ArtMatters 2005
Museum Collections Today - Acquisitions and Deaccessioning
6-8 November 2005
American Federation for the Arts (AFA)
Registration:
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or contact artmatters [at] afaweb.org.
November 6-8th, 2005
ArtMatters 2005 addresses key aspects of acquiring and deaccesioning works of art in museum collections. Speakers are Barbara Gladstone, Barbara Gladstone Gallery; Marianne Boesky, Marianne Boesky Gallery; Leonard A. Lauder, Chairman, Whitney Museum of American Art; Howard Rachofsky, collector; Weston Naef, Curator of Photographs, J. Paul Getty Museum; and Jeff Koons, artist, among many others.
Sunday, November 6, 2005
3:00-4:30 p.m.: Opening Panel: Collecting Contemporary Art: The Market as Crucible
Dahesh Museum of Art
580 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10022
Evening reception at Christies
20 Rockefeller Plaza
New York, NY 10020
Monday, November 7, 2005
9:30am-11:30am: Housing a Vision
2:00 p.m.-3:30 p.m.: In Search of the New
4:00 p.m.5:00 p.m.: Young Geniuses and Old Masters:
The Two Life Cycles of Artistic Creativity
Tuesday, November 8, 2005
9:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m.: Major Acquisitions: Ripple Effects
2:00 p.m.- 3:30 p.m.: Deaccessioning in a Challenging Economic Climate
El Museo del Barrio
1230 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10029
Registration:
For more information and to register, log on to www.afaweb.org or contact artmatters@afaweb.org.
The registration fee includes all conference materials, sessions, museum exhibition visits, and selected meals. The registration deadline is October 31, 2005. Space is limited and early registration is advised.
The AFA is a nonprofit institution that organizes art exhibitions for presentation in museums around the world, publishes exhibition catalogues, and develops education programs.
