The British Museum and Tate turned to the Middle East
In the British Museum and Tate form a special committee, which will be adding to the collections of works by artists from the Middle East
in the British Museum and Tate form a special committee, which will be adding to the collections of works by artists from the Middle East.
In the Tate, such a committee will be called Menaac ( Middle East North Africa Acquisitions Comitee - Committee proceeds to the Middle East and North Africa). He served as a model for the existing Tate in committees dealing with the art of Latin America and Asia-Pacific region.
Twice a year, 22 members Menaac will meet and decide upon the acquisition of works created authors from this region in the period from 1960 to the present. For the committee will not matter, whether the artist is living at home, or belong to the diaspora outside of it - it is important that the author was in the national socio-cultural environment.
head the new committee Mariam Homayoun-Eisler ( Maryam Homayoun-Eisler), a native of Tehran, and now London-based collector, whose collection contains more than 200 works of contemporary Iranian authors and Rasamni Maya (Maya Rasamny) - Expert Dubai investment firm Abraaj Capital Art Prize. On the first purchases made on the recommendations Menaac, will be announced in the annual report in September 2010.
in the British Museum, according to assistant department of the Middle East Porter Venice (Venetia Porter), a new committee would deal primarily with works on paper, which, however, "does not exclude other materials." "We are looking for work, telling about his time, too abstract a thing we will not do. The committee members will take replenishment of the funds and will assist us in selecting and purchasing products, "- said Porter.
head of collections of the Tate Frances Morris (Frances Morris) also told me that before you buy must be checked not interested in whether the two committees of the same work. This is necessary in order to avoid clashes between the two organizations.
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