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2001 in art
Overview of the events of 2001 in art
The year 2001 in art involves various significant events.
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- 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.[1]
- 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.[2]
- 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.
- September 11 until November 11 - Caspar David Freidrich: Moonwatchers at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.[3]
- Max Beckmann retrospective at the Pompidou Centre, Paris
- 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)
See also: 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
- Tracy Harris – Funnel
- Michael Landy - Breakdown
- Daniel Richter – Tarifa
- Rigga - sculptures in Portland, Oregon jointly with artists
- 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
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)[4]
- 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)[5]
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)[6]
- 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)
- Blackemore, Erin. "The World Trade Center's Only Surviving Art Heads Home". Smithsonian Magazine. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
- Almond, Kyle (10 September 2021). "The 9/11 photos we will never forget". CNN. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
- "Caspar David Friedrich". The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- Richard Eden (19 February 2001). "Controversial Balthus died aged 92". The Telegraph. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
- Prideaux, Sue (15 January 2014). "Tove Jansson: Life, Art, Words by Boel Westin – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
- "Sir Ernst Gombrich OM". The Daily Telegraph. London. 6 November 2001. Retrieved 6 May 2012.