Freewaves LA kicks off the 2002 edition of its biennial art festival tonight in L.A.’s Chinatown. I covered the fest today here for WIRED News, more details on the Freewaves web site, here.
The month-long event will be the largest in the group’s 13-year history, say organizers, who plan to transform an assortment of urban venues — from museums to billboards — into showcases for art.
More than 350 artists will present around 300 works at close to 65 venues, including museums, Koreatown pool halls and neighborhood Internet cafes. The festival will also take place on three TV channels, and online.
Ambitions are high at this year’s gathering: Included in the dozens of events at the 2002 festival will be a series of workshops aimed at launching a new artist-controlled television arts channel by late 2003.