1997 in art
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The year 1997 in art involved some significant events.
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[edit] Events
- Puppy by Jeff Koons is moved from Sydney Harbour to the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao.
- Robert Colescott becomes the first African-American to represent the United States in a solo exhibition at the Venice Biennial.
[edit] Exhibitions
- Sensation opens at the Royal Academy of Art in London.
- Documenta X opens in Kassel
[edit] Awards
- Archibald Prize - Nigel Thomson, Barbara Blackman
- Schock Prize in Visual Arts - Torsten Andersson
- Turner Prize - Gillian Wearing
[edit] Artworks
[edit] Deaths
- March 7 - Martin Kippenberger, 44, German "bad boy" artist
- March 11 - Sam Golden, paintmaker
- March 21 - Willem de Kooning, painter
- July 16 - Dora Maar, photographer and painter, lover of Pablo Picasso
- September 29 - Roy Lichtenstein, painter
- December 16 - Lillian Disney, artist and wife of Walt Disney
