Your deaccessioning of certain pieces in the Dia collection, including some well - loved Cy Twomblys, garnered some controversy.
Rumors about
the deaccessioning of the piece have been circulating for some time, including word that it had been offered to the High Museum of Art.
Indeed, the bill is so poorly worded, some of them said, that it could be interpreted as abolishing basic property rights where museums are concerned and mandating
the deaccession of such substantial portions of» their collections that they would be forced to abdicate their fiduciary responsibility — and thus be in violation of other laws.
Not exact matches
Berkshire Museum criticised by Rockwell family over
deaccession plans The family
of Norman Rockwell has condemned the Berkshire Museum's controversial plans to sell two
of the artist's paintings from its collection, reports ArtNews.
It has meant that numerous appealing but not top quality objects entered the collection — a situation that the department has addressed by a recent programme
of assessment and
deaccessioning.
Jones completed a private residency program in Northern California in summer
of 2016, during which he produced new work for the exhibition from books
deaccessioned by the Department
of African American Studies at the University
of California, Berkeley.
From the bedroom to the boardroom she curates artwork to reflect the vision
of private, corporate and non-profit clients and steers them through the exciting process
of procuring,
deaccessioning, managing, and displaying artwork.
Plus: Hidden portrait
of Mary, Queen
of Scots portrait is found Berkshire Museum members file second suit over
deaccession sale Mellon Foundation grants $ 3.5 m to Seattle Art Museum for Asian art conservation centre and activists target Roosevelt statue outside American Museum
of Natural History
Sabrina Gschwandtner's second solo exhibition at Shoshana Wayne Gallery continues her exploration into intricate quilting motifs, expanding on her already complex imagery with the addition
of deaccessioned celluloid film strips
of female hands hard at work — sewing, threading, knitting and crocheting their way into our human consciousness.
Group
of accessories for case masks, pair
of wrist guards, and dance cap Date: 20th century Dimensions: dimensions variable Medium: Wood, basketry, cardboard, leather, paint, cotton thread and yarn, gourd, cornhusks, nails, wool, and horsehair Credit Line: The Roberta Coke Camp Fund Culture: Hopi Object Number: DEACC.1988.120.1 - 26
Deaccession Criteria: Restitution / Returned to rightful owner: the work has been legally requested for repatriation under Federal Law — Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (1990)
A number
of institutions have also chosen to
deaccession important works through the gallery.
The museum at one point had 19th - century art in the collection, but a decision was taken around the late «70s to create a dividing line
of around 1900 and
deaccession the works pre-dating that.
Artists and curators comment on the Baltimore Museum
of Art's decision to diversify its collection through recent acquisitions
of works by women and artists
of color and by
deaccessioning repetitive works.
Plus: La Salle University's president defends decision to
deaccession MoMA receives major gift
of Latin American art Taft Museum
of Art receives $ 5m gift Scottish museums receive # 700,000 in development funding and Stephen Reily appointed director
of Louisville's Speed Art Museum
The Hood Museum
of Art strives to be a capable steward
of the works in its care, protecting each object for the enjoyment
of future generations, understanding the origin
of each work in the museum's collection, and, when appropriate,
deaccessioning objects that do not effectively serve the museum's teaching mission.
(1 m 73.04 cm × 109.86 cm × 54.93 cm) Medium: Coal Credit Line: Dallas Museum
of Art, gift
of the artist, gift
of Sperone Westwater, and DMA / amfAR Benefit Auction Fund Object Number: DEACC.2012.51
Deaccession Criteria: Work is in poor condition and can not be treated successfully / Exchanged for a different sculpture by the same artist
Baltimore Museum
of Art to diversify contemporary collection The Baltimore Museum
of Art has announced plans to
deaccession seven works by post-war artists already represented in its collection, including Andy Warhol, Robert Rauschenberg and Franz Kline, with the aim
of diversifying its contemporary holdings.
Dance wands Date: c. 1910 - 1930 Medium: Wood, paint, feathers, and fiber Credit Line: Gift
of Casey Tollett Collins Culture: Hopi Object Number: DEACC.2009.57.1 - 2
Deaccession Criteria: Restitution / Returned to rightful owner: the work has been legally requested for repatriation under Federal Law — Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (1990)
All
deaccessioning undertaken by the Hood Museum
of Art adheres to the museum's
deaccession policy and professional guidelines provided by the Association
of Art Museum Directors (AAMD).
images: Charles Demuth, Buildings, 1930 — 1931, tempera and plumbago on composition board, Dallas Museum
of Art, Dallas Art Association Purchase Fund,
Deaccession Funds / City
of Dallas (by exchange) in honor
of Dr. Steven A. Nash, 1988.21; «Skyscraper» Cocktail Shaker and Lid, c. 1928 — 1931, William Waldo Dodge, Jr. (Designer), Silver, Dallas Museum
of Art, The Patsy Lacy Griffith Collection, gift
of Patsy Lacy Griffith by exchange, 2008.48.1.A - B; Charles Sheeler, Suspended Power, 1939, oil on canvas, Dallas Museum
of Art, gift
of Edmund J. Kahn, 1985.143
Any object considered for
deaccession undergoes rigorous review by the professional staff (often drawing on the expertise
of outside consultants) and the museum's acquisitions committee, which approves all accessions (additions) to and
deaccessions from the collections.
For Priebe, who often uses books that have been
deaccessioned from libraries as materials in her work, books become fodder for immersive installations populated by towers
of tomes and swirling streams
of pages that appear to defy the laws
of physics.
Funds produced from the sale
of deaccessioned artworks are used only to acquire new artworks.
SAM has published a list
of previously
deaccessioned artworks below, and this list will be updated regularly as changes to the collection are made.
The gallery had planned to
deaccession the work in order to acquire a painting by Jean - Louis David painting that was at risk
of leaving the country, but decided against the controversial move at the last moment.
He told Deutsche Welle that he likes to
deaccession works regularly in order to purchase new pieces, and that the law would make this more difficult and reduce the value
of the work in question.
In each case, the artists
of deaccessioned works are represented in PAFA's collection by more important examples and / or ones that relate better to core works in the permanent collection.
PAFA's purchases are being paid for by a combination
of proceeds from endowment funds restricted for art acquisition and proceeds from
deaccessioning.
James C. Biddle, Chair
of PAFA's Collections Committee, remarked: «PAFA's staff and Board have made an extremely thoughtful and responsible decision in
deaccessioning these paintings.
Guidelines
of the Association
of Art Museum Directors permit
deaccessioning (sales
of art from museum collections) only if the proceeds are used to buy similar works
of art, not to build buildings.
Collection
of the Nevada Museum
of Art with funds from The Louise A. Tarble Foundation, Dorothy Lemelson, and funds provided by
deaccessioning.
The
deaccessioning issue has been widely covered including by Lee Rosenbaum (Culture Grrrl), who headlined her piece on the Sotheby's sale «Denver disposals,» and here by Leanne Goebel who argues a local angle that the sale
of the four was to the greater good
of the 2400 remaining.
Despite the long history
of deaccessioning, when New York's National Academy Museum sold two Hudson River School paintings to pay operating costs in 2008, the AAMD invoked its rule and levied sanctions that prevented the Academy from borrowing works from other museums for two years, followed by a five - year probation period.
Hence, after 18 months
of consideration, the group is releasing
deaccession guidelines reaffirming its traditional stance: that objects may be disposed
of only to support new acquisitions, and not used for endowment or operating expenses.
A portrait
of Rubens» 12 - year - old daughter Clara Serena, which was recently
deaccessioned by the Met, is going to be housed at the Rubenshuis in Antwerp.
Given the AAMD's awkward past experience in imposing sanctions on New York's National Academy
of Design for its
deaccessions in 2008, the question
of how the association should treat scofflaws was much debated.
One plan, sure to spark interest in the art community — though it's also meant to foster a more general understanding
of collections policy — will urge members to post «in a timely manner» lists
of deaccessioned art.
Deaccessioned twice and the subject
of multiple interpretations, a provocative Eakins sporting picture takes its place in a new collection and a new show.
(Details
of the policy — such as the ban on «fractional
deaccessions» except to public entities — will be released on July 1.)
These recollections were part
of a series
of conversations I had recently with artists, curators, and museum professionals, after the Baltimore Museum
of Art announced last month that it would be diversifying its collection to enhance visitor experience through recent acquisitions
of works by women and artists
of color and by
deaccessioning repetitive works.
«Many
of the greatest works in our collection are the result
of deaccessioning,» Mr. Lowry added, citing as examples Gerhard Richter's Baader - Meinhof series, Andy Warhol's Campbell's soup cans, van Gogh's «Postman Joseph Roulin» and Picasso's «Demoiselles d'Avignon,» all
of which were bought with funds raised by selling other artworks.
Collection
of the Nevada Museum
of Art, Museum purchase with funds provided by
deaccessioning.
The process
of selling artworks from a museum collection, known as
deaccession, «is a necessity to ensure the greatness
of the collection going forward,» Bedford said.
«Museums usually
deaccession works in areas
of the collection in which they have great depth,» she said.
The Baltimore Museum
of Art announced on Friday that it will
deaccession seven works by white male artists, including Andy Warhol, Robert Rauschenberg, and Franz Kline, to make room for works by contemporary female artists and artists
of color, according to the Baltimore Sun.
All the major museums in this country
deaccession annually as a matter
of routine.»
In a statement about feminism and labor, she weaves quilts from 16 mm feminist documentary film reels that were
deaccessioned from the Fashion Institute
of Technology.
Her research focuses on the role played by the processes
of accumulation and
deaccessioning in the formation and mobility
of collections.
It registers opposition to the Metropolitan Museum
of Art's decision to
deaccession works from its permanent collection to finance the purchase
of a Greek calyx - krater.
The object coming in to replace the
deaccessioned work needs to go through a heavy screening process by the Curatorial Committee, the Committee on Collection, and then ratified by the Board
of Trustees in order to be approved.