover BoutiqueJean and Robert DuckerLeisa Zigman-Edlin and Michael EdlinKathleen and David FischhoffBecky and Lucien Fouke, Jr.Christy and Gary FoxRosemary and Jack GalmicheLynn GiardinaCatherine and Jerome GidlowJohn Brase and Edward GigantiMichael L. GrossLisa and James H. Grove IIIFrancesca Consagra and William HerndonAlexandra and Paul HerzanPaul HigginsMargie and Merle HorowitzIvy HillJenny KaslowThierry KennelKM2 ShoesMargo KopmanDeanna Kuhlman-Leavitt and Robert LeavittKaren and Mont LevyThe Little Black DressSusan and Dan LuedkeKimberly MacLean

Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis

Annual Report 2009-2010for the fiscal Year July 1, 2009 – June 30, 2010

Annual Giving 2009-2010The Contemporary is grateful for the many donors who provided financial support

this year. Should you notice any errors or omissions, please contact Allison Chao

at 314.535.0770, x204 or [email protected].

By the Numbers

713,619Unique website visits

2,152Students served

22,374Visitors

51Artists shown

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Janet and Andrew HoyneDenise HubbardElizabeth HughettSarah Colby and Kim HumphriesJessica Motchan and David HunnJoan JacobsonSheila and Leo JacobsonWendy and Neil JaffeRosalyn JelercicSanita JettonDiana and Perry JohnsonRonald JohnsonHoward JonesPeter JonesEmma KafalenosJeffrey KapferGary KarpinskiAndrew KermanCheonae KimChristina KimerleBea KleierLucy KnappDeeDee and Andrew KohnRobert E. KohnKimberley KolkvichHelen KornblumNorma and George KottemannJeanette KozlowskiAnn H. KramMelissa and John KreishmanPamela and James KrekelerPhilip KrullChris KubanAndrea and Craig LabargeDanny G. LangDavid LangBenje LaRicoLeslie J. LaskeyHarold LaspeBelinda LeeNancy and Gregory LeischLewis LeveyStephen LewisSusan and Andre L’HeureuxViolet and William LiRichard LindeborgSusan LindenMarlene and Kenneth LockeSylvia and Michael LottmanEllen and Michael LowensteinSusan LowtherElse and Bent LundsagerEllen and Steven LutzLyn MageeGloria MaguireArthur MainesRobert MaloyTracy and Lawrence ManginoLinda and Virgil MantleMarlene MarcellaJeanne and William MaritzPhyllis and George MarkusAnne MartinSara MatthewJamie and Ramsey MauneLynn MaupinThomas MaupinJo Rezny McCredieVan McElweeElizabeth McNultyMimi and Melvin MednikowJJ MeyerRobert MichelmannCarolyn and Joe MilesJoe MillsJeff MitchellSuzanne MoakJudith Allene MontgomeryKarin MoodyCarrie MorrisJoe OrtmeyerJennifer C. NolkerAnne and Robert O’ConnellJulia Thaler and Peter OlsenPatricia OlynykJoan O’MalleyKen OsiaLibby OttigerLauralyn ParmeleeSharon and Robert PettusSuzanne and Gordon Phillips

Mary and John LangDale and Robert LatiffPeggy and Don LentsRita LevisMarilee Keys and Bruce LindseyRosalyn and Charles LowenhauptGreg LukemanBarbara and William MaconAudrey J. MarcoeMary Ann MaritzChristy MarshallPeggy and Guy McClellanDiane and Irwin MillerMason MillerJane and Steve MitchellDaniel MoisioNik MoonJeanne Dee and Frank Mueting Mariko NuttOroma NwanodiAlise O’BrienKenan OrakSusan and Gordon PhilpottLisa and Lee PortnoffSusanne S. Renner and Robert RicklefsOrli Shaham and David RobertsonEdna RosenheimMary and David RoyceJoAnn and Ted SanditzNatalie Zurfluh and Jeff SchneiderSusan and Benjamin SchwartzSandra and Stanley ShapiroJulia Muller and Earl ShreckengastChristy and Ronald SilvermanJean and Jacob SosnaStephen B. StackRachel StorchStratus ConsultingLuciana SunagaRachel and Mike SwistonMarjorie and Herbert TalcoffCindy TeasdaleSharon Stearns and Jesse ThomasJay ToddPaula TosiniLukas D. WartmanAnji Wall and John WatsonElna Nagasako and Leon WaxerBarbra and Peter WeissAnn C. WellsArthur WhitleyI.E. Wight

$1 to $99Joan AbramsAngela and Jamie AdamsKaren AddisonDiane S. and Benjamin H. Anderson, Jr.Lynne and David AndersonKaren Avant

Heather PiskorowskiRoger PlackemeierSheila F. PokrasJudy Hanson and Fred PowersPeter PranschkeJenny PraytorJenny PresentKaren and Richard PriestCathy and Alex PrimmMaria QuinlanMae QuinnBabak RahimiDaniela RamsfelderRebecca RaynesMay and Charles P. ReayJuliette and Nelson ReedReuters America Inc.Nancy and John RiceJackie N. RichardsonIna RichterKatherine W. RodwayDana and James RomeisJoanne RoobinTodd A. RoobinRosemary and Richard RosenthalM.D. RossDiana RothbarthDeann and Michael RubinSammy and Joe RuwitchHeather RynasiewiczJennifer SachsEleanor SafeBarbara J. SarbachWendy SaulOdester SaundersShelby and Chuck SchagrinShirley and Lawrence G. SchermerAmie SchilsonBonnie SchneiderSara R. SchreferLee SchultzBradley SchumacherJill Downen and Charles SchwallChamaigne ScottDonna ScottGregory ScottThomas SegbersEllie SerticCarol ShapiroBeth SharpeArlene ShawSydell and Lawrence D. ShayerRod ShenePatti ShortPatrick J. ShuckEric ShultisNatalie and David SimmonsDaniel E. SingerStacy and Greg SiwakLinda and Stephen SkrainkaLynn and Richard SlackmanHelene SlavinRaymond SlavinBill SleaterMary Ann Morley and Dennis SmithPaula and Morton SmithJennifer SniderAshley SnyderAnne E. Rice-Sosne and David SosneMildred and John SpaldingLucie and Steve SpringmeyerMary St. ClairMarilyn SteinLinda and Lane SteingerJohn H. StevensonCarol StewartJennifer and Michael StotlerMatthew StraussShelly and Steven StraussJennifer SullivanJane E. SutterElaine SwangerMolly SwansonPeggy SymesPatricia and Michael SzymkowiczLisa M. Thalhammer

Scott BaierJay BakerPatricia BangoBarbara and Richard BarberBill BarrettCindy and Greg BarthDavid BeckmannShelia BennettLaura BennstromMary Ann Dzuback and Peter BestSusan and Arthur BishopAmber BledsoeJ. Russell Bley, Jr.Marilyn and Donald BlumRebecca BodickyChris BohigianDavid BohigianSondra Boren-PrydybaszAndre BouhasinAlison and Arthur BoureyRichard J. BozadaJudith and Phillip BradburySteven BrandesClifford BrandonBarbara and Dolph BridgewaterChris BrownElizabeth BrownAmy Ravin and Eric BrownErica BrunsLauren and Richard BurkeRandi BurroughsCaitlin ButlerMary and Richard ButlerStephen D. ButlerLaurence BuxbaumSandra E. Duchon and Michael W. ByrneSaskya and Michael ByronGreta and Marvin CamelGail CassillyJoan and Peter ClarksonWilliam ClendeninDavid CoblitzThomas CochranSusan and Kenneth CohenMichael ColeBert ColemanChristine ConboyBarry CordesCharlotte Eyerman and Aaron CrawfordSarah Gibson and Brent CrittendenVirginia and Stephen CulverMaria D’Agrosa-SweneyEmily DeCensoPatricia DegenerJoshua D. DehnePatricia and Jonathan DehnerEmily DemetreLisette DennisChristopher J. DickElizabeth DonLeslie and Patrick DonahueMary Ruth Donnelly

Joyce DriemeyerJoy and Melville DunkelmanKathy DunlopRuth DuntonKristen DutzNoel and Jim DwyerJoan M. ElkinJessica EllisonJane Friedrich and Jon ErblichErin EschenJoseph EvansSally EvansWanda EvansKatherine FamerLenore B. FeinLee Robinson and Rob FieldhouseHolly FieldsLeRoy L. FinkVicki and Ron FlierBarbara and Ray FlunkerReese ForbesJohn ForbisSuzanne FordGreg FrankhouserMichael FreundPhyllis FriedmanMeghan and Eric FritscheAnne FritzJulie FritzSarah FrostChristine House and Ryan FujiwaraEthel and Arthur FurmanChristopher GalliLeah GarabedianAgnes and Dave GarinoTim GarrettJulia L. GastMichael GavinMarcia GehlhausenGeneration BigMaxene GillmanTracy GilroyKathy GlassNikki and Steve GlickEvelyn GoeringTracie and Michael GoffeSherri and Richard GoldmanJill GoodmanElizabeth GorgasMary GormanMichelle Zielinski and Frank GoudsmitJudy C. GrayRosanna Gray-SwainAna Coelho and Leonard GreenMaureen and Robert GreenbergSusan M. GreenbergBarbara GreenspoonCarolyn Herman and Rick GregoryKevin GregoryGary GronauEmily R. GuignonJohn HagerLinda and Ernest HaleMary Ellen HammondPhillip HamptonZora HankoJeff HartzLisa and Craig HaysVivien and George HazelriggCecilia Hegamin-YoungerTimothy HeigesSuzanne HelfrichCarol A. HemphillErica L. HicksCarol and Steve HigginsMarian and Maurice HirschGary L. HirshbergSusie and Jeff HochmanDolores and Gene HoefelCary Horton and Jason HoeingBerit Nelson and Blake HoelJane and Gregory HoeltzelMarjorie HoeltzelBarbara and Sumner HoltzMatt HomannChristy HookerBeverly and Earl HorowitzSue Howell

Art Patrons Reception 2010

Diane and Rick TinucciAndrea ToppsKimberly and Laurent Torno IIIJanessa ToroJason W. TriefenbachElizabeth TuckerDoug TullSusan UraniMaria Van RynNorma and Richard VancePhyllis and Arnold VandroffPeter VirdenMargaret and Bernhard VossVirginia and Mark WachterJanice K. WallMary C. WaltersRosella and George WamserKate WarnerMaxwell WastlerAnita and Bernard WaxmanMelissa WebberJoan WeeksBarbara WehlingJill Weinrich

Victor WendlK. and Paul WentzienMarilyn WernerEllen and Bruce WhiteKristie and David WhitneyJonathan WiegraffeJamie Kreher and Brett WilliamsFrancesca WilliamsMarietta WilliamsRuth and Lesley WitmerCarole D. WittenWendy E. WittenCarolyn and Steve WolffKay WoodHenry WurthmannLinda and Donald YatkemanNicole YoungLeslie and Jeff ZacksMarie M. ZografakisEricka ZollSuzanne and Theodore ZornMary Leigh Zwart

Tributes In Honor of:

Ann Ruwitch and John Fox ArnoldBoo and Chuck Cook

Robert FriedmanShirley and Larry Schermer Margie and Bert Talcoff

Lisa GroveDudley and Jim Grove

Phyllis and Ken LangsdorfSandi Shapiro

Carol and Thomas MartinAnne and Bob O’Connell Irene and Ed Travis

Emily Rauh PulitzerAgnes Gund and Daniel Shapiro

Ann RuwitchBoo and Chuck Cook Sammy and Joe Ruwitch

Peggy ShepleyBoo and Chuck Cook

Trina Van RynMaria Van Ryn

In Memory…

Jean S. TuckerCo-Founder of the

First Street Forum

We are grateful for

her vision and hard

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Contemporary’s PicksChicagoart institute of chicago

focus: Richard Hawkins - Third MindOctober 22, 2010 - January 16, 2011

the renaissance society, the University of chicagoGerard Byrne: A Thing is a Hole in a Thing it is NotJanuary 9 - February 27, 2011

MinneapolisWalker art center

From Here to There: Alec Soth’s America September 12, 2010 - January 2, 2011

Yves Klein: With the Void. Full Powers October 23, 2010 - February 13, 2011

San Francisco Bay Areasan francisco museum of modern art

New Work: R.H. Quaytman October 22, 2010 - January 16, 2011

Berkeley art museum and Pacific film archiveEva Hesse: Studiowork January 26, 2011 - April 24, 2011

Los Angeleshammer museum

Eva Hesse Spectres 1960 September 25 - January 2, 2011

Mark Manders: Parallel Occurrences/Documented Assignments (co-organized by the Hammer Museum and the Aspen Art Museum) September 25 - January 2, 2011

St. Louiscontemporary art museum st. Louis

Richard Artschwager: HairSeptember 10, 2010 - January 2, 2011

Elad Lassry: Sum of Limited ViewsSeptember 10, 2010 - January 2, 2011

HoustonBlaffer Gallery, University of houston

Johan Grimonprez January 15 - April 2, 2011

contemporary arts museum houstonStan VanDerBeek: The Culture IntercomMay 13 - July 31, 2011

the menil collectionVija Celmins: Television and Disaster, 1964-1968 November 19, 2010 - February 20, 2011

Kurt Schwitters: Color and CollageOctober 22, 2010 - January 30, 2011

Pittsburghcarnegie museum of art

Paul Thek: Diver, A Retrospective(co-organized by Carnegie Museum of Art and the Whitney Museum of American Art)February 5 - May 1, 2011

Philadelphiaica: institute of contemporary art, University of Pennsylvania

Mineral Spirits: Anne Chu and Matthew MonahanSeptember 15 - December 5, 2010

Erin Shirreff: Still, Flat, and Far September 15 - December 5, 2010

New Yorkartists space

Danh Vo: Autoerotic AsphyxiationSeptember 15 - November 7, 2010

museum of modern artNew Photography 2010: Roe Ethridge, Elad Lassry, Alex Prager, Amanda Ross-HoSeptember 29, 2010 - January 10, 2011

New museum of contemporary artThe Last NewspaperOctober 6, 2010 - January 9, 2011

FreeOctober 20, 2010 - January 23, 2011

solomon r. Guggenheim museumIntervals: Ryan GanderOctober 1, 2010 - January 9, 2011

swiss institute contemporary art New YorkRoman Signer: Four Rooms, One ArtistSeptember 15 - November 13, 2010

Whitney museum of american artSara VanDerBeek: To Think of Time September 17 - December 5, 2010

Paul Thek: Diver, A RetrospectiveOctober 21, 2010 - January 9, 2011

Boston / Cambridge:ica: institute of contemporary art/ Boston

Mark BradfordNovember 19, 2010 - March 13, 2011

mit List Visual arts centerFrances Stark: This could become a gimick [sic] or an honest articulation of the workings of the mindOctober 22, 2010 - January 2, 2011

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