Sentences with phrase «works by living»

Sometimes you only learn what works by living in a space and using it over time.

He began his collection in the 1930s, and by the end of the decade Roy Neuberger was collecting seriously and had acquired major works by living artists.

Christie's rarely sold works by living artists at the end of the 20th century, but now the vast majority in terms of value at auction is the result of new artists.

1977 This Is Today: An Exhibition of Works by Living Artists, Root Center, Hamilton College, Clinton, NY Members» Gallery, Albright - Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, NY Recent Acquisitions, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, NY

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.

P.P.O.W.'s thorough and absorbing show of older works by a living artist, Martha Wilson, should also be counted among the important historical exhibitions.

Mr. Findlay expresses particular scorn for the fortunes paid for works by living artists with necessarily short track records.

The foreign schools rotated until 1825 when only selected loaned works by living British artists were shown, and for the next two years only works from the Royal Collection, essentially the new collections of the Prince Regent, by now King George IV.

A highly - anticipated feature of our Contemporary Art Evening Auction, Past Times joins a cast of exceptional works by living artists, including those donated for Creating Space: Artists for The Studio Museum in Harlem.»

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.

But while automobiles, for example, have vehicle identification numbers, works by living artists enter the market without dependable standards of identification.

Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art has announced the first two works by living artists to be installed in the museum, joining its permanent collection: A «Skyspace» by James Turrell and Lowell's Ocean, 2005 — 2008, by Mark di Suvero will grace the wooded one - hundred - acre grounds of museum, founded by a foundation of the family that owns Wal - Mart.

Focusing particularly on works by living artists, the Whitney is celebrated for presenting important exhibitions and for its renowned collection, which comprises over 19,000 works by more than 2,900 artists.

Thenceforth, the New Museum mainly, although not exclusively, displays works by living artists.

It was previously known as Europe's biggest fair specializing in works by living artists.

Meanwhile, we get to watch as Max Hollein and his team begin to execute their plan to shake up the Legion — and, thus, our conception of art history — with works by living artists.

At the time, local industrialists and politicians were keen to help boost the city's collections with works by living artists.

For the last five years, this space, known as «the bathtub» because of it's basinlike exterior, has been used for temporary exhibitions of works by living artists.

Due to its special focus on works by living artists, the museum has a policy of purchasing top - class works within the year they were created, often well before the artists have achieved widespread recognition.

Among the works by living artists, Cady Noland's 1989 silhouette - shaped screen print of the murder of Lee Harvey Oswald, «Bluewald,» sold to a client of Mr. Gorvy for $ 9.8 million, an auction high for the artist.

The Armory Show — Contemporary on Pier 94 is a renowned venue to premiere new works by living artists.

Up until January 2012, in the UK the resale right applied only to sales of works by living artists.

Gideon Mendel: Drowning World joins other exhibitions at the Broad MSU examining works by living artists from the U.S. and around the globe who are confronting a range of political, economic, and social issues.

The American Impressionist painter, Childe Hassam (1859 - 1935), a founding member of the Institute, bequeathed over 400 paintings, watercolors, pastels, lithographs, and etchings, with the request that the accumulated income from their sale be used to purchase works by living American painters for donation to museums in the United States.

Maine Collected features selected works by living artists connected to Maine from the Bates Museum of Art's permanent collection.

In a press statement, High Museum director Michael Shapiro says: «Photography is our fastest growing area of collecting, research and programming, and these gifts will ensure that the High can continue our commitment to new scholarship and commissioning new works by living artists.

«As one of the first commissioned works by a living female artist to be installed at the entrance of an American museum, Pas de Deux (Plaza Monument) will serve as a beacon for the DMA's intent to broaden its collecting and exhibition habits.»

Saara Pritchard, Head of Day Sale (Part I) declared: «With strong prices for works by living artists, The contemporary session I day sale demonstrated the growing depth in the market with new record prices set for Carolee Schneemann (lot 127) at $ 317,000 and Cheyney Thompson (lot 127) at $ 317,000.

Since 1910 the charity has donated thousands of works by living artists to museums.

In Delahunty's words, this sculpture is «one of the first commissioned works by a living female artist to be installed at the entrance of an American Museum» and it is «by far the most ambitious sculpture she has ever made in terms of scale and painted surface.»

That thing about «national treasure» is changed, so works by living artists could be added to that list only if the artist himself gives a permission for that.

«I only collect works by living artists, that's my maxim.

While works by living artists have always been collected by the MFA — Winslow Homer, Claude Monet, and John Singer Sargent were contemporary artists when some of their paintings were acquired — the Department of Contemporary Art was only established formally in the Museum's centennial year, 1971.

This institution continues to suppress a generation of works by living American artists which really is an outrage.

In 1973, as Mellon's highly enriched heirs were funding construction of the East Building, the Gallery acquired its first two works by living African - American artists.

Melanie exemplifies her professional work by living a life of committed action: She is the Nominating Chair and a former board president of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation New York City chapter, President of Morgan Stanley GIFT, and Co-Chair of Inwood Charities, among other roles.

It is the highest price known to have been paid, sources say, for a work by a living artist.

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.

Some present recent work by living artists spanning several generations; others showcase fascinating historical material of varying vintages.

Her gallery will present innovative historical exhibitions of such influential European and American figures as well as showcases of exceptional new work by living artists and special commissioned projects.

The Artist as Activist: Tayeba Begum Lipi and Mahbubur Rahman joins other exhibitions at the Broad MSU examining work by living artists from the U.S. and around the globe who are addressing a range of social and political issues through their practice — including recent exhibitions of South Asian artists Naiza Khan, Imran Qureshi, and Mithu Sen.

«Entangled Orbits demonstrates the museum's commitment to presenting work by living artists in public spaces and the idea that art should be the first thing you see when you enter the museum and the last thing as you leave,» said BMA Dorothy Wagner Wallis Director Christopher Bedford.

A record price for a work by a living artist at auction was set last night by Germany's Gerhard Richter.

In November 2013, the Post-War and Contemporary evening sale at Christie's totaled $ 691.6 million, setting a new record for the most expensive work by a living artist — $ 58.4 million for Jeff Koons's sculpture Balloon Dog.

The Lynden Sculpture Garden offers a program of temporary exhibitions — both in the gallery and on the grounds — featuring work by living artists, some of it created for Lynden.

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.

A clarification was added to include Frieze's inclusion of exhibiting modern masters and artists who may no longer be living, in addition to the fair's emphasis on presenting work by living contemporary artists.

Jeff Koons made himself a household name with his gargantuan steel sculpture series Balloon Dog, which broke records in 2013 when one of his five supersized hounds became the most expensive work by a living artist sold at auction, going for a staggering $ 58.4 m.

Two have already been sold by Clapton — in 2012, 809 - 4 changed hands for # 21.3 m, setting a new auction record for the artist and for any work by a living artist at auction.

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.