The art of technology jostles for position in venues both new and historic

Canyon, a new institution devoted to moving-image art alongside sound and performance, is set to open in autumn at 200 Broome Street on Manhattan’s Lower East Side in 40,000 square feet of renovated commercial office space. Founded by entrepreneur and video collector Robert Rosenkranz, Canyon will not initially collect art or permanently house Rosenkranz’s collection; instead, director Joe Thompson (founding director of Mass MoCA) says it will translate Rosenkranz’s domestic-style presentations into a public setting. The article situates Canyon within a broader shift in museums toward time-based and technology-driven art, noting both conservation challenges and practical advantages such as minimal storage needs. It also highlights the Julia Stoschek Foundation, founded in 2017, which recently staged a major US presentation of its time-based media collection at the Variety Arts Theater in Los Angeles featuring artists including Marina Abramović and Douglas Gordon.

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