The painting set the world record for the most expensive price paid at auction for a work of
art by a living artist.
But while automobiles, for example, have vehicle identification numbers, works
by living artists enter the market without dependable standards of identification.
It will also miss out on the many opportunities
provided by living artists and recent art to shed light on its historical collections.
There, he will concentrate on historic exhibitions, as well as artist estates and the secondary market — meaning art that has been for sale, not new
work by living artists.
MECA's Institute of Contemporary Art serves a critical regional role in its commitment to presenting contemporary, provocative work
by living artists from Maine and around the globe.
In 2007, one sold at Sotheby's for $ 23m, then the most expensive piece of art created
by a living artist sold at auction.
Sold for 3,641,000 to Roman Abramovich in 2008, the most expensive work sold
by a living artist at auction until 2012.)
The following painting in the series, Benefits Supervisor Sleeping, was sold by Christie's in 2008 for $ 33.6 million, making it — at the time — the most expensive painting
by a living artist ever to be sold at auction.
Kapoor was the first living British artist to take over the Royal Academy, London, in 2009; [76] the show attracted 275,000 visitors, making it the most successful exhibition ever
by a living artist in London.
The Fishers's collection ---- eleven hundred works by contemporary figures like Calder, de Kooning, Diebenkorn, Warhol, and Lichtenstein, as well
as by living artists like Cy Twombly, Ellsworth Kelly, and Brice Marden ---- dovetails with the museum's collection.
In the Village Voice, Jerry Saltz assesses the the Whitney's current situation and offers some prescriptions for its future, advocating the addition of artists to its board of trustees and a stronger focus on
shows by living artists.
The Fishers» art — 1,100 works by major contemporary figures like Calder, de Kooning, Diebenkorn, Warhol and Lichtenstein, as well as
by living artists like Cy Twombly, Ellsworth Kelly and Brice Marden — dovetails with the museum's collection.
The Whitney Museum has a policy not to sell
artwork by a living artist in case it would negatively impact the artist's career, but it has a policy in which works can be acquired through exchanges.
This will be the second solo exhibition
by a living artist since the museum's founding in 1819, following an exhibition by the late Cy Twombly organized in 2008.
Around 20 works, now held at the Kunsthalle, date from the private collection of Hermann, the imperial field marshal who surrounded himself with
pictures by living artists of his day.
In 2013, his solo exhibition Da Vincis do Povo in Brazil went on a three - city tour around the country and was the most visited exhibition
by a living artist worldwide that year with over one million visitors.
Unlike its London rivals, FIAC shows 20th - century classics as well as works
by living artists under the same cast - iron roof of the Grand Palais.
The exhibition will begin with historical representations of the creation story and culminate with seven major
commissions by living artists including Trenton Doyle Hancock (Season 2) and Matthew Ritchie (Season 3).
Works
by living artists include two large colour photographs by Karin Bubaš, five text drawings in charcoal by Steven Shearer, a double - sided projection by Kevin Schmidt, two masks by Beau Dick, a small multiple by Rodney Graham, a mixed - media diptych by Mina Totino, a video by Euan Macdonald and a mechanical sculpture by Richard E. Prince.
Interestingly, once the Whitney finally opened as a museum, it briefly had a policy of not showing work
by living artists so as not to wade into the messy territory of influencing the market.
Frieze New York is the center of the world this week in New York City with its contemporary art fair presenting work
by living artists only.
His work on the monumental Pennyroyal Caxton Bible was the only one - man exhibit ever to be mounted at the Library of National Gallery of Art in Washington
D.C. by a living artist.
Frankly I wish there were more
inclusions by living artists like Milton Resnick, John Griefen, William Pettet, Dan Christensen, and Ronald Davis» Music Series and I'd like to see the museum do an in depth expansion of this exhibition.
Some present recent work
by living artists spanning several generations; others showcase fascinating historical material of varying vintages.
The most passionately discussed New York City gallery exhibition of last season might have been Philip Guston at Hauser & Wirth, but the most talked - about
one by a living artist was undoubtedly «David Hammons: Five Decades» at Mnuchin Gallery.
But Dia began as an institution dedicated to supporting long - term
projects by living artists, and for several years now, it has been trying to raise money to build a space for such endeavors in Manhattan, after outgrowing its two locations on West 22nd Street in Chelsea and closing them in 2004.
Of the top 50 contemporary auction
lots by living artists sold at Christie's and Sotheby's in China, New York and London in 2015, only four were by women — a mere 8 %.
Guided by a passion for the cutting edge and collecting works
exclusively by living artists, Bob and Nancy have worked with young artists and dealers over the past 40 years to build their unique and celebrated collection.
The Noguchi Museum was founded in 1985 by Isamu Noguchi (1904 — 1988), one of the leading sculptors and designers of the twentieth century, The museum was the first museum in America to be established, designed, and
installed by a living artist to show their own work, according to The Noguchi Museum.
According to Jason T. Busch, gallery director, «We will also showcase work
by living artists Beth Cavener, Katsuyo Aoki, and Rick Owens, all of whom have been garnering increasingly significant international acclaim through the gallery's presentations.»
I spent the week on a quest to find work
by the living artists using photography among the sudden flood of neo-figurative painting that permeated the pavilions.
Founded in 1985 by Isamu Noguchi, a leading sculptor and designer, the museum became the first museum in America to be established and
designed by a living artist showing their own work.
Made by moving paint across the canvas with a squeegee, the abstractions have consistently held the record price for a painting sold at auction
by a living artist over the past five years, with the highest one selling for $ 44.52 million at Sotheby's London in 2015.
Plans for Mr. Close's show had been two years in the making, and his was the only exhibition
by a living artist scheduled at the Met for the rest of the century.
Meanwhile, the Legion of Honor enlivened the centennial of the death of Auguste Rodin by dramatically contrasting the museum's great sculpture collection with two exhibitions of cheeky works
by living artists Sarah Lucas and Urs Fischer.
Not since Robert Rauschenberg's appearance at the Biennale 20 years ago has a show by a single painter so hogged the attention of visitors, or looked so effortlessly superior to everything else on
view by living artists.»
We are in the midst of transforming our building into a livelier, more creative space that will be
activated by living artists and engage audiences.