2001 in art

none December 2022 September 2020 2001 art The year 2001 in art involved various significant events. Events 1 January – A black monolith measuring approximately 9 feet tall appears in Seattle, Washington's Magnuson Park, placed by an anonymous artist in reference to the movie 2001: A Space Odyssey. 4 June – Unveiling of Rachel Whiteread's Untitled Monument on the Fourth plinth, Trafalgar Square, London. 17 July – Inauguration of the Altamira cave replica created by Manuel Franquelo and Sven Nebel. 11 September An estimated $100 million worth of art is destroyed in the 11 September attacks on New York City. Public artwork accounts for around $10 million of this figure, which includes works by Alexander Calder, Joan Miró and Roy Lichtenstein. Fritz Koenig's Great Spherical Caryatid ("The Sphere") is the only surviving artwork following the September 11 attacks. It is repurposed as a memorial.Blackemore Erin The World Trade Center's Only Surviving Art Heads Home https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/world-trade-centers-only-surviving-art-headed-back-home-180959910/ 2022-12-08 Smithsonian Magazine en Several works of photojournalism become iconic for their portrayal of the events surrounding the September 11 attacks, including The Falling Man and Raising the Flag at Ground Zero.Almond Kyle 2021-09-10 The 9/11 photos we will never forget https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2021/09/us/9-11-photos-cnnphotos/ 2022-12-08 CNN 27 September – Resale Rights Directive in the European Union provides a Droit de suite for artists. 1 October – The Ghibli Museum opens in Mitaka, Tokyo. 16 November – The Neue Galerie New York opens in Manhattan. Undated A new wing in the Genia Schreiber University Art Gallery of the University of Tel Aviv, Israel, is dedicated to the memory of Michel Kikoine. The Leopold Museum opens in Vienna. The Pupils is created by Michaël Borremans in Belgium. They Could Still Serve is created by Ellen Gallagher in the United States. Traditional Chinese Studies Institute is created by Chen Danqing in China. Exhibitions March 2 until March 29 - Women’s Works: A Retrospective of Public Artists in New York City Parks 1967–2001 (with works by Alice Aycock, Elizabeth Egbert Janet Goldner, Jane Greengold, Esther (The Cricket) Grillo, Marisol, Louise Nevelson, Antonia Papatznaki, Niki de Saint Phalle, Ursula von Rydingsvard, Jerilea Zempel, and Elyn Zimmerman), at the Arsenal Gallery in Central Park in New York City, New York.https://www.pacegallery.com/artists/louise-nevelson/ Louise Nevelson | Pace Gallery 8 February 2026 www.pacegallery.comhttps://www.nycgovparks.org/news/daily-plant?id=8709 The Daily Plant : NYC Parks www.nycgovparks.org September 11 until November 11 - Caspar David Friedrich: Moonwatchers at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.https://www3.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2001/caspar-david-friedrich Caspar David Friedrich The Metropolitan Museum of Art 7 May 2023 Max Beckmann retrospective at the Pompidou Centre, Paris Awards Archibald Prize – Nicholas Harding for John Bell as King Lear Beck's Futures – Tim Stoner Schock Prize in Visual Arts – Giuseppe Penone Turner Prize – Martin Creed for Work No. 227: The lights going on and off (Tate) Venice Biennial Lion d'Or Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement: Richard Serra (USA), Cy Twombly (USA) Lion d'Or for Best Pavilion: Gregor Schneider (Germany) Works Category:2001 sculptures Michaël Borremans – The Pupils Ingvar Cronhammar - Elia in Herning, Denmark Jeremy Deller – Battle of Orgreave Lucian Freud – Portrait of Queen Elizabeth II Andy Goldsworthy - East Coast Cairn (displayed on the grounds of SUNY Purchase in Purchase, New York)https://www.purchase.edu/live/news/4318-backstory-welcome-back backstory: Welcome back www.purchase.edu Tracy Harris – Funnel Michael Landy - Breakdown Daniel Richter – Tarifa Rigga - sculptures in Portland, Oregon jointly with artists Grzegorz Łagowski - Miles Davis Monument Ean Eldred - Echo Gate James Harrison - Ghost Ship Peter Nylen - Alluvial Wall Tamsie Ringler - Living Room (sculpture, Gresham, Oregon) Michael Stutz - Facing the Crowd Zeng Fanzhi – The Last Supper Deaths January to June 14 January - Fred Hughes, American art executive (Founder of the Warhol Foundation) (b. 1943) 30 January – O. Winston Link, American photographer. (b. 1914) 12 February – Kristina Söderbaum, Swedish-German film actress, producer and photographer (b. 1912) 17 February – Barry Burman, English painter and educator (b. 1943) 18 February – Balthus, French modern artist (b. 1908)https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/reunionfrance/1323280/Controversial-Balthus-dies-aged-92.html Controversial Balthus died aged 92 February 19, 2001 Richard Eden The Telegraph April 5, 2021 4 March Jean René Bazaine, French painter, stained glass window designer and writer (b. 1904) Fred Lasswell, American cartoonist (b. 1916) 1 June – Hank Ketcham, American cartoonist (b. 1920) 19 June – David Sylvester, English art critic and curator (b. 1924) 27 June – Tove Jansson, Swedish-Finnish novelist, painter, illustrator and comic strip author (b. 1914)https://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/jan/15/tove-jansson-life-words-westin-review Tove Jansson: Life, Art, Words by Boel Westin – review Prideaux Sue 2014-01-15 The Guardian 18 November 2014 July to December 1 July – Hélène de Beauvoir, French painter (b. 1910) 4 July – Anne Yeats, Irish painter and stage designer (b. 1919) 11 July – Herman Brood, Dutch musician, painter and media personality (b. 1946) 28 August – Juan Muñoz, Spanish sculptor (b. 1953) 23 October Josh Kirby, English commercial artist (b. 1928) Daniel Wildenstein, French international art dealer and scholar (b. 1917) 3 November – Sir Ernst Gombrich, Austrian-born art historian (b. 1909)https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1361589/Sir-Ernst-Gombrich-OM.html Sir Ernst Gombrich OM 6 November 2001 6 May 2012 London The Daily Telegraph 19 November – Marcelle Ferron, Canadian painter and stained glass artist (b. 1924) 25 November – Harry Devlin, American painter and illustrator (b. 1918) December – Mercedes Matter, American painter (b. 1913) 29 December – György Kepes, Hungarian-born painter, designer, educator and art theorist (b. 1906) References Category:2000s in art Category:Years of the 21st century in art