2007 in art
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The year 2007 in art involved some significant events.
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[edit] Events
- 18 October – In New York City one of the worlds leading art galleries, the Salander-O'Reilly Galleries, is forced into closure on the evening of the opening of a major Caravaggio exhibition, amidst scandal and lawsuits.
- 20 December – The Pablo Picasso painting Portrait of Suzanne Bloch, together with Candido Portinari's O Lavrador de Café,[1] is stolen from the São Paulo Museum of Art.
- 52nd Venice Biennale June 10 – November 21
[edit] Exhibitions
- Garden in Transit, a public art exhibit, is displayed on New York City taxis between September 2007 and December 2007
[edit] Awards
- Archibald Prize – John Beard, Portrait of Janet Laurence
- Arts & Cultural Council for Greater Rochester Artist of the Year – Manuel Rivera-Ortiz
- Caldecott Medal – David Wiesner, Flotsam
- Turner Prize – Mark Wallinger, State Britain
-The Venice Biennial-
- Lion d'Or Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement:Malick Sidibé (Mali)
- Lion d'Or for Best Pavilion: Andreas Fogarasi (Hungary)
- Wynne prize – Philip Wolfhagen, Winter Nocturne IV
[edit] Deaths
[edit] January to March
- 8 January – Iwao Takamoto, Japanese American animator, television producer, and film director (b.1925).
- 20 January – Dan Christensen, American abstract painter (b.1942).
- 4 February – Jules Olitski, American abstract painter, printmaker, and sculptor (b.1922).
- 14 February – Emmett Williams, American poet and Fluxus artist (b.1925).
- 22 February – Lothar-Günther Buchheim, German author, painter, and art collector (b.1918).
- 22 February – Miriam Mone, Northern Irish fashion designer (b.1965).
- 2 March – Madi Phala, South African artist (b.1955).
- 6 March – Jean Baudrillard, French cultural theorist, sociologist, philosopher, political commentator, and photographer (b.1929).
- 16 March – Raymond Nasher, American art collector (b.1921).
[edit] April to June
- 7 April – Johnny Hart, American cartoonist (b.1931).
- 8 April – Sol LeWitt, American conceptual and minimalist artist (b.1928).
- 10 April – Salvatore Scarpitta, American sculptor (b.1919).
- 15 April – Brant Parker, American cartoonist (b.1920).
- 17 April – Kitty Carlisle Hart, American singer, actress and New York State Council on the Arts member (b.1910).
- 3 May – Warja Honegger-Lavater, Swiss artist and illustrator (b.1913).
- 26 May – James Beck, American art historian (b.1930).
- 28 May – Jörg Immendorff, German painter, sculptor, stage designer and art professor (b.1945).
- 2 June – Jerry Wilkerson, American painter (b.1943).
- 17 June – Gianfranco Ferré, Italian fashion designer (b.1944).
- 22 June – Bernd Becher, German photographer (b.1931).
- 26 June – Liz Claiborne, Belgian-born American fashion designer and entrepreneur (b.1929).
[edit] July to September
- 7 July – John Szarkowski, American photographer, curator, historian and critic (b.1925).
- 17 July – Jeremy Blake, American digital artist and painter (b.1971).
- 22 July – Aleksandr Tatarskiy, Russian animator, artist and film director (b.1950).
- 9 August – Joe O'Donnell, American photographer (b.1922).
- 11 August – Maurice Boitel, French painter (b.1919).
- 12 August – Elizabeth Murray, American painter, printmaker and draughtsman (b.1940).
- 12 August – Mike Wieringo, American comic book artist (b.1963).
- 17 August – Edward Avedisian, American abstract painter (b.1936).
- 24 September – Lenore Tawney, American fiber artist (b.1907).
- 25 September – André Emmerich, American gallerist.
[edit] October to December
- 5 October – Alexandra Boulat, French photographer (b.1962).
- 8 October – Constantine Andreou, Greek painter and sculptor (b.1917).
- 21 October – R. B. Kitaj, American-born English artist (b.1932).
- 21 October – Ileana Sonnabend, art dealer and gallerist.
- 30 October – Norbert Lynton, British art historian and Professor of the History of Art (b.1927).
- 16 November – Paul Brach, American abstract painter, lecturer and educator (b.1924).
- 4 December – Norval Morrisseau, Aboriginal Canadian artist (b.1932).
- 4 December - Herman Rose 98, painter (b.1909).
- 14 December – Ismail Gulgee, Pakistani painter (b.1926).
- 31 December – Michael Goldberg, American abstract expressionist painter and teacher (b.1924).