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# Art Movements
- URL: https://hyperallergic.com/art-movements-86/
- Published: 2015-02-13T20:18:43.000Z
- Updated: 2025-11-24T16:43:35.000Z
- Description: This week in art news: A 6.5-ton ground-to-air missile was installed beside London's Hayward Gallery, an appellate court ruled in favor of the Met's "pay what you wish" policy, and a Jeff Koons exhibition was cancelled due to "a lack of funding."
- Author: Tiernan Morgan
- Tags: News, Art Movements, #wp, #wp-post, #image-position-hidden, #Import 2025-11-24 07:08 (2014, 2015, part 2)

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A “Bristol Bloodhound” missile, part of Richard Wentworth’s curated section of the Hayward Gallery’s ‘History is Now’ exhibition (photo by Linda Nylind; courtesy Hayward Gallery)

*Art Movements is a weekly collection of news, developments, and stirrings in the art world.*

Pierre and Danielle Le Guennec have gone [on trial](http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-31358495?ref=hyperallergic.com) for allegedly stealing 271 artworks by Pablo Picasso. Pierre Le Guennec, an electrician and handyman, worked for Picasso between 1970 and 1973\. Claude Picasso has dismissed the couple’s claim that the works were a gift.

Police [seized](http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/02/11/us-italy-art-leonardo-idUSKBN0LE2JF20150211?ref=hyperallergic.com) a portrait of Isabella d’Este during a raid on a Swiss bank. The work, which some believe is by Leonardo da Vinci, was recovered as part of an investigation into tax crimes and insurance fraud. Carlo Pedretti, the director of the Leonardo Center at the University of California, [denied](http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/scholar-denies-attributing-portrait-found-in-swiss-vault-to-leonardo/article22911072/?ref=hyperallergic.com) claims that he attributed the painting to the Renaissance master.

The Hayward Gallery [installed](http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2015/feb/02/nuclear-missile-launcher-history-now-hayward-gallery-london?ref=hyperallergic.com) a 6.5-ton ground-to-air defense missile on its balcony as part of its latest exhibition, [*History is Now*](http://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whatson/history-is-now-7-artists-take-88866?ref=hyperallergic.com). The missile, which is on loan from the RAF Defense Radar Museum in Norfolk, is part of Richard Wentworth’s curatorial contribution to the show.

The Louvre [cancelled](http://www.theartnewspaper.com/articles/Koons%20au%20Louvre?%20Non/37044&ref=hyperallergic.com) its plans to display a selection of Jeff Koons sculptures in its 19th century galleries due to “a lack of funding.”

![Paul Gauguin, "Nafea Faa Ipoipo (When Will You Marry?)" (1892), oil on canvas, 101 x 77 cm (via Wikipedia.org)](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2015/02/paul_gauguin_nafea_faa_ipoipo-_when_will_you_marry-_1892_oil_on_canvas_101_x_77_cm.jpg)

Paul Gauguin, “Nafea Faa Ipoipo” (“When Will You Marry?”) (1892), oil on canvas, 101 x 77 cm (via Wikipedia.org)

The Rudolf Staechelin Family Trust [withdrew](http://www.theartnewspaper.com/articles/Swiss-sellers-of-m-Gauguin-remove--masterpieces-from-Basel-museum/37040?ref=hyperallergic.com) its long-term loan of 19th and 20th century works to the Kunstmuseum Basel. The announcement follows news that the Trust reportedly sold Paul Gauguin’s “Nafea Faa Ipoipo” (“When Will You Marry”) (1892) for a record $300 million.

An appellate court [ruled](http://www.artlawreport.com/2015/02/09/dismissal-of-admissions-lawsuit-against-the-metropolitan-museum-of-art-is-affirmed/?ref=hyperallergic.com) that the Metropolitan Museum of Art can legally ask visitors to “pay what they wish.” Critics have long argued that the Met’s “recommended” $25 ticket price is misleading.

The Federal Circuit court [ruled](http://www.courthousenews.com/2015/02/06/artist-eyes-500k-for-war-memorial-stamp.htm?ref=hyperallergic.com) that the US Postal Service is to pay Frank Gaylord 10% of the revenue generated by a stamp depicting the sculptor’s Korean War Veterans Memorial in Washington, DC, a figure amounting to over $500,000\. Although the Postal Service sought the permission of the stamp’s photographer, John Alli, it did not ask Gaylord for permission to sell stamps and retail merchandise depicting his work.

New York City mayor Bill de Blasio [nominated](http://www.artnews.com/2015/02/12/de-blasio-nominates-hank-willis-thomas-for-painter-seat-of-public-design-commission/?ref=hyperallergic.com) artist Hank Willis Thomas for the Painter seat of the city’s Public Design Commission.

A hoard of Anglo Saxon coins were [discovered](http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-31361054?ref=hyperallergic.com) in a village in Buckinghamshire, the largest discovery of its kind since the introduction of the [Treasure Act](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treasure%5FAct%5F1996?ref=hyperallergic.com) in 1996.

The United Talent Agency, known for representing Hollywood stars such as Angelina Jolie and Johnny Depp, [launched](http://www.wsj.com/articles/hollywood-talent-agencys-new-division-to-manage-visual-artists-careers-1423616988?ref=hyperallergic.com) UTA Fine Arts, a management company for contemporary visual artists.

The Arts Council England [announced](http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-31437883?ref=hyperallergic.com) that the English National Opera will have its funding cut unless it improves its business model.

Applications are [open](http://www.clir.org/hiddencollections?ref=hyperallergic.com) for “Digitizing Hidden Special Collections and Archives,” a program which will award $4 million to “institutions holding collections of high scholarly value.”

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2015/02/avalanche1.jpg)

The first issue of ‘Avalanche,’ fall 1970 (via blogs.walkerart.org)

The archives of *Avalanche* magazine (1970–76) are now [available](http://www.moma.org/learn/resources/archives/EAD/Avalanchef?ref=hyperallergic.com) for researchers visiting MoMA QNS.

The Museum of Modern Art will [display](https://twitter.com/MuseumModernArt/status/565644398525181953/photo/1?ref=hyperallergic.com) “The Swimming Pool (La Piscine)” (1952) in April, following the success of [*Henri Matisse: The Cut-Outs*](https://hyperallergic.com/matisses-garden-of-problems-the-cut-outs-at-moma/).

French choreographer Boris Charmatz will [transform](http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2015/feb/10/tate-modern-museum-of-dance-takeover?ref=hyperallergic.com) the Tate Modern into a “museum of dance” for 48 hours in May.

Conceptual artist Sarkis Zabunyan (aka “Sarkis”) will [represent](http://artdaily.com/index.asp?int%5Fsec=11&int%5Fnew=76391&ref=hyperallergic.com#.VNuygatDsyB) Turkey at the Venice Biennale.

The Thomas Cole National Historic Site and Olana State Historic Site will [co-host](http://www.dailyfreeman.com/general-news/20150212/thomas-cole-olana-historic-sites-to-host-contemporary-art-exhibit?ref=hyperallergic.com) an exhibition of contemporary art in May. Artists include Martin Puryear, Maya Lin, Chuck Close, and Cindy Sherman.

Matthew Day Jackson is [selling](http://ny.curbed.com/archives/2015/02/10/artist%5Fturns%5Fgreenpoint%5Fclub%5Finto%5Fmassive%5Fhome%5Fasking%5F11m.php?ref=hyperallergic.com) his two-story home and studio in Greenpoint for $11 million. Jackson purchased the property, the former Studio B nightclub and music venue, in 2010 for $2 million.

## Transactions

The Louvre Abu Dhabi [purchased](http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-louvre-abu-dhabi-buys-a-washington-portrait-by-stuart-1423256538?ref=hyperallergic.com) a portrait of George Washington by Gilbert Stuart from the Armand Hammer Foundation.

The Lannan Foundation [donated](http://www.artnews.com/2015/02/11/chinati-foundation-receives-grant-to-support-new-robert-irwin-installation/?ref=hyperallergic.com) $750,000 to the Chinati Foundation’s Robert Irwin Project.

The Walker Art Center [acquired](http://www.theartnewspaper.com/articles/Walker-Art-Center-purchase-saves-late-artists-collection/36884?ref=hyperallergic.com) 4,000 objects collected by Martin Wong. The assorted bric-a-brac, which includes Disney figurines and Chinese tea dishes, was transformed into an installation by artist Danh Vo in 2013\. The work is currently on display at the Barbican Center as part of the exhibition [*The Artist as Collector*](http://www.barbican.org.uk/artgallery/event-detail.asp?ID=17071&ref=hyperallergic.com).

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2015/02/ex2013_9artists_ins-_006.jpg)

Martin Wong’s bric-a-brac collection, as installed by Danh Vo (photo by Gene Pittman; courtesy Walker Art Center, Minneapolis)

Bill Millis [donated](http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/02/12/a-charming-valentines-gift-for-the-norman-rockwell-museum/?%5Fr=0&ref=hyperallergic.com) Norman Rockwell’s “Boy and Girl Gazing at the Moon (Puppy Love)” (1926) to the Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge, Massachusetts.

The New York Public Library [received](http://www.nypl.org/press/press-release/new-york-public-library-receives-grant-digitize-50000-pages-historic-early?ref=hyperallergic.com) a $500,000 grant from the Polonsky Foundation to digitize 50,000 pages of historic American manuscript material.

The Kröller-Müller Museum [acquired](http://artdaily.com/index.asp?int%5Fsec=11&int%5Fnew=76310&ref=hyperallergic.com#.VNuiuKtDsyB) Roni Horn’s “Opposites of White” (2006–07).

The Stedelijk Museum [acquired](http://artdaily.com/index.asp?int%5Fsec=11&int%5Fnew=76364&ref=hyperallergic.com#.VNuw8KtDsyB) three works by Ed Atkins.

CafePress Inc. [sold](http://www.bizjournals.com/louisville/news/2015/02/11/cafepress-to-sell-art-business-for-31-5-million.html?ref=hyperallergic.com) its art business to Circle Graphics Inc. for $31.5 in cash. CafePress’s art brands include Canvas on Demand, Great Big Canvas, and ImageKind.

Christie’s [bought](http://news.artnet.com/art-world/christies-buys-collectrium-the-online-startup-collector-management-tool-for-16-million-251326?ref=hyperallergic.com) Collectrium, an online collection management tool, for a figure reputed to be between $16-25 million.

The Victoria and Albert Museum [raised](http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-31246801?ref=hyperallergic.com) the funds to acquire four bronze figures designed for the tomb of Cardinal Thomas Wolsey. The Cardinal died en route to his trial for treason in 1530, after failing to procure an annulment for Henry VIII’s marriage to Catherine of Aragon.

## Transitions

![Actor Paul Jesson as Cardinal Wolsey with the reunited four bronze angels (courtesy  Victoria and Albert Museum, London)](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2015/02/resized_wolseyangels_photocall_003.jpg)

Actor Paul Jesson as Cardinal Wolsey with the reunited four bronze angels (courtesy Victoria and Albert Museum, London)

The Centre Pompidou [announced](http://www.theartnewspaper.com/articles/Pompidou-to-pop-up-all-over-France/37053?ref=hyperallergic.com) plans to establish temporary domestic outposts throughout France, each of which would be open for a period of four years.

Anne Hawley, the director of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, will [step down](http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/02/11/director-of-gardner-museum-to-step-down/?ref=design&%5Fr=1) at the end of the year.

Zelfira Tregulova was [appointed](http://www.theartnewspaper.com/articles/Director-of-Moscows-State-Tretyakov-Gallery-dismissed/37041?ref=hyperallergic.com) the director of the State Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow following the dismissal of Irina Lebedeva.

The ICA Miami [denied](http://www.theartnewspaper.com/articles/ICA-Miami-interim-director-steps-down/37045?ref=hyperallergic.com) claims that its interim director, Suzanne Weaver, resigned from her post.

Ole Bouman was [appointed](http://artdaily.com/index.asp?int%5Fsec=11&int%5Fnew=76306&ref=hyperallergic.com#.VNuYdKtDsyB) the director of the Shekou Design Museum. The museum is due to open in Shenzhen, China, in late 2016.

Brian Wallis will [step down](http://artforum.com/news/id=50254?ref=hyperallergic.com) as the director of exhibitions and collections and chief curator of the International Center of Photography at the end of the month.

Shauta Marsh [stepped down](http://www.indystar.com/story/entertainment/arts/2015/02/11/shauta-marsh-steps-imoca-executive-director/23261177/?ref=hyperallergic.com) as executive director of the Indianapolis Museum of Contemporary Art.

The Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles [appointed](http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/culture/la-et-moca-new-trustees-jamie-mccourt-aileen-getty-20150211-story.html?ref=hyperallergic.com) four new trustees. They include philanthropist Aileen Getty and former Dodgers president Jamie McCourt.

MoMA [appointed](http://press.moma.org/2015/02/marlene-hess-endowed-curator-announcement/?ref=hyperallergic.com) Leah Dickerman as Marlene Hess curator of painting and sculpture, a newly endowed position.

Grela Orihuela was [appointed](http://artdaily.com/index.asp?int%5Fsec=11&int%5Fnew=76340&ref=hyperallergic.com#.VNupBKtDsyB) director of the Art Wynwood art fair.

## Accolades

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Instituto Tomie Ohtake, São Paulo, Brazil (photo by Dennis Fidalgo/Flickr)

Lucy Lippard [received](http://www.artnews.com/2015/02/12/advice-for-art-writers-keep-your-standard-of-living-extremely-low/?ref=hyperallergic.com) the College Art Association’s Distinguished Lifetime Achievement Award for Writing on Art. In her acceptance speech, Lippard expressed her discomfort with the term “art criticism,” while advising young writers to “keep \[their\] standard of living extremely low”.

Ann Naustdal was [awarded](http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2015/feb/10/first-winner-is-named-in-ian-rankin-cordis-prize-tapestry?ref=hyperallergic.com) the inaugural Cordis Trust Prize, a tapestry award established by crime writer Ian Rankin and his wife Miranda Harvey.

## Obituaries

[Kenji Ekuan](http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/11/world/asia/kenji-ekuan-japanese-designer-who-gave-soy-sauce-its-curves-dies-at-85.html?%5Fr=0&ref=hyperallergic.com) (1929–2015), industrial designer.

[Tomie Ohtake](http://news.artnet.com/people/japanese-brazilian-abstraction-legend-tomie-ohtake-dead-at-101-254348?ref=hyperallergic.com) (1913–2015), abstract painter, sculptor, and printmaker.

[Rex Ray](http://sfist.com/2015/02/09/rex%5Fray%5Fsf-based%5Fartist%5Fand%5Fdesigne.php?ref=hyperallergic.com) (1956–2015), artist and graphic designer.