Fortune Cookie Projects

Fortune Cookie Projects, a partnership held by Mary Dinaburg and Howard Rutkowski, was formed to take advantage of the dynamic movement seen in the art markets in the Far East. The company seeks to play two cross-cultural roles: introducing major international artists – spanning from Impressionism and Modernism through Contemporary practitioners – to venues in the Far East and by bringing established and emerging artists from the region to the West.

Fortune Cookie Projects has already securely established itself in its first purpose, beginning as early 2000 with an exhibition of 8 important international video artists at Arario Gallery in Cheonan, Korea. This was followed, also at Arario, in 2001 by Pop Thru Out, a survey of historical and current work, exploring popular culture through a variety of media. Subsequent projects included solo exhibitions of major international artists such as Sigmar Polke, Jorg Immendorff, Per Kirkeby and Markus Lupertz.