Dana Altman
New York
critic/writer, and director at Westwood Gallery, she published Art and Multiplicity, 2008) and contributed critical writing to LADA on performance art, poetry, and socially engaged practice. Thisisliveart The writing focuses on ritual, embodiment, and the collapse of linguistic meaning into sound — work at the threshold of performance, phenomenology, and reception theory. Westwood Gallery has a reputation for championing historically overlooked artists, advancing scholarship, and serving as a bridge between art, community, collections, and education. Within the last decade, the gallery has increased its focus on intertwining historical research with contemporary relevance, and has defined itself as a key voice in shaping dialogue between past and present — reaffirming Downtown NYC as a critical site of artistic production.
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