Jan Willem Sieburgh is the Stedelijk Museum’s new director
Following the departure of Beatrix Ruf, who resigned after allegations of conflict of interests surfaced in the Dutch Media, the Amsterdam museum has appointed Jan Willem Sieburgh as its interim director. He will take up the position on November 1.
Sieburgh is currently serving as interim director at Rotterdam’s Wereldmuseum. He was also business director of Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum between 2001 and 2010. More via Artnews.
Keith Haring, Untitled (velum), 1986, coll. Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam © Keith Haring Foundation? Photo: Gert Jan van Rooij
The Preis der Nationalgalerie goes to... Agnieszka Polska
The Polish artist, born in 1985, succeeds Anne Imhof as the prize laureate. The prestigious award recognizes the work of Berlin-based artists aged under 40.
The jury, consisting of MAXXI artistic director Hou Hanru and Hamburger Bahnhof curator Sven Beckstette, among others, said: “throughout her work, Polska ingeniously interweaves some of the most pressing issues of our time. She deftly creates a poetic and affective relationship between the visual and acoustic language of our digitally-infused daily lives by using contemporary, imaginary and cultural references—including scientific theories, early animation, and the utopian inclination of the avant-garde.” The prize does not include a cash prize, but a solo exhibition at a German museum for the winning artist. Read more here.
Agnieszka Polska | Foto: offenblen.de
A Peter Doig work to lead Phillips’ November sale
After setting a new record for the artist in May, when the painting Rosedale (1991) sold for $28 million in London, Phillips has announced that it will offer Red House (1995–1996) by Peter Doig during its New York Contemporary Evening Sale on November 16. The star lot is estimated at between $18 and $22 million.
The work was acquired by its current owner for $3.1 million at Christie’s in 2008. Red House was also featured during the career-defining 1998 exhibition “Blizzard Seventy-Seven” at Kunsthalle Kiel. Read more on artnet.
Peter Doig Red House (1995–1996). Photo: courtesy of Phillips
Galeristes announces second edition
Out of the 25 galleries that attended Galeristes in 2016, 14 are coming back for the fair’s second edition. Slated to take place in Paris on December 9 and 10, the fair will welcome 30 exhibitors in its return to the Carreau du Temple, in the French capital’s Marais district. Among this year’s newcomers are: Galerie Eric Dupont, Galerie Papillon and Galerie Anne-Sarah Bénichou.
The fair aims to encourage dialogue between gallerists and collectors, and will feature a selection of works priced under €1,000.
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