FusionArts Museum

infobox Museum
name= FusionArts Museum


established=
location= 57 Stanton Street, Manhattan, New York, USA
visitors=
director= Deborah Fries
website= [http://fusionartsmuseum.org/home.html FusionArts Museum]

FusionArts Museum, at 57 Stanton Street on Manhattan's Lower East Side is the only contemporary art space in New York City dedicated to the exhibition and archiving of fusion art. The museum is a not-for-profit gallery operated by Converging Arts Media Organization, a not-for-profit arts organization that promotes emerging American and international fusion artists.

About

The museum has been dedicated to promoting fusion art, which it believes to mirror life in the 21st century. Fusion art owes its success to its roots in conventional art disciplines. The museum has succeeded in the changing and evolving neighborhood in which it's based. Cite web|url=http://www.thevillager.com/villager_254/prettypicturesreflect.html|title=Pretty Pictures Reflect a World in Crisis|accessdate=2008-04-04|year=2008-03-12|author=Dorothy A. Wilson|work=The Villager] Cite web|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2004/09/02/nyregion/02lower.html?n=Top/Reference/Times%20Topics/Subjects/S/Social%20Conditions%20and%20Trends&pagewanted=all&position=|title=Trendiness Among the Tenements|accessdate=2008-04-04|year=2004-09-02|author=Joseph Berger|work=The New York Times] Fusion art typically requires more work to display than does traditional art, which is way many galleries do not display fusion work, also contributing to the museum's success.Cite web|url=http://www.thevillager.com/villager_182/fusionbringingart.html|title=Fusion: Bringing Art Mediums and the People Together|accessdate=2008-04-04|year=2006-10-25|author=Lori Haught|work=The Villager]

Founder

The museum was founded by Shalom Tomas Neuman (July 27, 1947 – ), a Czech-born American multimedia artist. His family emigrated to Israel when he was a young child, then to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania when he was 12. Neuman has taught at a number of universities in New York City including Cooper Union, Parsons School of Design, and the Pratt Institute, where he is currently a lecturer. He continues to exhibit his work at the museum.

References

External links

* [http://www.shalom-art.com/ Shalom Neuman]
* [http://fusionartsmuseum.org/ FusionArts Museum]