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? InaugurationZaha HadidContemporary Arts Center (CAC)Cincinnati, 辛辛那提当代艺术中心 ? The Contemporary Arts Center (CAC) will inaugurate its new building, in the heart of downtown Cincinnati, on May 31, 2003. With the move to this dynamic new building, the first free-standing home for the Centers pioneering programming, the CAC will become one of the most centrally located contemporary arts institutions in the nation.The new Lois Richard Rosenthal The six-story 87,000 square-foot Center features 17,000 square feet of gallery space, the UnMuseum (a childrens education center for participatory art installations, hands-on projects and other programs) and a 150-seat performance space, a bookstore, caf? kiosk and office facilities. The concrete, steel and glass building features undulating levels and ramps to accommodate the varied shapes, scales and media of contemporary art. The galleries, that appear to float over the main lobby, connect and interlock like a three dimensional jigsaw puzzle, allowing for unobstructed viewing from all sides. The public lobby, where everyone enters, is downtown and central to the city so people who are just walking around can go in and have a coffee downstairs or hang around the lobby or go upstairs to quickly see a show. It is a very accessible building.Its not a compact building and there is a degree of transparency on the ground and above. So its not only how we use it, but also how we pass through it.Every time you confront the space you have a different experience.Zaha Hadid The Contemporary Arts Center will present the largest group exhibition in its history to inaugurate the new space. Somewhere Better than this Place: Alternative Social Experience in the Spaces of Contemporary Art will feature works by 39 leading contemporary artists and artist collaboratives. The exhibition represents the diverse backgrounds, perspectives and sensibilities of leading U.S. and international artists working in various media - including instal