2024 in art explained

Significant events relating to the year 2024 in art are listed below.

Events

• January 24 – South Korea's Ministry of Unification confirms that the Arch of Reunification, a sculptural arch near Pyongyang, North Korea, has been demolished.^[1]
• March 20 – Opening of the 81st Whitney Biennial in New York City, United States, lasting until August 11, 2024.^[2]
• April 20 – Opening of the 60th Venice Biennale, lasting until November 2024.^[3]
• April 21 – A statue of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, by Hywel Pratley, is unveiled in Oakham, Rutland, UK.^[4]
• May 16 – A statue of Billy Graham, by Chas Fagan, is erected at the United States Capitol, in Washington, D.C.^[5]
• May 25 – Opening of an exhibition of portraits of "Windrush generation", commissioned by King Charles III of the United Kingdom.^[6]
• June 4 – David Voss, alleged ringleader of Canada's biggest art fraud, pleads guilty to his involvement in the forgery of works by Norval Morrisseau.^[7]

Exhibitions

• March 20 until August 11 - The 81st Whitney Biennial (curated by Chrissie Iles and on partial view until September 29).^[8]
• March 23 until July 7 - Urban Art Evolution (curated by Christopher Pusey) at the Nassau County Museum of Art in Roslyn, New York^[9]
• March 26 until July 14 - Paris 1874 Inventing Impressionism at the Musée d'Orsay in Paris, France,^[10] then travels to the National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C. from September 8 until January 19, 2024^[11] .
• June 14 until October 14 - Guillaume Lethière at the Clark Art Institute in Williamstown, Massachusetts^[12], then named Guillaume Lethière: Born in Guadeloupe travels to the Musée du Louvre from November 13 until February 17. 2025^[13],

New artworks

• Alison Saar – "The Salon" (sculpture), Olympic sculpture commissioned for the Champs-Élysées in Paris, France.^[14]

Deaths

• January 1 – Hartmut Ritzerfeld, German neo-Expressive painter (born 1950)^[15]
• January 2 – Alexis Smith, American collage artist (born 1949)^[16]
• January 4 – Kishin Shinoyama, Japanese photographer (born 1940)^[17]
• January 15 – Brent Sikkema, American art dealer (born 1948)^[18]
• January 19 – Robert Whitman, American performance artist (born 1935)^[19]
• January 19 – Carl Andre, American minimalist artist (born 1935)^[20]
• January 26 – Ricardo Pascale, Uruguayan sculptor (born 1942)^[21]
• January 27 – Brian Griffin, British photographer (born 1948)^[22]
  • • February 4 Antonio Paolucci, Italian art historian and curator (born 1939)^[23]
  • Melvin Way, American folk artist (born 1954)^[24]
• February 5 – Helga Paris, German photographer (born 1938)^[25]
• February 8 – Andrew Crispo, American gallerist (born 1945)^[26]
• February 10
  • Günter Brus, Austrian painter, performance artist, graphic artist and filmmaker (born 1938)^[27]
  • A. Ramachandran, Indian painter (born 1935)^[28]
• February 16 – Aleš Lamr, Czech visual artist (born 1943)^[29]
• February 17 – Marc Pachter, American art curator (born 1943)^[30]
• February 28 – Félix Aráuz, Ecuadorian painter (born 1935)^[31]
  • • March 1 Iris Apfel, American designer (born 1921)^[32]
  • Chance Browne, American cartoonist (born 1948)^[33]
  • Ennio Calabria, Italian painter and illustrator (born 1937)^[34]
  • Akira Toriyama, Japanese manga artist (subdural hematoma; born 1955)^[35]
• March 6 (death announced) – Pigcasso, painting pig (born 2016)^[36]
• March 7 – Lucas Samaras, Greek-born American photographer, sculptor and painter (born 1936)^[37]
  • • March 24 Robert Moskowitz, American painter (born 1935)^[38]
  • Imogen Stuart, German-Irish sculptor (born 1927)^[39]
• March 26 – Richard Serra, American sculptor (born 1938)^[40]
• March 28 – Marian Zazeela, American light artist, designer, calligrapher, and painter (born 1940)^[41]
• March 29 – Katsura Funakoshi, Japanese sculptor (born 1951)^[42]
• March 30 – Quisqueya Henríquez, Cuban-born Dominican multidisciplinary contemporary artist (born 1951)^[43]
• April 3 – Gaetano Pesce, Italian architect and designer (born 1939)^[44]
  • • April 6 Italo Rota, Italian architect and curator (born 1953)^[45]
  • Ziraldo, Brazilian author, cartoonist and painter (born 1932)^{[46] [47]}
• April 9 – Patti Astor, underground actress and gallerist (born 1950)^{[48] [49]}
• April 13 – Trina Robbins, American cartoonist (born 1938)^[50]
• April 13 – Faith Ringgold, American painter, author, mixed media sculptor, performance artist (born 1930)^[51]
• April 16 – Jean-Marie Haessle, French painter (born 1939)^[52]
• April 25 – Au Ho-nien, Chinese painter (born 1935)^[53]
• April 28 – Zack Norman, actor and art collector (born 1940)^[54]
• May 4 – Frank Stella, American painter, sculptor, and printmaker (born 1936)^[55]
• May 17 – Roberta Marrero, Spanish artist (born 1972)^[56]
• May 23 – Marc Camille Chaimowicz, French multi-disciplinary artist (born 1946)^[57]
• June 5 – Ben Vautier (aka Ben), French visual artist (suicide; born 1935)^[58]
• June 29 – Jacqueline de Jong, Dutch painter, sculptor, and graphic artist (born 1939)^[59]
• June 30 – Manuel Cargaleiro, Portuguese ceramicist and painter (born 1927)^[60]
• July 1 – June Leaf, American visual artist (born 1929)^[61]
• July 10 – Thomas Hoepker, German photographer (born 1936)^[62]
• July 12 – Bill Viola, American video artist (born 1951)^[63]
• July 17 – Farhad Moshiri, Iranian artist (born 1963)^[64]
• July 22 – Germaine Hoffmann, Luxembourgish painter and collage artist (born 1930)^[65]
• July 23 – Mark Mallia, Maltese painter and sculptor (born 1965)^[66]
• August 9 – Keiichi Tanaami, 88, Japanese pop artist^[67]
• August 10 – Kasper König, 80, German museum director and curator^[68]
• August 14 – Godawari Dutta, 93, Indian Madhubani painter^[69]
• August 15 - Jaime Botín, 88, Spanish art collector and convicted smuggler (Head of a Young Woman by Pablo Picasso 1906) ^[70]

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2024-01-24 . 통일부 "북한, 평양서 '조국통일 기념탑' 철거" . Ministry of Unification: "North Korea demolishes 'National Unification Monument' in Pyongyang" . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240125013730/https://imnews.imbc.com/news/2024/politics/article/6565383_36431.html . 25 January 2024 . 2024-01-24 . . ko.
2. Web site: Armstrong . Annie . A Big Surprise at the Whitney Biennial Opening: No Protests . . 2024-03-13 . en-US . 2024-03-16 . mdy-all .
3. Web site: Russeth . Andrew . Aton . Francesca . What is the Venice Biennale? Everything You Need to Know . . 2024-04-16 . en-US . 2024-04-23 . mdy-all . April 21, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240421092014/https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/what-is-venice-biennale-1234703040/ . live .
4. News: Corgis yap their approval as statue of Queen Elizabeth II unveiled. The Telegraph. India. McTaggart. Tracey. Kandohla. 21 April 2024. 23 April 2024.
5. News: The late Rev. Billy Graham is immortalized in a statue unveiled at the US Capitol. Associated Press. May 16, 2024. live.
6. Web site: The King commissions 'Windrush: Portraits of a Pioneering Generation'. 6 June 2023. royal.uk. 20 July 2024.
7. Web site: New Guilty Plea in the "Norval Morrisseau" Forgery Ring Scheme. Institute of Art & Law. Lauren Gowler. 8 July 2024 . 21 July 2024.
8. Web site: Whitney Biennial 2024: Even Better Than the Real Thing .
9. Web site: Urban Art Evolution | March 23 – July 7, 2024 | Nassau County Museum of Art .
10. Web site: Exhibition Paris 1874 Inventing impressionism | Musée d'Orsay .
11. Web site: Paris 1874: The Impressionist Moment .
12. Web site: Guillaume Lethière .
13. Web site: Schedule for the second half of the temporary exhibitions in 2024 . 4 July 2024 .
14. Web site: Paris 2024: American artist Alison Saar's Olympic sculpture (3/5). 24 July 2024. Eve Jackson. France 24. 25 July 2024.
15. Web site: 2 January 2024. Andrea Zuleger. 2 January 2024. Künstler Hacki Ritzerfeld in Stolberg gestorben. aachener-zeitung.de.
16. Web site: Alexis Smith, Artist With Eclectic Eye on American Culture, Dies at 74. January 8, 2024. Diehl. Travis. The New York Times. January 8, 2024.
17. Web site: Kishin Shinoyama: Photographer of iconic John Lennon-Yoko Ono photo dies. 5 January 2024. BBC. 20 July 2024.
18. News: Heinrich . Will . 21 January 2024 . Brent Sikkema, Influential New York Gallerist, Dies at 75 . live . https://archive.today/20240122211140/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/21/arts/brent-sikkema-dead.html . 22 January 2024 . 21 January 2024 . . en.
19. Web site: Robert Whitman, Cutting-Edge Performance Artist, Dies at 88. Randy Kennedy. The New York Times. January 20, 2024. January 21, 2024.
20. News: Kennedy. Randy. 2024-01-24. Carl Andre, 88, Austerely Minimalist Sculptor, Is Dead. 2024-01-27. The New York Times. en-US. 0362-4331.
21. Web site: A los 81 años, falleció hoy el economista y artista Ricardo Pascale . es . . 26 January 2024.
22. News: Whitmore . Greg . 22 February 2024 . Brian Griffin obituary . live . The Guardian . 23 February 2024 . 23 February 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240223073835/https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2024/feb/22/brian-griffin-obituary .
23. Web site: 5 February 2024 . E' morto il grande storico dell'arte Antonio Paolucci, l'ultimo riminese a essere ministro . The great art historian Antonio Paolucci, the last Rimini man to be a minister, has died . 6 February 2024 . Chiamami Città . it-IT.
24. News: Rosenwald . Michael S. . 2024-02-27 . Melvin Way, Outsider Artist Who Depicted Inner Mysteries, Dies at 70 . 2024-03-03 . The New York Times . B12 . en-US . 173 . 60081 . 0362-4331.
25. News: Prenzlauer Berg im Blick . . . 6 February 2024 . de . 6 February 2024.
26. News: Andrew Crispo, Disgraced Manhattan Gallery Owner, Dies at 78. Risen. Clay. March 19, 2024. March 19, 2024. The New York Times. limited.
27. Web site: Günter Brus, Artist Who Shocked Postwar Austria, Dies at 85. The New York Times. Alex. Williams. March 1, 2024. March 2, 2024.
28. Web site: Artist A Ramachandran dies from prolonged illness at 89. The Week. 20 July 2024.
29. Web site: Ve věku 80 let zemřel výtvarník Aleš Lamr. Denik. 16 February 2024 . 20 July 2024. cs.
30. News: Murphy . Brian . Marc Pachter, who led race to save George Washington portrait, dies at 80 . . February 22, 2024.
31. Web site: Fallece Félix Aráuz, el 'artista de las caritas', a los 88 años. es. El Universo. 28 February 2024 .
32. News: Horwell . Veronica . March 3, 2024 . Iris Apfel obituary . March 3, 2024 . The Guardian . en-GB . 0261-3077.
33. News: Ryser . Rob . Chance Browne, Wilton cartoonist and a key character in CT esteemed comic strip story, dies at 75 . 2024-03-08 . . 7 March 2024.
34. News: Distefano . Natalia . Addio a Ennio Calabria, il pittore del "realismo sociale": ha raccontato le profondità del mondo con la luce e il colore . 14 March 2024 . . 2 March 2024 . it-IT.
35. Web site: Fan . Wang . March 8, 2024 . Dragon Ball: Japan manga creator Akira Toriyama dies . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240308041934/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-68444060 . March 8, 2024 . March 8, 2024 . BBC News.
36. News: Gomez . Julia . World-renowned painting pig Pigcasso dies: What to know about the swine's incredible life . USA Today . 9 March 2024.
37. News: Kennedy . Randy . 2024-03-07 . Lucas Samaras, Artist Who Was His Own Canvas, Dies at 87 . 2024-03-07 . The New York Times . en-US . 0362-4331.
38. News: Heinrich . Will . March 30, 2024 . Robert Moskowitz, 88, Who Was Inspired by New York's Skyline, Dies . March 28, 2024 . The New York Times . B12 . 173 . 60109.
39. News: Scally . Derek . Prolific Irish-German sculptor Imogen Stuart dies aged 96 . The Irish Times . 25 March 2024 . 25 March 2024.
40. News: Jonze . Tim . Richard Serra, uncompromising American abstract sculptor, dies aged 85 . March 30, 2024 . The Guardian . March 27, 2024.
41. News: Greenberger . Alex . Marian Zazeela, Artist Behind Dizzying Drawings and Transcendent Light Shows, Dies at 83 . 29 March 2024 . ARTNews . 29 March 2024. en.
42. Web site: Katsura Funakoshi. 2024 . Annely Juda Fine Art. 29 March 2024.
43. Web site: Quisqueya Henríquez, conceptual artist who produced 'perceptual riddles'. 1 April 2024. HENI. 20 July 2024.
44. Web site: Gaetano Pesce, radical furniture designer behind the Sixties feminist chair 'La Mamma' – obituary. The Telegraph. 16 April 2024. 20 July 2024.
45. Web site: Morto Italo Rota, l'architetto del Museo del Novecento. it. Corriere della serra. 4 June 2024 . 22 July 2024.
46. Web site: 2024-04-06 . Morre Ziraldo, cartunista criador de 'O Menino Maluquinho', aos 91 anos . 2024-04-06 . UOL . pt-br.
47. Web site: Costa . Luiz Antônio . Nascimento . Rafael . 2024-04-06 . Morre Ziraldo, criador de 'O Menino Maluquinho', aos 91 anos . Ziraldo, creator of 'O Menino Maluquinho', dies aged 91 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240406210403/https://g1.globo.com/rj/rio-de-janeirkqo/noticia/2024/04/06/morre-ziraldo-criador-de-o-menino-maluquinho-aos-91-anos.ghtml . 2024-04-06 . 2024-04-06 . G1 . pt-br.
48. Web site: Patti Astor, Doyenne of New York's Avant-Garde Scene, Dies at 74. Green. Penelope. The New York Times. April 15, 2024. April 15, 2024. April 15, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240415214842/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/15/arts/patti-astor-dead.html. live.
49. News: Patti Astor, Founder of Downtown New York's Legendary Fun Gallery, Dies at 74 . Alex . Greenberger . April 10, 2024 . ART News . April 10, 2024 . April 10, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240410142451/https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/patti-astor-fun-gallery-dead-1234702370/ . live .
50. Web site: Trina Robbins, Legendary Cartoonist and Wonder Woman Artist, Passes Away at 85 . April 11, 2024 . Comics . en . April 11, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240411013606/https://comicbook.com/comics/news/trina-robbins-legendary-cartoonist-wonder-woman-artist-passes-away-85/ . live .
51. News: Fox . Margalit . Faith Ringgold Dies at 93; Wove Black Life Into Quilts and Children's Books . 14 April 2024 . The New York Times . 13 April 2024 . 13 April 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240413210925/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/13/arts/faith-ringgold-dead.html . live . en.
52. News: Merkl . Lorraine Duffy . Noted Artist Who Vowed to Paint 'Until My Last Breath' Dies Shortly After Final Interview . 18 April 2024 . Our Town . 17 April 2024.
53. Web site: 嶺南畫派宗師歐豪年辭世 文化部表達哀悼與敬意 . Ministry of Culture, Republic of China . 26 April 2024 . 26 April 2024 . 26 April 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240426102648/https://www.moc.gov.tw/News_Content.aspx?n=105&s=211063 . live .
54. News: Williams . Alex . Zack Norman, actor who juggled multiple professions, dies at 83. 5 June 2024 . The Seattle Times . 26 May 2024.
55. Web site: Frank Stella, Towering Artist and Master of Reinvention, Dies at 87 . May 4, 2024 . Grimes . William . The New York Times . May 4, 2024 . May 4, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240504211012/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/04/arts/frank-stella-dead.html . live .
56. News: Cabrera . Elena . Muere la artista Roberta Marrero, poeta indomable que sublimó la cultura travesti y el pop . 17 May 2024 . El Diario . 17 May 2024.
57. News: Basciano . Oliver . Marc Camille Chaimowicz obituary . 1 June 2024 . The Guardian . 31 May 2024.
58. News: L'artiste Ben, connu pour ses écritures, retrouvé mort à 88 ans un jour après le décès de sa femme . 5 June 2024 . Ouest France . 5 June 2024.
59. Web site: Kunstenaar Jacqueline de Jong (1939-2024): absurd, revolutionair en pas op latere leeftijd écht in de belangstelling . https://archive.today/20240701075702/https://www.parool.nl/kunst-media/kunstenaar-jacqueline-de-jong-1939-2024-absurd-revolutionair-en-pas-op-latere-leeftijd-echt-in-de-belangstelling~ba5fe2f8/ . 1 July 2024 . 1 July 2024 . Het Parool . nl.
60. News: Government declares national mourning for the day of Manuel Cargaleiro's funeral . 13 July 2024 . Sulinformação . 30 June 2024.
61. Web site: Grimes . William . July 3, 2024 . June Leaf, Artist Who Explored the Female Form, Dies at 94 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240702024928/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/01/arts/june-leaf-dead.html . July 2, 2024 . July 1, 2024 . The New York Times . B12 . 0362-4331.
62. News: Horton . Adrian . 11 July 2024 . Thomas Hoepker, renowned German photographer, dies at 88 . 13 July 2024 . The Guardian . en-GB . 0261-3077.
63. Web site: Bill Viola obituary. 14 July 2024. Charles Darwent. The Guardian. 20 July 2024.
64. Web site: «فرهاد مشیری» هنرمند نقاش درگذشت]. 17 July 2024. fa.
65. Web site: Trauer um Germaine Hoffmann: Luxemburger Künstlerin ist verstorben. www.wort.lu.
66. Web site: Borg . Neville . 2024-07-23 . Artist Mark Mallia dies aged 59 . 2024-07-23 . Times of Malta . en-gb.
67. Web site: Artist Keiichi Tanaami Passed Away, 88 Years Old, Colorful Pop Painting Style. Asahi Shimbun. August 20, 2024 .
68. News: Sokola . Ivana . Kunstsammler: Kurator Kasper König ist tot . Die Zeit. 10 August 2024 . de . 10 August 2024.
69. News: 14 August 2024 . Mithila Painting Icon and Padma Shri Awardee Godawari Dutta Passes Away at 93 . 14 August 2024 . newsd.
70. Web site: Muere Jaime Botín, histórico banquero y expresidente de Bankinter .