Weekly news round-up
Adelia Sabatini, Thursday, 12th November 2009
1. Dr. Penelope Curtis Appointed New Director of Tate Britain:
Dr Penelope Curtis, Curator of the Henry Moore Institute, Leeds, has been appointed the new Director of Tate Britain. Dr Curtis has been Curator of the Henry Moore Institute since 1999 where she has been responsible for developing a distinctive programme of exhibitions, presenting sculpture of all periods. Curtis will take up this appointment in April 2010, taking over from the founding Director of Tate Britain, Dr Stephen Deuchar, who will leave Tate in December 2009 to become the Director of The Art Fund.
2. Millet masterpiece left to Britain in lieu of tax:
An iconic pastel drawing by the 19th-century Realist French painter Jean-François Millet, The Angelus (pictured above), now belongs to Britain after it was accepted instead of death duties under the Acceptance in Lieu scheme.
The Times
3. Artist Saâdane Afif wins the 2009 Marcel Duchamp Prize:
The prominent French contemporary art prize, created in 2000, was awarded to French artist Saâdane Afif, who has been invited to stage a solo exhibition at the Centre Pompidou, Paris, in September 2010.
ADIAF
4. Guggenheim Bilbao plans to open a second branch:
Juan Ignacio Vidarte, the director of the Guggenheim Bilbao, has confirmed that the Guggenheim Foundation was planning to open a satellite museum near Guernica, 40 km east of Bilbao, in the Urdaibai estuary. The Guggenheim in Urdaibai, which would host medium-sized temporary exhibitions, could open as early as 2013 according to Vidarte.
The Art Newspaper
5. J. Paul Getty Trust to finance the renovation of King Tutankhamen’s tomb:
The J. Paul Getty Trust and the Getty Conservation Institute will be working with Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities to oversee the conservation and management of one of Egypt’s most popular attractions as part of a five-year project which is expected to cost the Getty over $1.5 million, according to Tim Whalen, director of the Getty Conservation Institute.
LA Times
6. Guggenheim Announces Short List for the Hugo Boss Prize 2010:
Established in 1996 to recognise significant achievement in contemporary art, the biennial Hugo Boss Prize is administered by the Guggenheim Foundation and juried by an international panel of museum directors, curators, and critics. The finalists for 2010 prize are: Cao Fei, Hans-Peter Feldmann, Natascha Sadr Haghighian, Roman Ondák, Walid Raad, and Apichatpong Weerasethakul.
7. Francesco Vezzoli invites Lady Gaga to perform at MOCA’s gala in Los Angeles:
Francesco Vezzoli, the Italian video artist entrusted with the creative aspects of the 30th anniversary gala for the Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art, has organised for Lady Gaga to sing on the night as part of a live performance entitled 'Ballets Russes Italian style' which will see Gaga debut one of her new songs surrounded by a dozen dancers from the Bolshoi Ballet, who will be wearing costumes created by Vezzoli and Miuccia Prada.
Maria Bell, co-chair of MOCA’s Board declared: 'We felt giving the event over to an artist was the best way to send a message that it’s what we’re about – empowering artists, and giving them a forum.'
LA Times
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