Art in America articles from August 2002

Art in America archives from August 2002

Museum preview: 2002/03 preview.
August 1, 2002... Summer Anne Vallayer-Coster This is the first museum retrospective for the artist, who was a painter to the court of Louis XVI. A highly regarded member of the French Academy, Vallayer-Coster was one of the foremost still-life...

Auction highlights. (2001 In Review).(results from recent art auctions)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
August 1, 2002... Listed below are highlights from the spring and fall 201 auction season, featuring works of impressionist, modern and contemporary art from five of New York's most prominent auction houses. Each entry provides the artist's name, title of work,...

Auction house directory.(Directory)
August 1, 2002... CALIFORNIA Butterfields 220 San Bruno Avenue San Francisco, CA 94103 415.861.7500 Fax: 415.861.8951 7601 Sunset Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90046 Tel: 323.850.7500 Fax: 323.850.5843 A full service auction house offering...

David Hickey, Las Vegas-based critic and curator who organized the recent SITE Santa Fe biennial. (People).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... David Hickey, Las Vegas-based critic and curator who organized the recent SITE Santa Fe biennial, received a $500,000 MacArthur Foundation fellowship.

Arlene Raven, socially minded critic and author, was given the Frank Jewett Mather Award. (People).(College Art Association)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Arlene Raven, socially minded critic and author, was given the Frank Jewett Mather Award for art criticism by the College Art Association.

Jorge Pardo, known for his conceptually based architectural interiors and objects, received the Lucelia Artist Award. (People).(Smithsonian American Art Museum)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Jorge Pardo, known for his conceptually based architectural interiors and objects, received the Lucelia Artist Award, worth $25,000, from the Smithsonian American Art Museum.

Martin Creed, artist known for his conceptual, often humorous installations and objects, won the Tate Britain's Turner Prize. (People).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Martin Creed, artist known for his conceptual, often humorous installations and objects, won the Tate Britain's Turner Prize, worth about $29,000.

Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. (People).(Joel Wachs)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Joel Wachs, art collector and member of the Los Angeles city council for 30 years, became director of the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts in New York.

Cai Guo-Qiang, Chinese artist known for his process-oriented performances and installations, won the $50,000 Alpert Award. (People).(California Institute of the Arts)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Cai Guo-Qiang, Chinese artist known for his process-oriented performances and installations, won the $50,000 Alpert Award from the California Institute of the Arts.

Jean Nouvel, French architect, won the Gold Medal from the Royal Institute of British Architects, and the Praemium Imperiale. (People).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Jean Nouvel, French architect, won the Gold Medal from the Royal Institute of British Architects, and the Praemium Imperiale, worth about $125,000, from the Japan Art Association.

Nasher Sculpture Center. (people).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Steven Nash, associate director and chief curator for 12 years at the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, was named director of the new Nasher Sculpture Center in Dallas.

Miriam Schapiro, feminist artist and Pattern & Decoration painter, received the distinguished artist award for lifetime achievement. (People).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Miriam Schapiro, feminist artist and Pattern & Decoration painter, received the distinguished artist award for lifetime achievement from the College Art Association.

Renzo Piano, architect who designed the forthcoming New York Times headquarters, was the winner of the $50,000 Wexner Prize. (People).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Renzo Piano, architect who designed the forthcoming New York Times headquarters, was the winner of the $50,000 Wexner Prize from the Wexner Center for the Arts in Columbus, Ohio.

Julie Mehretu, painter of abstract canvases, won a $30,000 award from the Penny McCall Foundation. (People).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Julie Mehretu, painter of abstract canvases, won a $30,000 award from the Penny McCall Foundation; the inaugural Pat Hearn Award, worth $7,500; and a Tiffany Foundation grant.

Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. (People).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Ned Rifkin, director since 1999 of the Menil Collection in Houston, was named director of the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in Washington, D.C.

Henri Loyrette was appointed president of the Louvre in Paris. (People).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Henri Loyrette was appointed president of the Louvre in Paris. He had been director of the Musee d'Orsay since 1994.

Inigo Manglano-Ovalle, whose video installations often engage modernist architecture. (People).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Inigo Manglano-Ovalle, whose video installations often engage modernist architecture, received a $500,000 MacArthur Foundation fellowship.

David Wilson, designer and curator of the Museum of Jurassic Technology in Los Angeles. (People).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... David Wilson, designer and curator of the Museum of Jurassic Technology in Los Angeles, was awarded a $500,000 MacArthur Foundation fellowship.

Jacques Herzog & Pierre de Meuron, Swiss architectural team that designed the Tate Modern in London. (People).(Pritzker Prize)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Jacques Herzog & Pierre de Meuron, Swiss architectural team that designed the Tate Modern in London, received the $100,000 Pritzker Prize from the Hyatt Foundation.

Private dealers.(art dealers)(Directory)
August 1, 2002... Elrick-Manley Fine Art, Inc. 118 Riverside Drive, 10A, New York, NY 10024 Tel/Fax: 212.873.7282 Email: marianne@elrickmanley.com Website: www.artnet.com/elrickmanley.html By appointment only. 19th & 20th-century works of art...

Public art. (2001 In Review).(listing of recent public art installations)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... 1 Ann Gardner Lebeg (slight movement in the air). A 78-foot-high mobile, with nine 12-foot-tall glass mosaic elements, and a terrazzo floor, in the Washington State Convention and Trade Center, a Washington State Arts...

Obituaries. (2001 In Review).(Brief Article)(Obituary)
August 1, 2002... David Sylvester, 76, British critic and curator who wrote for A.i.A. and numerous other publications. Among his many books is the Magritte catalogue raisonne. Grace Borgenicht Brandt, 86, leading New York art dealer, whose...

Galleries Museums & Artists. (Alabama-California).(Directory)
August 1, 2002... Alabama ANNISTON 1001. Anniston Museum of Natural History 800 Museum Dr, PO Box 1587 36202 (205) 237-6766 E-mail: info@annistonmuseum.org; Web site: www.annistonmuseum.org Dir: Cheryl H. Bragg Nature-related and Native...

Galleries Museums & Artists. (Colorado-Georgia).(Directory)
August 1, 2002... Colorado ARVADA 1686. Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities 6901 Wadsworth Blvd 80003 (303) 431-3080, fax (303) 431-3083 Mon-Sat 9-5, Sun 1-5 Dir: Kathy Andrews Contemporary regional and national artists, historical...

Galleries Museums & Artists. (Hawaii-Maryland).(Directory)
August 1, 2002... Hawaii HANA, MAUI 2193. Hana Coast Gallery at Hotel Hana-Maui PO Box 565 96713 (808) 248-8636, fax (808) 248-7332 Web site: www.hanacoast.com Daily 9-9 Dir: Patrick Robinson Original fine art and cultural mastercrafts in all...

Galleries Museums & Artists. (Massachusetts-New Jersey).(Directory)
August 1, 2002... Massachusetts ALLSTON 2678. Elias Fine Art 120 Braintree St, Rear 02134 (617) 783-1888, fax (617) 783-1818 Wed-Sat 12-5 Dir: Daniel Elias Contemporary art in all media. G/P Artists exhibited: Ahmed Abdalla, Alice Swinden...

Galleries Museums & Artists. (New Mexico).(Directory)
August 1, 2002... New Mexico ABIQUIU 3201. Galeria Arriba at the Abiquiu Inn Highway 84 87510 (505) 685-4378, fax (800) 447-5621 E-mail: abiquiuinn@computerationx.com; Web site: www.abiquiuinn.com Dir: Julie Wagner Traditional and...

Galleries Museums & Artists. (New York).
August 1, 2002... New York ALBANY 3327. Albany Center Galleries 161 Washington Ave 12210 (518) 462-4775, fax (518) 462-1491 Web site: www.albanycentergalleries.org Dir: Sarah Cunningham Contemporary art by artists of the Mohawk-Hudson Region....

Galleries Museums & Artists New York. (3823-4404).
August 1, 2002... 3823. Ruth Harf Associates Ltd. 114 E 72nd St, Apt 7A 10021 (212) 288-1015, fax (212) 288-5826 E-mail: rharf1@bellatlantic.net By appt Dir: Ruth Harf 20th-century American and European painting, sculpture, drawings and prints. Call...

Galleries Museums & Artists. (North Carolina-Tennessee).
August 1, 2002... North Carolina ASHEVILLE 4405. Asheville Art Museum 2 S Pack Sq, PO Box 1717 28802 (828) 253-3227 Web site: www.ashevilleart.org Tue-Sat 10-5, Sun 1-5, Fri until 8pm Dir: Pamela L. Myers 20th-century American art; Southeastern...

Galleries Museums & Artists. (Texas-Wyoming).
August 1, 2002... Texas ABILENE 4875. The Grace Museum 102 Cypress St 79601 (915) 673-4587, fax (915) 675-5993 E-mail: moa@abilene.com/grace Tue-Wed, Fri-Sat 10-5, Thu 10-8:30 Dir: Judy Godfrey Exhibiting regional, national and international...

Gallery & Museum Index.
August 1, 2002... Galleries # 1112 Gallery/Society for Arts 2239 123 Watts Gallery 3467 1301 PE 1225 20 North Gallery 4560 20th Century Masters Gallery 1440 The 21st Century Gallery 1705 303 Gallery 3469 4 Star Gallery 2420 500X Gallery...

Artists Index. (A-G).
August 1, 2002... # 130665 2091 19 ON PAPER 4784 A A.B., Orlando 4499 AAKHUS, Michael 2039 AALTO, Alvar 1577 AANDERAA, Tone 4355 AARBOD 1409 AARON, Jesse 2048 AARON, Pat 1733 AB THE FLAGMAN 1018 ABAD, Eugenio 5198 ABAIT, Luciana...

Artists Index. (H-O).
August 1, 2002... H HA BIK CHUEN 2951 HAACKE, Hans 3659, 4490 HAAG, Frederick 4774 HAAS, Amanda 1124 HAAS, George J. 3139 HAAS, Judy 5028 HAAS, Michel 3505 HAAS, Richard 2068, 2096, 2346, 3385, 3859, 3908, 4202, 5304 HABASHI, Sherif...

Artists Index. (P-Z).
August 1, 2002... P PAALEN, Wolfgang 1289 PACE, Achille 4478 PACE, Stephen 4061, 4272, 4359 PACE, Sylvia 3488 PACHECO, Ana Maria 2153 PACHECO, Connie 3225 PACHECO, Roberto 3398 PACHECO, Suzie 2772 PACHNER, Ann 3474 PACHNER, William 2100...

2001 Editorial Index.
August 1, 2002... AUTHOR INDEX ADAMS, Brooks A Fighter by His Trade [Paul Georges]. Jan 01: 64-73 More Than a Maverick [Malcolm Morley]. Dec 01: 66-73 ADLER, Dan Rachel Harrison at Greene Naftali, New York. ER Nov 01: 153...

Art Schools.
August 1, 2002... NEW ENGLAND The Art Institute of Boston at Lesley University Office of Admissions 700 Beacon Street Boston, MA 02215 617.585.6700 Fax: 617.437.1226 800.773.0494 Toll-free in the U.S. and Canada Web: www.aiboston.edu ...

Art Services.(Directory)
August 1, 2002... ADVERTISING AGENCIES Anthony McCall Associates, Inc. 11 Jay Street New York, NY 10013 212.925.5821 Fax: 212.334.0976 Email: studio@mccallassociates.com Print and Web Designers to the Art World. Graphic identity, catalogs,...