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Dia Art Foundation

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Dia Art Foundation, American foundation that supports contemporary art and artists, est. 1974 by art dealer Heiner Friedrich and his wife, art patron Philippa de Menil. The foundation, which commissions and purchases artworks, specializes in artists first recognized in the 1960s and 70s and younger artists working within the same aesthetic tradition, and has amassed a significant collection. Dia presents long-term exhibitions and site-specific installations and also funds such activities as lectures, poetry readings, and Web-based projects.

Dia operates two museums—Dia:Chelsea (est. 1987, formerly the Dia Center for the Arts) in New York City and Dia:Beacon (est. 2003), the world's largest contemporary art museum, in Beacon, N.Y. Both are large, but the Beacon site, where some galleries are devoted to a single artist, contain unusually huge unbroken spaces ideal for exhibiting the frequently monumental and often minimalist (see minimalism minimalism, schools of contemporary art and music, with their origins in the 1960s, that have emphasized simplicity and objectivity.

Minimalism in the Visual Arts


..... Click the link for more information. ) art and large-scale installations Dia favors. The foundation also funds massive land art projects in other parts of the country, such as Donald Judd Judd, Donald Clarence, 1928–94, American artist, b. Excelsior Springs, Mo. His sculpture, allied with the minimalist school of the late 1960s (see minimalism ; modern art ), has the appearance of industrial fabrication.
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's installations at Marfa, Tex.; Michael Heizer's City in Nevada; James Turrell's Roden Crater in Arizona; and Walter De Maria's Lightning Field in New Mexico (see land art land art or earthworks, art form developed in the late 1960s and early 70s by Robert Smithson , Robert Morris , Michael Heizer, and others, in which the artist employs the elements of nature in situ or rearranges the landscape with earthmoving
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). Dia's permanent collection includes pivotal works by such artists as Joseph Beuys, Beuys, Joseph (yō`zĕf bois), 1921–86, German artist, b. Krefeld; one of the most influential of postmodern artists.
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 Louise Bourgeois, Bourgeois, Louise (brzhwä`), 1911–, French-American sculptor, b.
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 John Chamberlain, Chamberlain, John, 1927–, American sculptor, b. Rochester, Ind. In the late 1950s, Chamberlain became known for his welded assemblages of smashed automobile parts and colored scrap metal.
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Dan Flavin, Flavin, Dan (flā`vĭn), 1933–96, American sculptor, b. New York City.
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 Judd, Agnes Martin, Martin, Agnes (Agnes Bernice Martin), 1912–2004, American painter, b. Macklin, Canada. She moved to the United States in 1931, became a U.S. citizen in 1950, and emerged as an important artist in the late 50s and early 60s.
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 Gerhard Richter, Richter, Gerhard (gār`härt rĭkh`tər), 1932–, German painter, b.
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 Richard Serra, Serra, Richard, 1939–, American sculptor, b. San Francisco. He creates large-scale minimalist (see minimalism ) works in metal, concrete, fiberglass, and other materials, usually intended for specific outdoor sites.
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 and Andy Warhol Warhol, Andy, 1928–87, American artist and filmmaker, b. Pittsburgh as Andrew Warhola. The leading exponent of the pop art movement and one of the most influential artists of the late 20th cent.
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Govan, head of the Dia Art Foundation in New York, replaces Andrea Rich, who retired in November as president and director.
The Dia Art Foundation plans to construct a new museum adjacent to the High Line.
Carla Emil is a former advertising and film production executive who currently serves on the boards of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the Dia Art Foundation in New York, and the American Friends of the Israel Museum.
 
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