Sentences with phrase «works by living artists»

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Her commission will respond directly to the long and rich history of the Ashmolean's collection to produce a hugely significant new work — the first ever moving image work by a living artist to be acquired by the institution.

The gallery will present a program of curated exhibitions that range from thematic historical surveys to showcases of exceptional new work by living artists.

Abigail Ogilvy Gallery is a contemporary art gallery located in Boston, MA, featuring new work by living artists, both emerging and mid-career, with a focus on work that employs unique process and cultivates meaningful conversation.

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.»

All sorts of records have been smashed: Mark Rothko's White Center sold for $ 72.8 million, doubling the top price for a postwar work; and the world auction record for a work by a living artist was set by Jeff Koons» Hanging Heart, at $ 23.5 million.

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.

A giant 1994 Abstraktes Bild made headlines when it was sold by Eric Clapton for $ 34 million in 2012, then the highest price for a work by a living artist.

When he started collecting in the 1980s, the city's major arts patrons had amassed tranches of post-war treasures, but didn't always acquire work by living artists, and the public never got a look at the work.

Mera Rubell and her husband, Don, have been collecting work by living artists since the 1960s.

[11] In 1988, Johns» False Start was sold at auction at Sotheby's to Samuel I. Newhouse, Jr. for $ 17.05 million, setting a record at the time as the highest price paid for a work by a living artist at auction, and the second highest price paid for an artwork at auction in the U.S. [32] In 2006, private collectors Anne and Kenneth Griffin (founder of the Chicago - based hedge fund Citadel LLC) bought False Start (1959) from David Geffen [33] for $ 80 million, making it the most expensive painting by a living artist.