2005 In Art

The year 2005 in art involves various significant events.

Events

* June – Zentrum Paul Klee, a museum dedicated to Paul Klee, designed by Renzo Piano, opens in Bern, Switzerland.
* September 30 – Controversial drawings of Muhammad are printed in the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten.
* Museum of Art Fakes opens in Vienna.

Awards

*Archibald Prize – John Olsen, ''Self portrait Janus Faced''
*Beck's Futures – Christina Mackie
*Caldecott Medal for children's book illustration – Kevin Henkes, ''Kitten's First Full Moon''
* Rolf Schock Prize in Visual Arts – Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa
*Turner Prize – Simon Starling, ''Shedboatshed''
*The Venice Biennial (June 12 – November 6):
**Lion d'Or Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement: Barbara Kruger (USA)
**Lion d'Or for Best Pavilion: Annette Messager (France)
*Wynne prize – Jenny Sages, ''The Road to Utopia''

Works

* February 12–27 – ''The Gates'', installation art by Christo and Jeanne-Claude in Central Park, New York City.
* May 10 – Dedication of Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, designed by architect Peter Eisenman originally working with sculptor Richard Serra (both Americans), in Berlin.
* July 9 – Unveiling of Monument to the Women of World War II, sculpted by John W. Mills, in Whitehall, London.
* John Aiken – ''Monolith and Shadow'' (sculpture outside University College Hospital, London)
* Louise Bourgeois – ''Father and Son'' (sculpture in Seattle)
* Herbert Dreiseitl – '' Artwall'' (installation art in Portland, Oregon)
* Barry Flanagan – ''Pirate's Wheel''
* Kennardphilips - ''Photo Op in front of burning oil
* Damian Loeb – "Straw Dogs"
* Roy McMakin
** '' Love & Loss'' (installation art in Seattle)
** '' Untitled (Wooden Toilet)''
* Ron Mueck – ''In Bed'' (sculpture in Queensland Gallery of Modern Art)
* Odd Nerdrum – ''Cannibals''
* Dennis Oppenheim – '' Engagement'' (sculptures)
* Bridget Riley – ''Red Movement''

Exhibitions

* Aleksander Balos – ''Travaux récents'' (organised by Arts nord sud, at Espace Griffon, Crédit Municipal, Paris, France)

Deaths

January to March

*1 January – Eugene J. Martin, American visual artist (b. 1938).
* 2 January – Frank Kelly Freas, American illustrator and painter (born 1922)
*4 January
**Guy Davenport, American writer, translator, illustrator, painter, intellectual and teacher (b.1927).
** Alton Tobey, American painter, historical artist, muralist, portraitist, illustrator and teacher (b.1914).
* 14 January
**Conroy Maddox, English surrealist painter, collagist, writer and lecturer (b. 1912).
**Rudolph Moshammer, German fashion designer (b.1940).
*25 January
**Philip Johnson, American major art collector, MoMA curator, influential architect (born 1906)
** Max Velthuijs, Dutch painter, illustrator and author (b.1923).
*27 January
** Gordon Lambert, Irish art collector (b.1919).
** Aurélie Nemours, French painter (b.1910).
* 7 February – Paul Rebeyrolle, French painter (b.1926).
*18 February – Harald Szeemann, Swiss curator and art historian (b. 1933).
* 21 February – Zdzisław Beksiński, Polish painter, photographer, and fantasy artist (b.1929).
* 15 March – Judith Scott, American outsider fiber sculptor (b.1943).
*20 March – Walter Hopps, American museum director and curator (b.1932).

April to June

* 5 April
**Dale Messick, first American woman syndicated comic strip artist (b.1906)
** Neil Welliver, American painter (b.1929)
* 10 April – Carl Abrahams, Jamaican painter (b.1911)
*11 April – André François, French cartoonist (b.1915)
*13 April
**Philip Pavia, American sculptor (b. 1912)
**Juan Zanotto, Italian-born Argentine comic book artist (b. 1935)
* 19 April – Clement Meadmore, Australian-born American sculptor (b.1929)
* 22 April – Eduardo Paolozzi, Scottish-born sculptor and artist (b.1924)
*27 May
** Astrid Zydower, German-born British sculptor (b.1930)
**Fay Godwin)
*12 June – David Whitney, American independent curator and art dealer (b. 1939)
* 21 June – Al Loving, African American abstract impressionist painter (b. 1935)

July to December

*22 July – Dragoš Kalajić, Serbian painter (born 1943)
* 26 July – Robert C. Turner, American potter (b.1913)
* 27 July – Al Held, American Abstract expressionist painter (b.1928)
*1 August – Constant Nieuwenhuys, Dutch painter, one of the innovators of Unitary Urbanism (b. 1920)
*16 August – Joe Ranft, American magician, animation storyboard artist and voice actor (b.1960)
*22 August – Juliet Pannett, English portrait artist (born 1911)
* 26 August – Robert Denning, American interior designer (b.1927)
*22 October – Arman, French-born American artist (b.1928)
* 28 October – Raymond Hains, French artist and photographer (b.1926)
* 11 November – Patrick Anson, 5th Earl of Lichfield, English photographer (b. 1939)
*2 December – Lillian Browse, English art dealer and historian (born 1906)

See also

* List of years in art

References

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2000s in art
Years of the 21st century in art