By exhibiting
significant artworks in its storefront location at the edge of Taksim Square in Istanbul, collectorspace seeks to engage the general public on issues that motivate contemporary artists while creating reference points for next generations of collectors regarding their role in supporting knowledge production.
More recently, the notable gifts of funds from the Contemporary and Modern Art Council have contributed toward the acquisition
of significant artworks including examples by Dan Flavin, William Kentridge, Yinka Shonibare, and Kara Walker.
Additionally, thanks to our collaborations with some major galleries, we were able to acquire
significant artworks by artists who have already achieved an international reputation, plus a number of historically significant works.
«As museums with a shared teaching mission and a commitment to broaden our collective holdings in new media, we saw a unique opportunity to join forces to
acquire significant artworks,» said Sharon Corwin, the Carolyn Muzzy Director and Chief Curator of the Colby College Museum of Art.
IN CHOOSING THE LIST OF 25
significant artworks spanning 1991 - 2015, Frieze editors state in the magazine that they «agreed on a group of artworks from around the world that reflect something important about the time in which they were made, whose influence has grown over the years and which still feel urgent, fresh and relevant today.»
Sotheby's New York seems to be doing things just right these past several seasons as the auction house secured
several significant artworks by the brightest stars of Abstract Expressionism and set public sale records for Gerhard Richter and Barnett Newmann.
Whilst there is a constant stream of chunky picture books offering glossy surveys of recent art history, Defining Contemporary Art - 25 Years in 200 Pivotal Artworks has -LSB-...] instead of essays -LSB-...] eight art world luminaries
select significant artworks and present them chronologically.
BAM Fest attendees love spending a Sunday afternoon sipping in the sun, engaging with artists, and
exploring significant artworks while listening to booty - shakin» music.
He has
made significant artwork on the Irish troubles in the North, in the series the «Irish Works», drawing on a multitude of references from Goya to art - school drawing, while imbued with a sense of tragic irony.
Predominantly working with painting, drawing, print and installation, Stephen Smith's work is complemented by
historically significant artworks, one in each space, by Frank Auerbach, Elisabeth Frink, Geoffrey Clarke, John Tunnard, Terry Frost, Roger Hilton, Patrick Heron and Lynn Chadwick borrowed from The Ingram Collection of Modern British Art.
Significant artworks in the exhibition include two landscape paintings of Java by Raden Saleh from the collection of the Smithsonian, on public display for the first time; as well as the spectacular Arab Horseman Attacked by a Lion (1842).
Yet despite a 40 - year span
of significant artwork, Motley is one of the least visible artists of the 20th century.
Among
the significant artwork included in the exhibition are Porter's 1970s photographs alluding to space and the body, and a series of prints referencing surrealist René Magritte that interrogate image, representation and simulacra.
Throughout the museum, visitors will find an outstanding selection of American and European painting, sculpture, and decorative arts; works by established and emerging contemporary artists;
significant artworks from China; stunning Antioch mosaics; and an exceptional collection of art from Africa.
But if you're able to snag a few moments at these stations, you'll see the objects on view in the aesthetic and cultural context of
significant artworks, monuments, and movements: Marcel Duchamp's 1913 readymade Roue de bicyclette [Bicycle Wheel]; the Crystal Palace at the 1851 World's Fair; Pop Art's embrace of mass - media messaging.
The galleries showcase an exceptional collection of art from Africa; important works by established and emerging contemporary artists; outstanding European and American paintings, sculpture, and decorative arts;
significant artworks from China; ancient Antioch mosaics; and exquisite textiles from around the world.
Some of the most
significant artworks to enter public collections this month — including Barbra Streisand's high - profile gift to LACMA.
Contemporary Highlights presents this renowned collection in pocket size, as a handbook guide to the Museum's contemporary collection, and features the curators» selections of 250 of the most
significant artworks that the Museum has collected over the past 25 years.
As a continuation of the Choice Works programming, eight
significant artworks will be auctioned off at Planned Parenthood's 100th Anniversary Gala to help raise contributions for Planned Parenthood Federation of America and Planned Parenthood of New York City.
Predominantly working with painting, drawing, print and installation, Stephen Smith's work is complemented by historically
significant artworks, one in each space, by Frank Auerbach, Elisabeth Frink, Geoffrey Clarke, John Tunnard, Terry Frost, Roger Hilton, Patrick Heron and Lynn Chadwick.
A new Robert Rauschenberg exhibition, featuring six
significant artworks from the artist's remarkable legacy, soon on view at Hong Kong de Sarthe Gallery.
The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco have added three
significant artworks to their collections.
Over 100
significant artworks have been acquired by the Museum with proceeds from TWO x TWO.