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100 Years of ARTnews Photography at the Museum of Fine Arts
Santa Fe, New Mexico - Photographs of the major artists of the
20th century will be featured in the exhibition "Portrait of the
Art World: A
Century of ARTnews Photographs," which opens at the Museum of
Fine Arts on Friday, September 19, 2003, and runs through January
4, 2004. The traveling exhibit was organized by the Smithsonian's
National Portrait Gallery and is nationally sponsored by AXA Art
Insurance Corporation.
The exhibition consists of 100 photographs reproduced in the
magazine since 1902 when it was first published as Hyde's Weekly
Art News. ARTnews marked its 100th birthday in November 2002 as
the most widely-circulated art magazine in the world and one of
the oldest independently-run magazines. The exhibition will
include portraits of both European and American artists such as
Jean-Michel Basquiat, Alexander Calder, Chuck Close, Salvador
Dalí, Helen Frankenthaler, Jackson Pollock, and John Singer
Sargent.
The broad range of photographers includes: Zaida Ben-Yusuf and
Alice Boughton, early members of Alfred Stieglitz's circle; Jessie
Tarbox Beals, the first woman photojournalist; Hans Namuth, known
for his portraits of Jackson Pollock and other artists at work;
Timothy Greenfield-Sanders, the photographer recognized for his
large format and panoramic portraiture; French filmmaker
Agnèes Varda; and the contemporary masters
Robert Mapplethorpe, Arnold Newman, and Irving Penn.
The prints, representing a virtual Who's Who of the 20th century
art world, arrive from a variety of sources, including the
National Portrait
Gallery, the ARTnews archives, and private and institutional
collections in the United States and abroad.
"We are excited to present this anthology of portraits of major
20th century artists with many by master photographers," said
Steve Yates,
Curator of Photography at the Museum of Fine Arts in Santa
Fe. "In our unique community, deeply rooted in the history
of photography with global distinction, New Mexico is a most
relevant venue."
"This exhibition offers a rare opportunity to come face-to-face with
100 of the Western world's most renowned 20th century artists,"
said Marsha Bol, Director of the Museum of Fine Arts. "Here in
Santa Fe, we are also featuring original works of art by a number
of these artists in the exhibition."
"Visitors will have the unique opportunity to see a variety of
photographs from the last 100 years," said Marc Pachter, director
of the National
Portrait Gallery. "Not only will the best photographs from the
magazine be displayed, but also some of the finest images from
collections from around the world."
During its 100 years of publication, despite changes in name, format
and frequency, ARTnews has remained true to its original
objective, "to supply plain statements of fact" concerning
"artists, art exhibitions and the sale of art objects," Mr.
Pachter said. Photographic portraits of artists, critics and
museum personalities, among others, have remained a mainstay in
the magazine since its earliest history.
"ARTnews has played a major role in the arts community during the past
100 years by allowing people to see artists as individuals," said
William Stapp, the exhibition curator. "This exhibition contains
photographs that represent the diversity of subjects - men and
women of all backgrounds, that ARTnews has always displayed within
its pages."
Founded in 1902, ARTnews has a readership of 240,000 in 123
countries including collectors, dealers, historians, investors,
and artists. A
probing and provocative news magazine that focuses on the people
that make the art world spin, it has won 30 major awards for
excellence in
reporting, analysis, criticism and design in the last three
decades.
"The photographs document the changes in the art world over the last
10 decades and the changing perception of art, which the magazine
has both mirrored and helped mold," said Milton Esterow, editor
and publisher of ARTnews. "Seen together, they offer great
insights into the foremost creators of the 20th century."
"Portrait of the Art World: A Century of ARTnews Photographs" will
be accompanied by a book published by Yale University Press
featuring the 100 portrait photographs and essays by noted
journalist Pete Hamill, as well as Milton Esterow and William
Stapp.
AXA Art Insurance Corporation, was founded in the United States in 1987
by insurance and art professionals to provide expert, affordable
insurance coverage to the owners of fine art and collectibles. The
company is the only insurance provider in the United States to
focus exclusively on fine art and collectibles, underwriting many
of the country's most prestigious collections. In addition to
providing flexible, tailor-made short or long term coverage, the
company assists its insured -individuals, corporations, museums,
galleries, trusts and traveling exhibitions - with the
overall protection and preservation of their collections.
PUBLIC PROGRAMS
Gallery Talks with eminent Santa Fe artists titled "Face to
Face: Inspirations and Influences." Artists will choose and
discuss those
figures portrayed in the exhibition who have influenced and
inspired their
career.
Tour Schedule: www.museumofnewmexico.org
The Museum of Fine Arts, located just off the Plaza, at 107 West
Palace Avenue in downtown Santa Fe, is a part of the Museum of New
Mexico, a division of the state Department of Cultural Affairs.