Protected: Bunker Artspace Tour

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Join Art Advisor, Art Historian and Curator, Ellen O’Donnell Rankin and in house curator, Maynard Monroe for an exclusive tour of The Bunker Art Space (Link). Founded in 2017 by renowned art collector, Beth Rudin DeWoody, The Bunker showcases her extensive collection of contemporary art, by both well known and emerging artists, including Nick Cave, Kennedy Yanko, Kehinde Wiley, and Glenn Ligon. Housed in an Art Deco building which once functioned as a toy and munitions factory, the expansive space is the ideal venue to view this far-reaching and extensive collection. 

In addition to viewing DeWoody’s extensive collection, guests will also enjoy a special exhibition by guest curators, Thelma Golden (Director of the Studio Museum in Harlem) and Anne Pasternak (Director of the Brooklyn Museum).

ABOUT OUR GUIDES:

Ellen Rankin
Rankin is the former Director of the Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum in Ridgefield, CT, Professor of Art History and Museum Studies at New York University and the University of Toronto, and art historian/research associate at Sotheby’s, NYC. She resides in Palm Beach and Newport, RI. 

Maynard Monrow
Monrow  is one of the chief creatives of the Beth Rudin DeWoody Collection. Having graduated from the California Institute of the Arts in 2001, Monrow has also staged international performances in Rome, Italy, and participated in numerous projects including Ruffian’s Spring 2016 Ready-to-Wear Collection and LAX Art’s L.A.P.D. Billboard Project.