1994 in art

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Events

• February 12 – Edvard Munch's painting "The Scream" is stolen in Oslo (and is recovered on 7 May).
• April 8 – Michelangelo's Universal Judgement is reopened to public after 10 years of restorations.

Awards

• Archibald Prize: Francis Giacco – Homage to John Reichard
• Turner Prize: Antony Gormley

Works

See also: Category:1994 sculptures

• Helen Frankenthaler – All About Blue
• Damien Hirst – Away from the Flock
• Bill Woodrow – In Awe of the Pawnbroker

Births

• July 9 – Akiane Kramarik, American art and poetry prodigy.

Deaths

January to June

• February 6 – Jack Kirby, American comic book artist, writer and editor (b. 1917).
• February 11 – Max Leognany, French artist (b. 1913).
• February 12 – Donald Judd, American sculptor (b. 1928).
• March 22 – Walter Lantz, American cartoonist and animator (b. 1899).
• April 1 – Robert Doisneau, French photographer (b. 1912).
• April 14 – Jean Joyet, French artist (b. 1919).
• May 7 – Clement Greenberg, American art critic (b. 1909).
• May 12 – Sir Alfred Beit, 2nd Baronet, British politician, art collector and philanthropist and honorary Irish citizen (b. 1903).

July to September

• July 20 – Paul Delvaux, Belgian painter (b. 1897).
• August 16 – Henry Geldzahler, American museum curator, (b. 1935)
• September – Bruce Ariss, American artist (b. 1911).
• November 4 – Sam Francis, American painter and printmaker (b. 1923).
• November 20 – Umaña, Colombian artist (b. 1908).
• December 31 – Leigh Bowery, Australian performance artist, club promoter, actor, model and fashion designer (b. 1961).