{"id":2940,"date":"2016-06-22T12:34:04","date_gmt":"2016-06-22T19:34:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/curatingla.com\/?p=2940"},"modified":"2016-06-22T12:34:04","modified_gmt":"2016-06-22T19:34:04","slug":"cantor-fine-art-is-throwing-a-tactile-art-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/curatingla.com\/cla\/2016\/06\/22\/cantor-fine-art-is-throwing-a-tactile-art-show\/","title":{"rendered":"Cantor Fine Art is Throwing a Tactile Art Show"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/curatingla.com\/2016\/06\/22\/cantor-fine-art-is-throwing-a-tactile-art-show\/pleasetouchtheart\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2943\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2943\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/curatingla.com\/cla\/2016\/06\/22\/cantor-fine-art-is-throwing-a-tactile-art-show\/pleasetouchtheart\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/curatingla.com\/cla\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/PleaseTouchtheArt.jpg?fit=324%2C195&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"324,195\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"PleaseTouchtheArt\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/curatingla.com\/cla\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/PleaseTouchtheArt.jpg?fit=324%2C195&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2943\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/curatingla.com\/cla\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/PleaseTouchtheArt.jpg?resize=324%2C195&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"PleaseTouchtheArt\" width=\"324\" height=\"195\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/curatingla.com\/cla\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/PleaseTouchtheArt.jpg?w=324&amp;ssl=1 324w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/curatingla.com\/cla\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/PleaseTouchtheArt.jpg?resize=300%2C181&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 324px) 100vw, 324px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Art found in museums and galleries is typically there to be viewed, not touched. That\u2019s what makes the show, Please Touch the Art, so unusual. It\u2019s an exhibition specifically designed to invite tactile interaction with art, thereby encouraging attendees to connect with and experience artistic creations in new ways.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The brainchild of father and son team <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cantorfineart.com\/about\/\" target=\"_blank\">Larry and Sam Cantor<\/a>, Please Touch the Art was inspired by a documentary film that they produced, also called Please Touch the Art, which profiles George Wurtzel, a blind artisan who is presented with the first tactile portrait of himself that he could feel and recognize. You can watch this short film below.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/166149898?title=0&amp;byline=0&amp;badge=0\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/166149898\">Please Touch the Art<\/a> from <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/cantorfineart\">Cantor Fine Art<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\">Vimeo<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The show will feature creations by\u00a0artists from around the world, including drippy sculptures from Dan Lam, a sculpture of the Mona Lisa that you can &#8220;see&#8221; with your hands and even an augmented reality sandbox created by researchers at UC Davis and UCLA.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DETAILS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>When<\/strong>: June 24 to August 31, 2016.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019d like to attend the opening night festivities on Friday, June 24<sup>th<\/sup> from 6-9pm, RSVP via the Cantor Fine Art <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/1742055696007264\/\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Where<\/strong>: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cantorfineart.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Cantor Fine Art<\/a>, located at the Pacific Design Center &#8211; 8687 Melrose Avenue Suite: B 274\u00a0West Hollywood, California 90069<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cost<\/strong>: Free<\/p>\n<p><strong>More Information<\/strong>: For a complete list of participating artists and to learn more about the exhibition, check out this <a href=\"https:\/\/we.tl\/NcAmHocYqE\" target=\"_blank\">PDF<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Art found in museums and galleries is typically there to be viewed, not touched. 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