DECADE: Contemporary Collecting

DECADE: Contemporary Collecting 2002–2012
August 21, 2012–January 6, 2013

Together with its accompanying events and performances, DECADE: Contemporary Collecting 2002–2012 will explore the multifaceted scope of materials and methods utilized by contemporary artists in the twenty-first century. Surveying key acquisitions that have entered the Albright-Knox Art Gallery’s Collection over the past ten years, the exhibition will include an exemplary array of signature works by some of the world’s leading contemporary artists, organized thematically to explore essential threads woven through contemporary art.

DECADE contains more than 100 works by more than 90 artists, including Teresita Fernández, Liam Gillick, Felix Gonzalez-Torres, Jim Hodges, Sol LeWitt, Matthew Ritchie, and Rachel Whiteread, as well as a host of other international artists. The Gallery has acquired nearly 1,200 works by more than 450 artists in the last 10 years.

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When: Tue, Aug 21, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm. Through May 22, 2013.

Where: Albright-Knox Art Gallery (Buffalo)

Cost: $12 for adults; $8 for seniors and students; $5 for children 6–12; FREE for Gallery Members and children 5 and under

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