The year 2020 in

art Art is a diverse range of human activity, and resulting product, that involves creative or imaginative talent expressive of technical proficiency, beauty, emotional power, or conceptual ideas. There is no generally agreed definition of wha ...

involved various significant events.

Events

January 20 Events Pre-1600 * 250 – Pope Fabian is martyred during the Decian persecution. * 649 – King Chindasuinth, at the urging of bishop Braulio of Zaragoza, crowns his son Recceswinth as co-ruler of the Visigothic Kingdom. * 1156 &ndas ...

Vincent van Gogh Vincent Willem van Gogh (; 30 March 185329 July 1890) was a Dutch Post-Impressionism, Post-Impressionist painter who posthumously became one of the most famous and influential figures in Western art history. In a decade, he created about 2 ...

's '' Self-Portrait as a Sick Person'' (August 1889) from the collection of the

National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design National may refer to: Common uses * Nation or country ** Nationality – a ''national'' is a person who is subject to a nation, regardless of whether the person has full rights as a citizen Places in the United States * National, Maryland, ce ...

Oslo Oslo ( , , or ; sma, Oslove) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of ...

is verified by experts at the

Van Gogh Museum The Van Gogh Museum () is a Dutch art museum dedicated to the works of Vincent van Gogh and his contemporaries in the Museum Square in Amsterdam South, close to the Stedelijk Museum, the Rijksmuseum, and the Concertgebouw. The museum opened on ...

Amsterdam Amsterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Amstel'') is the Capital of the Netherlands, capital and Municipalities of the Netherlands, most populous city of the Netherlands, with The Hague being the seat of government. It has a population ...

as authentic. * February - A painting of a ''Head of an Old Man'', previously rejected as an authentic

Rembrandt Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (, ; 15 July 1606 – 4 October 1669), usually simply known as Rembrandt, was a Dutch Golden Age painter, printmaker and draughtsman. An innovative and prolific master in three media, he is generally consid ...

, from the reserve collection of the

Ashmolean Museum The Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology () on Beaumont Street, Oxford, England, is Britain's first public museum. Its first building was erected in 1678–1683 to house the cabinet of curiosities that Elias Ashmole gave to the University of ...

in Oxford, England, is confirmed through

dendrochronology Dendrochronology (or tree-ring dating) is the scientific method of dating tree rings (also called growth rings) to the exact year they were formed. As well as dating them, this can give data for dendroclimatology, the study of climate and atmos ...

as painted on a board which had been in Rembrandt's studio. *

February 10 Events Pre-1600 * 1258 – Mongol invasions: Baghdad falls to the Mongols, bringing the Islamic Golden Age to an end. * 1306 – In front of the high altar of Greyfriars Church in Dumfries, Robert the Bruce murders John Comyn, sparkin ...

's ''Portrait of a Young Lady'' (1632) from the collection of the

Allentown Art Museum The Allentown Art Museum of the Lehigh Valley is an art museum located in Allentown, Pennsylvania. It was founded in 1934 by a group organized by noted Pennsylvania impressionist painter, Walter Emerson Baum. With its collection of over 19,000 wo ...

Allentown, Pennsylvania Allentown (Pennsylvania Dutch language, Pennsylvania Dutch: ''Allenschteddel'', ''Allenschtadt'', or ''Ellsdaun'') is a city in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. The city has a population of 125,845 as of the 2020 United ...

is announced as authentic having been reassessed after conservation. *

February 11 Events Pre-1600 *660 BC – Traditional date for the foundation of Japan by Emperor Jimmu. * 55 – The death under mysterious circumstances of Tiberius Claudius Caesar Britannicus, heir to the Roman empire, on the eve of his coming ...

David Hockney David Hockney (born 9 July 1937) is an English painter, draftsman, printmaker, stage designer, and photographer. As an important contributor to the pop art movement of the 1960s, he is considered one of the most influential British artists o ...

's 1966 painting ''

The Splash ''The Splash'' is a 1966 pop art painting by the British artist David Hockney. It depicts a swimming pool beside a pavilion, disturbed by a splash of water created by an unseen figure who has apparently just jumped in from a diving board. ...

'' sells for £23.1m at auction at

Sotheby's Sotheby's () is a British-founded American multinational corporation with headquarters in New York City. It is one of the world's largest brokers of fine and decorative art, jewellery, and collectibles. It has 80 locations in 40 countries, and ...

in London. *

February 13 Events Pre-1600 * 962 – Emperor Otto I and Pope John XII co-sign the ''Diploma Ottonianum'', recognizing John as ruler of Rome. *1322 – The central tower of Ely Cathedral falls on the night of 12th–13th. *1462 – The ...

- A

Banksy Banksy is a pseudonymous England-based street artist, political activist and film director whose real name and identity remain unconfirmed and the subject of speculation. Active since the 1990s, his satirical street art and subversive epigrams ...

artwork for

Valentine's Day Valentine's Day, also called Saint Valentine's Day or the Feast of Saint Valentine, is celebrated annually on February 14. It originated as a Christian feast day honoring one or two early Christian martyrs named Saint Valentine and, throu ...

appears on the side wall of a house in

Barton Hill, Bristol Barton Hill is an area of Bristol, just to the east of the city centre and Bristol Temple Meads railway station. It includes residential, retail and industrial premises and is crossed by major roads, railway tracks and the Bristol Feeder Canal ...

, England. * March -

COVID-19 pandemic in Scotland The COVID-19 pandemic in Scotland is part of the COVID-19 pandemic of coronavirus disease-2019, caused by the virus SARS-CoV-2. The first case of COVID-19 was confirmed in Scotland on 1 March 2020. Community transmission was first reported on ...

The Rebel Bear The Rebel Bear is a Glasgow street muralist of unknown identity sometimes referred to as "The Scottish Banksy". The artist cloaks their identity while publicly creating work via the donning of a bear costume . The Rebel Bear is perhaps best know ...

and others paint

street art Street art is visual art created in public locations for public visibility. It has been associated with the terms "independent art", "post-graffiti", "neo-graffiti" and guerrilla art. Street art has evolved from the early forms of defiant graff ...

Glasgow Glasgow ( ; sco, Glesca or ; gd, Glaschu ) is the most populous city in Scotland and the fourth-most populous city in the United Kingdom, as well as being the 27th largest city by population in Europe. In 2020, it had an estimated popul ...

. *

March 10 Events Pre-1600 * 241 BC – First Punic War: Battle of the Aegates: The Romans sink the Carthaginian fleet bringing the First Punic War to an end. * 298 – Roman Emperor Maximian concludes his campaign in North Africa and makes a t ...

- The discovery of

Salvador Dalí Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dalí i Domènech, Marquess of Dalí of Púbol (; ; ; 11 May 190423 January 1989) was a Spanish Surrealism, surrealist artist renowned for his technical skill, precise draftsmanship, and the striking and bizarr ...

's painting ''Purgatory Canto 32'' in a

Kitty Hawk, North Carolina Kitty Hawk is a town in Dare County, North Carolina, Dare County, North Carolina, United States, and is a part of what is known as North Carolina's Outer Banks. The population was 3,708 at the United States Census, 2020, 2020 Census. It was establ ...

thrift store is reported. *

March 14 Events Pre-1600 * 1074 – Battle of Mogyoród: Dukes Géza and Ladislaus defeat their cousin Solomon, King of Hungary, forcing him to flee to Hungary's western borderland. * 1590 – Battle of Ivry: Henry of Navarre and the Huguen ...

- Paintings by

Van Dyck Sir Anthony van Dyck (, many variant spellings; 22 March 1599 – 9 December 1641) was a Brabantian Flemish Baroque artist who became the leading court painter in England after success in the Southern Netherlands and Italy. The seventh c ...

Annibale Carracci Annibale Carracci (; November 3, 1560 – July 15, 1609) was an Italian painter and instructor, active in Bologna and later in Rome. Along with his brother and cousin, Annibale was one of the progenitors, if not founders of a leading strand of th ...

, and

Salvator Rosa Salvator Rosa (1615 –1673) is best known today as an Italian Baroque painter, whose romanticized landscapes and history paintings, often set in dark and untamed nature, exerted considerable influence from the 17th century into the early 19th ...

are stolen from

Christ Church Picture Gallery Christ Church Picture Gallery is an art gallery located inside Christ Church, a college of the University of Oxford in Oxford, England. The gallery holds an important collection of about 300 Old Master paintings and nearly 2,000 drawings. The ...

Oxford Oxford () is a city in England. It is the county town and only city of Oxfordshire. In 2020, its population was estimated at 151,584. It is north-west of London, south-east of Birmingham and north-east of Bristol. The city is home to the ...

, England. *

March 30 Events Pre-1600 * 598 – Balkan Campaign: The Avars lift the siege at the Byzantine stronghold of Tomis. Their leader Bayan I retreats north of the Danube River after the Avaro- Slavic hordes are decimated by the plague. * 1282 &ndas ...

- Vincent van Gogh's 1886 painting ''

The Parsonage Garden at Nuenen ''The Parsonage Garden at Nuenen'' ( nl, De pastorie in Nuenen), alternatively named ''The Parsonage Garden at Nuenen in Spring'' ( nl, De pastorie in Nuenen in het voorjaar) or ''Spring Garden'' ( nl, Lentetuin: F185, JH484), is an early oil pai ...

'' (on loan from the

Groninger Museum The Groninger Museum () is an art museum in the city of Groningen in the Netherlands. The museum exhibits modern and contemporary art of local, national, and international artists. The museum opened in 1874. The current post-modernist building co ...

) is stolen from the

Singer Laren Singer Laren is a museum and concert hall located in the center of Laren, the Netherlands. The museum is devoted to presenting and preserving the collection of the American artist William Henry Singer (1868–1943) and his wife Anna (1878–1962 ...

museum in Laren,

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while it is closed because of the

COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands The COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands has resulted in confirmed cases of COVID-19 and deaths. The virus reached the Netherlands on 27 February 2020, when its first COVID-19 case was confirmed in Tilburg. It involved a 56-year-old Dutchman ...

. * April - The Hula Hoop Tree in Amber, Iowa is felled. *

April 3 Events Pre-1600 * 686 – Maya king Yuknoom Yich'aak K'ahk' assumes the crown of Calakmul. * 1043 – Edward the Confessor is crowned King of England. * 1077 – The Patriarchate of Friûl, the first Friulian state, is created ...

- A 1980

statue of Ivan Konev The statue of Ivan Konev was a monument to Soviet general Ivan Konev that was erected in Prague in 1980. In the late 2010s, it became a subject of controversy within Czech Republic–Russia relations, resulting in its removal in 2020. History ...

, a Marshal of the Soviet Union, in

Prague Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; german: Prag, ; la, Praga) is the capital and largest city in the Czech Republic, and the historical capital of Bohemia. On the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.3 million people. The city has a temperate ...

is removed. *

April 15 Events Pre-1600 * 769 – The Lateran Council ends by condemning the Council of Hieria and anathematizing its iconoclastic rulings. * 1071 – Bari, the last Byzantine possession in southern Italy, is surrendered to Robert Guiscar ...

posts on his

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account a series of pictures showing stencilled rats causing mayhem in a private bathroom during the

coronavirus lockdown Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a number of non-pharmaceutical interventions colloquially known as lockdowns (encompassing stay-at-home orders, curfews, quarantines, and similar societal restrictions) have been implemented in numerous countrie ...

. * May - The

San Francisco Art Institute San Francisco Art Institute (SFAI) was a private college of contemporary art in San Francisco, California. Founded in 1871, SFAI was one of the oldest art schools in the United States and the oldest west of the Mississippi River. Approximately ...

(SFAI) in

San Francisco, California San Francisco (; Spanish for " Saint Francis"), officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Northern California. The city proper is the fourth most populous in California and 17th ...

in the United States announces that it will not be accepting new students for the fall 2020 semester ostensibly entailing its closure after 150 years, including having survived the

1906 San Francisco Earthquake At 05:12 Pacific Standard Time on Wednesday, April 18, 1906, the coast of Northern California was struck by a major earthquake with an estimated moment magnitude of 7.9 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (''Extreme''). High-intensity sha ...

. *

May 6 Events Pre-1600 * 1527 – Spanish and German troops sack Rome; many scholars consider this the end of the Renaissance. *1536 – The Siege of Cuzco commences, in which Incan forces attempt to retake the city of Cuzco from the Spanis ...

- A new

framed artwork, ''Game Changer'', in appreciation of nursing staff is hung in

Southampton General Hospital Southampton General Hospital (SGH) is a large teaching hospital in Southampton, Hampshire, England run by University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust. History The hospital was founded in 1900 as the Southampton Union Infirmary in Sh ...

during the

COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom The COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom is a part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). In the United Kingdom, it has resulted in confir ...

, later to be auctioned in aid of the health service. *

May 7 Events Pre-1600 * 351 – The Jewish revolt against Constantius Gallus breaks out after his arrival at Antioch. * 558 – In Constantinople, the dome of the Hagia Sophia collapses, twenty years after its construction. Justinian I imm ...

Quentin Blake Sir Quentin Saxby Blake, (born 16 December 1932) is an English cartoonist, caricaturist, illustrator and children's writer. He has illustrated over 300 books, including 18 written by Roald Dahl, which are among his most popular works. For his ...

's large artwork ''The Taxi Driver'' is the centrepiece of a one-man exhibition at

Hastings Contemporary The Hastings Contemporary is a museum of contemporary British art located on The Stade in Hastings, East Sussex and is a not-for-profit organisation. The gallery opened in March 2012 as the Jerwood Gallery and cost £4m to build. The gallery co ...

in England which opens on this day to be viewed only remotely due to the

. *

May 26 Events Pre-1600 * 17 – Germanicus celebrates a triumph in Rome for his victories over the Cherusci, Chatti, and other German tribes west of the Elbe. * 451 – Battle of Avarayr between Armenian rebels and the Sasanian Empire take ...

- It is announced that this year's

Turner Prize The Turner Prize, named after the English painter J. M. W. Turner, is an annual prize presented to a British visual artist. Between 1991 and 2016, only artists under the age of 50 were eligible (this restriction was removed for the 2017 award) ...

award in the United Kingdom is to be replaced by a

bursary A bursary is a monetary award made by any educational institution or funding authority to individuals or groups. It is usually awarded to enable a student to attend school, university or college when they might not be able to, otherwise. Some awa ...

for 10 artists which will be announced in July due to the COVID-19 pandemic. *

June 7 Events Pre-1600 * 421 – Emperor Theodosius II marries Aelia Eudocia at Istanbul, Constantinople (Byzantine Empire). * 879 – Pope John VIII recognizes the Duchy of Croatia under Duke Branimir of Croatia, Branimir as an independent ...

- An 1895

statue of Edward Colston The statue of Edward Colston is a bronze statue of Bristol-born merchant and trans-Atlantic slave trader, Edward Colston (1636–1721). It was created in 1895 by the Irish sculptor John Cassidy and was formerly erected on a plinth of Portland ...

, a 17th-century merchant,

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r, MP and philanthropist (by John Cassidy), is pulled down by British

Black Lives Matter Black Lives Matter (abbreviated BLM) is a decentralized political and social movement that seeks to highlight racism, discrimination, and racial inequality experienced by black people. Its primary concerns are incidents of police bruta ...

protesters in

Bristol Bristol () is a city, ceremonial county and unitary authority in England. Situated on the River Avon, it is bordered by the ceremonial counties of Gloucestershire to the north and Somerset to the south. Bristol is the most populous city in ...

, England. *

June 11 Events Pre-1600 * 173 – Marcomannic Wars: The Roman army in Moravia is encircled by the Quadi, who have broken the peace treaty (171). In a violent thunderstorm emperor Marcus Aurelius defeats and subdues them in the so-called "miracle ...

- Fugitive art dealer

Inigo Philbrick Inigo Philbrick (born 1987) is an American art dealer who was jailed for wire fraud in May 2022 for seven years, and ordered to forfeit $86.7 million. Early life Inigo Philbrick is the son of Harry Philbrick, who was the director of The Aldrich ...

, accused of swindling artworks valued in excess of $20 million US is apprehended and arrested by U.S. government agents on the South Pacific Island nation of

Vanuatu Vanuatu ( or ; ), officially the Republic of Vanuatu (french: link=no, République de Vanuatu; bi, Ripablik blong Vanuatu), is an island country located in the South Pacific Ocean. The archipelago, which is of volcanic origin, is east of no ...

and then transported to the U.S. territory of

Guam Guam (; ch, Guåhan ) is an organized, unincorporated territory of the United States in the Micronesia subregion of the western Pacific Ocean. It is the westernmost point and territory of the United States (reckoned from the geographic cent ...

to face federal charges. * June and July - In

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, in the United States, following a series of actions taken against monuments to both the leaders of the vanquished

Military forces of the Confederate States The military forces of the Confederate States, also known as Confederate forces, were the military services responsible for the defense of the Confederacy during its existence (1861–1865). Organization The military forces of the Confederat ...

and

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to Richmond African American native son and

tennis Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball ...

legend

Arthur Ashe Arthur Robert Ashe Jr. (July 10, 1943 – February 6, 1993) was an American professional tennis player who won three Grand Slam singles titles. He started to play tennis at six years old. He was the first black player selected to the Unite ...

, including the emblazoning of the Ashe memorial with the graffiti tags "

White Lives Matter White Lives Matter (WLM) is a neo-Nazi slogan that began to be used in 2015 in a response to the Black Lives Matter (BLM) social justice movement. It seeks to address racism against White people, and purported claims of white genocide. The Aryan ...

" and then "

" and attempts by crowds to pull down the effigies of the defeated nation's armed forces' field commanders; all of the statues of the military leaders of the Confederacy are removed by the City of Richmond from

Monument Avenue Monument Avenue is a tree-lined grassy mall dividing the eastbound and westbound traffic in Richmond, Virginia, originally named for its emblematic complex of structures honoring those who fought for the Confederacy during the American Civil War. ...

where they had been since the first decade of the

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, with the exception of the semblance of

Robert E. Lee Robert Edward Lee (January 19, 1807 – October 12, 1870) was a Confederate general during the American Civil War, towards the end of which he was appointed the overall commander of the Confederate States Army. He led the Army of Nort ...

which is on

State of Virginia Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States, between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains. The geography and climate of the Commonwealth are s ...

owned land. The

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Ralph Northam Ralph (pronounced ; or ,) is a male given name of English, Scottish and Irish origin, derived from the Old English ''Rædwulf'' and Radulf, cognate with the Old Norse ''Raðulfr'' (''rað'' "counsel" and ''ulfr'' "wolf"). The most common forms ...

, moves to remove the statue of Lee but is blocked by a court injunction issued after the filing of a lawsuit. * July - It is announced that the history of ''

Salvator Mundi , Latin for Saviour of the World, is a subject in iconography depicting Christ with his right hand raised in blessing and his left hand holding an orb (frequently surmounted by a cross), known as a . The latter symbolizes the Earth, and the wh ...

'' (c.1500) by

Leonardo da Vinci Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci (15 April 14522 May 1519) was an Italian polymath of the High Renaissance who was active as a painter, Drawing, draughtsman, engineer, scientist, theorist, sculptor, and architect. While his fame initially res ...

, the most expensive artwork on record ever sold will be the subject of a forthcoming

Broadway musical Broadway theatre,Although ''theater'' is generally the spelling for this common noun in the United States (see American and British English spelling differences), 130 of the 144 extant and extinct Broadway venues use (used) the spelling ''Th ...

set to take the stage in 2021. *

July 14 Events Pre-1600 * 982 – King Otto II and his Frankish army are defeated by the Muslim army of al-Qasim at Cape Colonna, Southern Italy. * 1223 – Louis VIII becomes King of France upon the death of his father, Philip II. * 1420 ...

reveals in a video that he had decorated the interior of a car of

London Underground rolling stock London Underground rolling stock includes the electric multiple-unit trains used on the London Underground. These come in two sizes, smaller deep-level tube trains and larger sub-surface trains of a similar size to those on British main lines ...

with graphics, ''If You Don't Mask, You Don't Get'', relating to the

, subsequently removed by Transport for London. *

July 15 Events Pre-1600 *484 BC – Dedication of the Temple of Castor and Pollux in ancient Rome * 70 – First Jewish–Roman War: Titus and his armies breach the walls of Jerusalem. ( 17th of Tammuz in the Hebrew calendar). * 756 – ...

- A statue rendered in black resin by

Marc Quinn Marc Quinn (born 8 January 1964) is a British contemporary visual artist whose work includes sculpture, installation, and painting. Quinn explores "what it is to be human in the world today" through subjects including the body, genetics, ident ...

of a British Black Lives Matter protestor, ''

A Surge of Power (Jen Reid) 2020 ''A Surge of Power (Jen Reid) 2020'' is a 2020 black resin sculpture, sculpted by Marc Quinn and modelled on Jen Reid; both Quinn and Reid are credited as artists. It depicts Reid, a black female protester, raising her arm in a Black Power sa ...

'', is installed clandestinely by the artist on the plinth vacated by overthrow of the

Statue of Edward Colston The statue of Edward Colston is a bronze statue of Bristol-born merchant and trans-Atlantic slave trader, Edward Colston (1636–1721). It was created in 1895 by the Irish sculptor John Cassidy and was formerly erected on a plinth of Portland ...

in Bristol without official permission; it is removed from this location 24 hours later by

Bristol City Council Bristol City Council is the local authority of Bristol, England. The council is a unitary authority, and is unusual in the United Kingdom in that its executive function is controlled by a directly elected mayor of Bristol. Bristol has 34 wards ...

which tweets "This morning we removed the sculpture. It will be held at our museum for the artist to collect or donate to our collection". *

July 22 Events Pre-1600 * 838 – Battle of Anzen: The Byzantine emperor Theophilos suffers a heavy defeat by the Abbasids. *1099 – First Crusade: Godfrey of Bouillon is elected the first Defender of the Holy Sepulchre of The Kingdom of J ...

Berlin Berlin ( , ) is the capital and largest city of Germany by both area and population. Its 3.7 million inhabitants make it the European Union's most populous city, according to population within city limits. One of Germany's sixteen constitue ...

-based American-born German curator Rebeccah Blum is murdered and the suspect in the case, her former partner, the English Berlin-based photographer, Saul Fletcher, commits suicide. *

July 28 Events Pre-1600 * 1364 – Troops of the Republic of Pisa and the Republic of Florence clash in the Battle of Cascina. * 1540 – Henry VIII of England marries his fifth wife, Catherine Howard, on the same day his former Chancellor, T ...

London stages an auction sale, 'Rembrandt to Richter', which includes

Paolo Uccello Paolo Uccello ( , ; 1397 – 10 December 1475), born Paolo di Dono, was an Italians, Italian (Florentine) Florentine painting, painter and mathematician who was notable for his pioneering work on visual Perspective (graphical), perspective in art. ...

's ''Battle on the Banks of a River'' ("probably the

Battle of the Metaurus The Battle of the Metaurus was a pivotal battle in the Second Punic War between Rome and Carthage, fought in 207 BC near the Metauro River in Italy. The Carthaginians were led by Hasdrubal Barca, brother of Hannibal, who was to have brought sieg ...

- 207 BCE") in part settlement with the Gutmann family for the work's forced sale by the

Nazi Reich Nazi Germany (lit. "National Socialist State"), ' (lit. "Nazi State") for short; also ' (lit. "National Socialist Germany") (officially known as the German Reich from 1933 until 1943, and the Greater German Reich from 1943 to 1945) was ...

in 1942. *

July 30 Events Pre-1600 * 762 – Baghdad is founded. *1419 – First Defenestration of Prague: A crowd of radical Hussites kill seven members of the Prague city council. *1502 – Christopher Columbus lands at Guanaja in the Bay Islands ...

Heather Phillipson Heather Phillipson is a British artist working in a variety of media including video, sculpture, music, large-scale installations, online works, text and drawing. She is also an acclaimed poet whose writing has appeared widely online, in print an ...

's sculpture ''The End'' on the

Fourth plinth, Trafalgar Square The Fourth plinth is the northwest plinth in Trafalgar Square in central London. It was originally intended to hold an equestrian statue of William IV, but remained bare due to insufficient funds. For over 150 years the fate of the plinth was deba ...

, London, is inaugurated. * October - Four museums; the

National Gallery of Art The National Gallery of Art, and its attached Sculpture Garden, is a national art museum in Washington, D.C., United States, located on the National Mall, between 3rd and 9th Streets, at Constitution Avenue NW. Open to the public and free of char ...

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, the

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, the

Tate Modern Tate Modern is an art gallery located in London. It houses the United Kingdom's national collection of international modern and contemporary art, and forms part of the Tate group together with Tate Britain, Tate Liverpool and Tate St Ives. It is ...

in London, and the

Boston Museum of Fine Arts The Museum of Fine Arts (often abbreviated as MFA Boston or MFA) is an art museum in Boston, Massachusetts. It is the 20th-largest art museum in the world, measured by public gallery area. It contains 8,161 paintings and more than 450,000 works ...

in canceling an upcoming

Philip Guston Philip Guston (born Phillip Goldstein, June 27, 1913 – June 7, 1980), was a Canadian American painter, printmaker, muralist and draftsman. Early in his five decade career, muralist David Siquieros described him as one of "the most promising ...

exhibition, " Philip Guston Now" cite the works by the artist which employ depictions of hooded figures representing members of the American racist organization the

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. After an enormous uproar the traveling exhibition is subsequeqntly rescheduled for dates beginning in 2022 in an amended form to include the contribution of contemporary artists and historians. *

November 16 Events Pre-1600 * 951 – Emperor Li Jing sends a Southern Tang expeditionary force of 10,000 men under Bian Hao to conquer Chu. Li Jing removes the ruling family to his own capital in Nanjing, ending the Chu Kingdom. *1272 – Whi ...

- Work to dismantle the flanking walls of a pavilion erected by

Tadao Ando is a Japanese autodidact architect whose approach to architecture and landscape was categorized by architectural historian Francesco Dal Co as "critical regionalism". He is the winner of the 1995 Pritzker Prize. Early life Ando was born a few m ...

Piccadilly Gardens Piccadilly Gardens is a green space in Manchester city centre, England, on the edge of the Northern Quarter. It takes its name from the adjacent street, Piccadilly, which runs across the city centre from Market Street to London Road. The ga ...

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in England (2002) begins.

Exhibitions

* Scheduled exhibition dates may have been affected by the

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. *

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until

December 31 It is known by a collection of names including: Saint Sylvester's Day, New Year's Eve or Old Years Day/Night, as the following day is New Year's Day. It is the last day of the year; the following day is January 1, the first day of the followin ...

- "Gifts in Celebration of the Museum's Anniversary" at the

Metropolitan Museum of Art The Metropolitan Museum of Art of New York City, colloquially "the Met", is the largest art museum in the Americas. Its permanent collection contains over two million works, divided among 17 curatorial departments. The main building at 1000 ...

in New York City (on the Occasion of the museum's 150th year). *

February 12 Events Pre-1600 *1404 – The Italian professor Galeazzo di Santa Sophie performed the first post-mortem autopsy for the purposes of teaching and demonstration at the Heiligen–Geist Spital in Vienna. *1429 – English forces under ...

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May 31 Events Pre-1600 * 455 – Emperor Petronius Maximus is stoned to death by an angry mob while fleeing Rome. * 1223 – Mongol invasion of the Cumans: Battle of the Kalka River: Mongol armies of Genghis Khan led by Subutai defeat K ...

- "

Pier Paolo Pasolini Pier Paolo Pasolini (; 5 March 1922 – 2 November 1975) was an Italian poet, filmmaker, writer and intellectual who also distinguished himself as a journalist, novelist, translator, playwright, visual artist and actor. He is considered one of ...

: Subversive Prophet" at the

Neuberger Museum of Art Neuberger Museum of Art is located in Purchase, New York, United States. It is affiliated with Purchase College, part of the State University of New York system. It is the nation's tenth-largest university museum. The museum is one of 14 sites on ...

Purchase, New York Purchase is a hamlet in the town and village of Harrison, in Westchester County, New York, United States. One myth explains that its name is derived from Harrison's purchase, where John Harrison was to be granted as much land as he could ride in ...

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February 27 Events Pre-1600 * 380 – Edict of Thessalonica: Emperor Theodosius I and his co-emperors Gratian and Valentinian II declare their wish that all Roman citizens convert to Nicene Christianity. * 425 – The University of Constantinople ...

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March 17 Events Pre-1600 * 45 BC – In his last victory, Julius Caesar defeats the Pompeian forces of Titus Labienus and Pompey the Younger in the Battle of Munda. * 180 – Commodus becomes sole emperor of the Roman Empire at the age of eigh ...

- "

: Drawing from Life" at the

National Portrait Gallery, London The National Portrait Gallery (NPG) is an art gallery in London housing a collection of portraits of historically important and famous British people. It was arguably the first national public gallery dedicated to portraits in the world when it ...

(closed early due to the COVID-19 pandemic) then traveled to the

Morgan Library & Museum The Morgan Library & Museum, formerly the Pierpont Morgan Library, is a museum and research library in the Murray Hill neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City. It is situated at 225 Madison Avenue, between 36th Street to the south and 37th S ...

in New York City from

October 2 Events Pre-1600 * 829 – Theophilos succeeds his father Michael II as Byzantine Emperor. * 939 – Battle of Andernach: Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor, crushes a rebellion against his rule, by a coalition of Eberhard of Franconia and ot ...

until May 30, 2021. *

March 4 Events Pre-1600 *AD 51 – Nero, later to become Roman emperor, is given the title '' princeps iuventutis'' (head of the youth). * 306 – Martyrdom of Saint Adrian of Nicomedia. * 852 – Croatian Knez Trpimir I issues a st ...

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July 5 Events Pre-1600 * 328 – The official opening of Constantine's Bridge (Danube), Constantine's Bridge built over the Danube between Sucidava (Corabia, Romania) and Oescus (Gigen, Bulgaria) by the Roman Empire, Roman architect Theophilus Pa ...

- "

Gerhard Richter Gerhard Richter (; born 9 February 1932) is a German visual artist. Richter has produced abstract as well as photorealistic paintings, and also photographs and glass pieces. He is widely regarded as one of the most important contemporary German ...

: Painting After All" at the

Met Breuer The Met Breuer ( ) was a museum of modern and contemporary art at Madison Avenue and East 75th Street in the Upper East Side of Manhattan, New York City. It served as a branch museum of the Metropolitan Museum of Art (known as the Met) from 20 ...

New York City New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the List of United States cities by population, most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the L ...

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March 5 Events Pre-1600 * 363 – Roman emperor Julian leaves Antioch with an army of 90,000 to attack the Sasanian Empire, in a campaign which would bring about his own death. * 1046 – Nasir Khusraw begins the seven-year Middle Eastern ...

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April 4 Events Pre-1600 * 503 BC – Roman consul Agrippa Menenius Lanatus celebrates a triumph for a military victory over the Sabines. * 190 – Dong Zhuo has his troops evacuate the capital Luoyang and burn it to the ground. * 611 – ...

- "

Kara Walker Kara Elizabeth Walker (born November 26, 1969) is an American contemporary painter, silhouettist, print-maker, installation artist, filmmaker, and professor who explores race, gender, sexuality, violence, and identity in her work. She is best k ...

: Drawings" at Sikekema Jenkins & Co. in New York City. *

March 7 Events Pre-1600 * 161 – Marcus Aurelius and L. Commodus (who changes his name to Lucius Verus) become joint emperors of Rome on the death of Antoninus Pius. * 1138 – Konrad III von Hohenstaufen was elected king of Germany at Cob ...

until

June 1 Events Pre-1600 *1215 – Zhongdu (now Beijing), then under the control of the Jurchen people, Jurchen ruler Emperor Xuanzong of Jin, is captured by the Mongols under Genghis Khan, ending the Battle of Zhongdu. *1252 – Alfonso X is pr ...

- "Enchanted Worlds:

Hokusai , known simply as Hokusai, was a Japanese ukiyo-e artist of the Edo period, active as a painter and printmaker. He is best known for the woodblock printing in Japan, woodblock print series ''Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji'', which includes the ...

Hiroshige Utagawa Hiroshige (, also ; ja, 歌川広重 ), born Andō Tokutarō (; 1797 – 12 October 1858), was a Japanese ''ukiyo-e'' artist, considered the last great master of that tradition. Hiroshige is best known for his horizontal-format l ...

and the Art of

Edo Japan The or is the period between 1603 and 1867 in the history of Japan, when Japan was under the rule of the Tokugawa shogunate and the country's 300 regional '' daimyo''. Emerging from the chaos of the Sengoku period, the Edo period was characteri ...

" at the

Auckland Art Gallery Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki is the principal public gallery in Auckland, New Zealand. It has the most extensive collection of national and international art in New Zealand and frequently hosts travelling international exhibitions. Set be ...

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September 3 Events Pre-1600 *36 BC – In the Battle of Naulochus, Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, admiral of Octavian, defeats Sextus Pompey, son of Pompey, thus ending Pompeian resistance to the Second Triumvirate. * 301 – San Marino, one of the s ...

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October 8 Events Pre-1600 * 314 – Constantine I defeats Roman Emperor Licinius, who loses his European territories. * 451 – The first session of the Council of Chalcedon begins. * 876 – Frankish forces led by Louis the Younger preven ...

- "

Louise Nevelson Louise Nevelson (September 23, 1899 – April 17, 1988) was an American sculptor known for her monumental, monochromatic, wooden wall pieces and outdoor sculptures. Born in the Poltava Governorate of the Russian Empire (present-day Kyiv Oblast, ...

James Little James Little may refer to: * James Little (American politician), Wisconsin State Assemblyman * James Little (British politician) (1868–1946), unionist politician in Northern Ireland * James Little (physician) (1837–1916), Irish physician * J ...

" at Rosenbaum Contemporary in

Boca Raton, Florida Boca Raton ( ; es, Boca Ratón, link=no, ) is a city in Palm Beach County, Florida, United States. It was first incorporated on August 2, 1924, as "Bocaratone," and then incorporated as "Boca Raton" in 1925. The population was 97,422 in the ...

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September 8 Events Pre-1600 * 617 – Battle of Huoyi: Li Yuan defeats a Sui dynasty army, opening the path to his capture of the imperial capital Chang'an and the eventual establishment of the Tang dynasty. * 1100 – Election of Antipope Theodor ...

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October 17 Events Pre-1600 * 690 – Empress Wu Zetian establishes the Zhou Dynasty of China. *1091 – London tornado of 1091: A tornado thought to be of strength T8/F4 strikes the heart of London. *1346 – The English capture King Davi ...

- "

Kim Dingle Kim Dingle (born 1951) is a Los Angeles-based contemporary artist working across painting, sculpture, photography, found imagery, and installation. Her practice explores themes of American culture, history, and gender politics through both figurati ...

Restaurant A restaurant is a business that prepares and serves food and drinks to customers. Meals are generally served and eaten on the premises, but many restaurants also offer take-out and food delivery services. Restaurants vary greatly in appearan ...

Mandalas A mandala ( sa, मण्डल, maṇḍala, circle, ) is a geometric configuration of symbols. In various spiritual traditions, mandalas may be employed for focusing attention of practitioners and adepts, as a spiritual guidance tool, for e ...

" at the Andrew Kreps gallery in New York City. *

September 12 Events Pre-1600 *490 BC – Battle of Marathon: The conventionally accepted date for the Battle of Marathon. The Athenians and their Plataean allies defeat the first Persian invasion force of Greece. * 372 – Sixteen Kingdoms: Ji ...

until January 21, 2021 - "

Betye Saar Betye Irene Saar (born July 30, 1926) is an African-American artist known for her work in the medium of assemblage. Saar is a visual storyteller and an accomplished printmaker. Saar was a part of the Black Arts Movement in the 1970s, which eng ...

: Call and Response" at the

Morgan Library and Museum The Morgan Library & Museum, formerly the Pierpont Morgan Library, is a museum and research library in the Murray Hill neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City. It is situated at 225 Madison Avenue, between 36th Street to the south and 37th S ...

in New York City. *

September 20 Events Pre-1600 * 1058 – Agnes of Poitou and Andrew I of Hungary meet to negotiate about the border territory of Burgenland. *1066 – At the Battle of Fulford, Harald Hardrada defeats earls Morcar and Edwin. * 1187 – Saladin ...

until January 6, 2021 - ''Frienfs and Friends of Friends'' at the Schlossmuseum in

Linz Linz ( , ; cs, Linec) is the capital of Upper Austria and third-largest city in Austria. In the north of the country, it is on the Danube south of the Czech border. In 2018, the population was 204,846. In 2009, it was a European Capital of ...

, Austria. *

September 21 Events Pre-1600 * 455 – Emperor Avitus enters Rome with a Gallic army and consolidates his power. * 1170 – The Kingdom of Dublin falls to Norman invaders. * 1217 – Livonian Crusade: The Estonian leader Lembitu and Livonian ...

until May 9, 2021 - "

Frank Stella Frank Philip Stella (born May 12, 1936) is an American painter, sculptor and printmaker, noted for his work in the areas of minimalism and post-painterly abstraction. Stella lives and works in New York City. Biography Frank Stella was born in M ...

's Stars", a Survey" at the

Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum is located in Ridgefield, Connecticut. The Aldrich has no permanent collection and is the only museum in Connecticut that is dedicated solely to the exhibition of contemporary art. The museum presents the first ...

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September 28 Events Pre-1600 *48 BC – Pompey disembarks at Pelusium upon arriving in Egypt, whereupon he is assassinated by order of King Ptolemy XIII. * 235 – Pope Pontian resigns. He is exiled to the mines of Sardinia, along with Hippolytus ...

until October 12. 2021 - ''

Turner Turner may refer to: People and fictional characters *Turner (surname), a common surname, including a list of people and fictional characters with the name * Turner (given name), a list of people with the given name *One who uses a lathe for turni ...

's Modern World'' at the

Tate Britain Tate Britain, known from 1897 to 1932 as the National Gallery of British Art and from 1932 to 2000 as the Tate Gallery, is an art museum on Millbank in the City of Westminster in London, England. It is part of the Tate network of galleries in ...

in London. *

September 30 Events Pre-1600 * 489 – The Ostrogoths under Theoderic the Great defeat the forces of Odoacer for the second time. * 737 – The Turgesh drive back an Umayyad invasion of Khuttal, follow them south of the Oxus, and capture their b ...

until March 13. 2021 - "

Church Church may refer to: Religion * Church (building), a building for Christian religious activities * Church (congregation), a local congregation of a Christian denomination * Church service, a formalized period of Christian communal worship * Chris ...

Rothko Mark Rothko (), born Markus Yakovlevich Rothkowitz (russian: Ма́ркус Я́ковлевич Ротко́вич, link=no, lv, Markuss Rotkovičs, link=no; name not Anglicized until 1940; September 25, 1903 – February 25, 1970), was a Latv ...

: Sublime" at the Mnuchin gallery in New York City. * October 18 until July 25, 2021 - "Writing the Future: Jean-Michel Basquiat, Basquiat and the Hip-Hop Generation" at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston in Boston, Massachusetts. * October 19 until May 9, 2021 - "Pictures Revisited" at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. * October 23 until March 14, 2021 - "Andres Serrano: Infamous" at Fotografiska#Otherlocations, Fotografiska in New York City. * October 29 until December 19 - "Julio Le Parc: Color and Colors" at Perrotin Gallery in New York City. * November 6 until December 19 - ''Sam Gilliam: Existed Existing'' at Pace Gallery in New York City. * November 13 until April 4, 2021 - ''Salman Toor: How Will I Know'' at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City. * November 28 2020 until April 26 - ''The Motorcycle: Design, Art, Desire'' at the Gallery of Modern Art, Brisbane, Gallery of Modern Art in Brisbane, Australia. * November 28 until April 26, 2021 - ''The Motorcycle: Design, Art, Desire'' at the Gallery of Modern Art, Brisbane, Gallery of Modern Art in Brisbane, Australia. * December 3 until February 28, 2021 - "Tracey Emin / Edvard Munch: The Loneliness of the Soul" at Royal Academy of Arts in London. * December 23 until August 16, 2021 - ''A Romantic Duel: Eugène Delacroix, Delacroix's fascination for the Giaour'' by Lord Byron at the Musée national Eugène-Delacroix in Paris. * December 30 until April 25, 2021- ''Museum Power'' at the National Museum, Kraków, National Museum in Kraków, Poland.

Works

* Akse P19 - ''Mural of Marcus Rashford'' in Manchester, England * Ilan Averbuch - ''Tappan Zee'' on the Tappan Zee Bridge (2017–present), Tappan Zee Bridge bike and pedestrian path in South Nyack, New York (sculpture) *

- ''Aachoo'' on Vale Street (allegedly the steepest street in England) in Totterdown,

, England (mural) * Emma Berger - George Floyd mural (Portland, Oregon), George Floyd mural, Portland, Oregon, U.S. * Meredith Bergmann - ''Women's Rights Pioneers Monument'', installed in Central Park in New York City * Es Devlin and Machiko Weston - ''I Saw the World End'' (virtual installation) * Luciano Garbati - "Medusa with the Head of Perseus" (sculpture / after "Perseus with the Head of Medusa" by Benvenuto Cellini - bronze version) installed in Collect Pond Park across from New York County Criminal Court in Manhattan, New York City * Jorge Rodriguez-Gerada - Portrait of Dr. Ydelfonso Decoo in Flushing, Queens, Flushing/Corona Park Queens, New York * Zahrah Al Ghamdi - ''Glimpses of the Past'' - Desert X, Al-'Ula * Raymond Gibby - Statue of a Quarter Pounder * Jasper Johns with contributions from Margaret Geller and Jéan Marc Togodgue - ''Slice (painting), Slice'' * Rashid Johnson - "Untitled Anxious Red Drawings" * Hannah Levy (artist), Hannah Levy - ''Retainer'' commissioned for the High Line in New York City in 2019, completed in 2020, exhibited 2021-2022 *

- ''Radiant Memories'' at Jamaica Station in Queens, New York City. * Scott LoBaido - "THANK YOU" at Elmhurst Hospital in Queens, New York * Charles Pétillon ''Le Phare (The Lighthouse)'' in Terminal 2E at Charles De Gaulle International Airport * Jaume Plensa - ''Water's Soul'' * Thomas J. Price - ''Reaching Out'' (sculpture) *

** ''

'' ** "Viral Paintings" *

- "Rotten Apple" (street mural) in Brooklyn,

* Chris Soria - ''The Flux of Being'' on the Tappan Zee Bridge bike and pedestrian path in South Nyack, New York (mural) * Sarah Sze - ''Shorter Than the Day'' at LaGuardia Airport Terminal B in New York City. * TeamLab (art collective), TeamLab - "Resonanting Life in the Acorn Forest", permanent installation at the Kadokawa Culture Museum in Tokorozawa Sakura Town in Tokorozawa, Japan. * Cheryl Wing Zi Wong - ''The Current Keeps on Moving'' on the Tappan Zee Bridge (2017–present), Tappan Zee Bridge bike and pedestrian path in Tarrytown, New York (sculpture) * Héctor Zamora - ''Lattice Detour'' rooftop installation at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. * ''Nightmare Elk'' - Portland, Oregon, U.S. * Black Lives Matter street mural (Capitol Hill, Seattle) * Black Lives Matter street mural (Cincinnati) * Black Lives Matter street mural (Indianapolis) * Black Lives Matter street mural (Portland, Oregon) * Black Lives Matter street mural (Salt Lake City) * Black Lives Matter street mural (Santa Cruz, California) * Black Lives Matter street mural (Springfield, Massachusetts)

Films

* ''Keith Haring Street Art Boy'' * ''Made You Look'' * ''Spit Earth: Who Is Jordan Wolfson?''

Deaths

* January 2 - John Baldessari, 88, American conceptual artist * January 6 - Akbar Padamsee, 91, Indian painter * January 13 - André Lufwa, 94, Democratic Republic of Congo, Congolese sculptor (''Batteur de tam-tam'') * January 17 - Oswald Oberhuber, 88, Austrian artist * January 19 - James Mollison, 88, Australian arts administrator, director of the National Gallery of Australia (1971–1989) and the National Gallery of Victoria (1989–1995) * January 23 - Hester Diamond, 91, American art collector * January 27 - Jason Polan, 37, American artist * February 5 - Beverly Pepper, 97, American sculptor *

- Anne Windfohr Marion, 81, art patron, co-founder of the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum * February 19 - Jack Youngerman, 93, American artist * February 20 - Peter Dreher, 87, German painter * March 2 - Ulay, 76, German artist * March 11 - John Seward Johnson II, 89, American sculptor and art impresario (Grounds For Sculpture), * March 15 - Wolf Kahn, 92, German born American artist * March 23 ** Maurice Berger, 63, American curator and critic ** Paul Kasmin Gallery, Paul Kasmin, 60, American art gallerist ** Idelle Weber, 88, American pop artist *

- Dr. Evermor, 81, American sculptor and metal artist (Forevertron, House on the Rock) * April 1 ** Anne Hendricks Bass, 78, American art collector and patron ** David Driskell, 89, American visual artist and academic *

- Alexander Thynn, 7th Marquess of Bath, 87, British painter and aristocrat * April 5 - Daniel Greene (artist), Daniel Greene. 85, American portrait artist * April 6 - Helene Aylon, 89, American painter * April 8 - Mort Drucker. 91, American cartoonist * April 11 - Gillian Wise, 84, British artist * April 13 ** William H. Bailey (artist), William H. Bailey, 89, American painter ** Glenna Goodacre, 80, American sculptor (Sacagawea dollar, Vietnam Women's Memorial) * April 14 - Markus Raetz, 78, Swiss painter, sculptor, and illustrator * April 19 - Peter Beard, 82, American photographer * April 21 - Tina Girouard, 73–74, American video and performance artist * April 25 - Zarina (artist), Zarina, 83, Indian born American artist * April 29 - Germano Celant, 80, Italian art historian, curator, and critic * May 4 - Michael McClure, 87, American Beat poet * May 9 - Iepe Rubingh, 45, Dutch performance artist, co-founder of chess Boxing * May 12 - Astrid Kirchherr, 81, German photographer and artist known for her association with the The Beatles, Beatles * May 16 - Cliff Eyland, 65, Canadian painter and writer * May 19 - Susan Rothenberg, 75, American painter (death announced on this date) * May 19 - Richard Anuszkiewicz, 89, American painter, co- founder of the school of and leading practitioner of op art * May 20 - Emma Amos (painter), Emma Amos, 83, American painter * May 22 - Francine Holley, 100, Belgian painter *

- Peter Alexander (artist), Peter Alexander, 82, American sculptor * May 28 - Gracia Barrios, 92, Chilean painter *

- Christo, 84, International and American Environmental, Site-Specific, and Land artist *

- Manuel Felguérez, 91, Mexican artist * June 13 - Luther Price, 58, American experimental filmmaker and visual artist * June 18 - Anna Blume, 83, German photographer (Anna and Bernhard Blume) * June 26 ** Milton Glaser, 91, American graphic designer, creator of the I Love New York, I ❤ NY slogan and co-founder of ''New York (magazine), New York'' magazine. ** Benedetto Robazza - Italian sculptor, 88 * July 2 - Jiří T. Kotalík, 69, Czech art historian, rector of the Academy of Fine Arts, Prague (1997–2003, 2010–2014). * July 12 - Frank Popper, 102, Czech-born Swiss art and technology historian. * July 13 - Barrie Cook, 91, English abstract painter *

- George Simon (artist), George Simon, 73, Guyanese artist * July 17 - Brigid Berlin, 80, performance artist, photographer, writer, and Warhol superstar * July 18 - Keith Sonnier, 78, American sculptor * July 31 - Miodrag Živković (sculptor), Miodrag Živković, 92, Serbian sculptor * August 1 - Abdul Hay Mosallam Zarara, 87, Palestinian artist. * August 3 – Ralf Metzenmacher, 56, German painter * August 5 - Elmer Petersen, 91, American sculptor (World's Largest Buffalo) * August 7 - Judit Reigl, 97, Hungarian painter * August 9 - Frank Wright (painter), Frank Wright, 87, American painter * August 12 ** William Arnett, 81, American art collector and writer ** Sybil Brintrup, 66, Chilean conceptual artist * August 13 - Luchita Hurtado, 99, Venezuelan-born American painter * August 16 - Pierre-Yves Trémois, 99, French artist * August 18 - Ron Gorchov, 90, American painter * August 19 - Fern Cunningham, 71, American sculptor * August 22 - Mrinal Haque, 61, Bangladeshi sculptor * August 25 - Pedro de Oraá, 88, Cuban painter * August 26 - Douglas MacDiarmid, 97, New Zealand painter * August 28 ** Siah Armajani, 81, Iranian-American sculptor ** Uli Stein (artist), Uli Stein, 73, German cartoonist * August 30 - Jürgen Schadeberg, 89, German-born South African photographer. (death announced on this date) * September 2 - Philippe Daverio, 70, French-born Italian art critic, gallerist, academic, and television presenter * September 10 ** Pierre Nahon, 84, Algerian born French art collector and gallery owner ** Franco Maria Ricci, 82, Italian art publisher and magazine editor *

- Donald Kendall, 99, American corporate executive and founder of the Donald M. Kendall Sculpture Gardens at PepsiCo headquarters in

* September 24 - Robert Bechtle, 88, American painter * October 4 - Kenzō Takada, 81, Japanese-French fashion designer and painter *

- Geoffrey Dyer, 73, Australian artist * October 13 ** Jean Cardot, 90, French sculptor ** Chris Killip, 74, Manx photographer * October 14 - David Geiser, 72, American painter * October 20 - Lea Vergine, 84, Italian art critic and curator * October 25 - Diane Di Prima, 86, American Beat literature, Beat poet * October 28 - Mohammed Melehi, 83 Moroccan painter * October 29 - Sindika Dokolo, 48, Congolese art collector and businessman * November 6 - Piero Simondo, 92, Italian artist * November 12 - Aldo Tambellini, 90, Italian-American artist * November 17 - Sheldon Solow, 92, American art collector * November 20 - Daniel Cordier, 100, French art dealer * November 22 - Helen LaFrance, 101, American outsider artist * November 29 - Suh Se-ok, 91, South Korean artist * December 5 - Jackie Saccoccio, 56, American painter * December 15 - James Havard, 83, American painter * December 25 - Barbara Rose, 84, American art critic * December 28 - David Medalla, 82, Filipino sculptor

References

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