RTM PROJECTS is a curatorial consultancy founded by Lauri Firstenberg. Firstenberg received her Ph.D. from Harvard University in the History of Art and Architecture department. She is the founder, founding Executive Director and Chief Curator of LAXART the leading independent contemporary art space in Los Angeles. She was the former Assistant Director and Curator of the Mak Center for Art and Architecture at the Schindler House and curator of Artists Space in New York. She was the curatorial assistant to Okwui Enwezor and Documenta 11, Kassel Germany. She has published on contemporary art and film internationally.
She has consulted in roles as Artistic Director and curator for several clients including Via Art Fund, UTA, Visibility, High Seas, Careyes Art Foundation, Gallery Dept., Distinct, After & Again, Compound. Firstenberg as a curator and producer has collaborated with contemporary artists and filmmakers including Mark Bradford, Mary Weatherford, Isaac Julien, Glenn Kaino, Tavares Strachan, Jonas Woods, Jen Guidi, Doug Aitken, Wade Guyton, Seth Price, Mimi Lauter, Walead Beshty, Wyatt Kahn, Josue Thomas, Daniel Joseph Martinez, Rodney McMillian, Dave Sitek, Zaha Hadid, Alex Israel, EJ Hill, Rick Lowe, Shauna Davis, Emilja Skarnuylte…
