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Anne Pasternak is President and Artistic Director of Creative Time, a cultural production agency dedicated to introducing contemporary art to new audiences and preserving public space as a place of creative expression. Since Pasternak joined the organization in the fall of 1994 the organization has presented dozens of public art projects, introducing millions of people to contemporary art, while making sure it plays an active role in public life.

Under Pasternak’s direction, Creative Time’s renowned projects have included exhibitions and performances in the historic Brooklyn Bridge Anchorage, sculptural installations in Grand Central Station’s Vanderbilt Hall, sign paintings in Coney Island, skywriting over Manhattan, artist films screenings on the NBC Astrovision in Times Square, the Tribute in Light illuminating the former World Trade Center site, and most recently , in collaboration with MOMA, Sleepwalkers, Doug Aitken’s multi image projection on the walls of the Museum of Modern Art.

Pasternak has been committed to initiating commissions that give artists opportunities to innovate their practice while responding to timely social, culture and political issues. Over the past decade, she has worked closely with Doug Aitken, Laurie Anderson, David Byrne, Jenny Holzer, Gary Hume, Vik Muniz, Takashi Murakami, Shirin Neshat, Steve Powers, and Cai Guo Qiang, among many others.

In addition to her work at Creative Time, Pasternak curates independent exhibitions, consults on urban planning initiatives, and contributes essays to cultural publications. She lectures extensively throughout the United States and Europe, has served as a guest critic at Yale University and continues to teach at the School of Visual Arts.

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Creative Time commissioned Cai Guo-Qiang to create an “explosion event” to very briefly and spectacularly illuminate Grand Central Park. Previous Next Close	Light projections on the former site of the World Trade Center, six months after 9/11. Previous Next Close	Doug Aitken’s sleepwalkers, a multi image film about a day in the life of five New York residents, projected on the exterior walls of the Museum of Modern Art, co-commissioned by Creative Time and MOMA. Previous Next Close	Commissioned for the Viva Vision canopy screen, the world’s largest video screen, in partnership with the City of Las Vegas Arts Commission and the Fremont Street Experience Previous Next Close	Takashi Murakami’s installation inflatable sculptures in Vanderbilt Hall in New York’s Grand Central Station. Previous Next Close
Cai Guo-Qiang Light Cycle, 2003 Photo: Hiro Ihara, courtesy Creative Time	John Bennett, Gustavo Bonevardi, Julian Laverdiere, Paul Myoda, Richard Nash Gould, and Paul Marantz Tribute in Light, 2002 Photo: Charlie Samuels, courtesy Creative Time	Doug Aitken sleepwalkers, 2006 Photo: Fred Charles, courtesy Creative Time	Haluk Akakçe Sky is the Limit, 2006 Photo: David Lancaster, courtesy Creative Time	Takashi Murakami Wink, 2001 Photo: Charlie Samuels, courtesy Creative Time