New York, NY, June 30, 2016 – Independent Curators International (ICI) — the leading arts organization focusing on the role of the curator in contemporary art and culture — announced today that it will honor
Marian Goodman with the
2016 Leo Award. Named after early ICI supporter and legendary art dealer Leo Castelli, the award honors extraordinary commitment to artists and pioneering contributions to the field of contemporary art. The award will be presented to Mrs. Goodman at ICI’s Annual Benefit & Auction in New York City on
Wednesday October 26, 2016.
With the Leo Award this year, ICI recognizes a steadfast advocate for artists and contemporary art, and continues to commemorate Castelli’s legacy by recognizing for the first time another pioneer gallerist.
In 1965, Mrs. Goodman founded Multiples, which published prints, multiples and books by leading American and European artists, including John Baldessari (ICI Trustee, 1994–2000), Marcel Broodthaers, Roy Lichtenstein (ICI Leo Award 1997), and Gerhard Richter. In 1977, she opened Marian Goodman Gallery with an exhibition of Broodthaers, the Belgian artist’s first in the U.S. Since then, the gallery has led the way in introducing international artists to American audiences, while also opening exhibition spaces in Paris in 1997, and most recently in London in 2014.
For half a century, Goodman has shown deep commitment to fostering the careers of some of the most significant and respected artists of our times, with a distinctive vision — international in scope, thoughtful, and always intimately supportive of the creative process — that is in many ways connected to ICI’s mission.
“Last year, ICI marked its 40th anniversary, a milestone that Marian Goodman Gallery will celebrate just a year from now,” said Renaud Proch, ICI’s Executive Director. “Today, we’re proud to honor Marian Goodman for her steadfast support of so many of the artists who move us, impact society, and help us make sense of the world in which we live.”
Past recipients of the Leo Award include Michael Govan, Dimitris Daskalopoulos, Roy and Dorothy Lichtenstein, Miuccia Prada, and Dasha Zhukova. The Award will be presented at ICI’s Annual Benefit & Auction in New York City on
Wednesday October 26, 2016. That evening, ICI will also present the Gerrit Lansing Independent Vision Award, given every other year to an emerging curator who will be selected among young professionals nominated by leading international curators.
ABOUT MARIAN GOODMANMarian Goodman Gallery represents: Eija-Liisa Ahtila, Chantal Akerman, Giovanni Anselmo, Nairy Baghramian, John Baldessari, Lothar Baumgarten, Dara Birnbaum, Christian Boltanski, Marcel Broodthaers, Maurizio Cattelan, James Coleman, Tony Cragg, Richard Deacon, Tacita Dean, Rineke Dijkstra, Luciano Fabro, David Goldblatt, Dan Graham, Pierre Huyghe, Cristina Iglesias, Amar Kanwar, William Kentridge, Steve McQueen, Julie Mehretu, Annette Messager, Sabine Moritz, Juan Muñoz, Maria Nordman, Gabriel Orozco, Giulio Paolini, Giuseppe Penone, Gerhard Richter, Anri Sala, Matt Saunders, Tino Sehgal, Ettore Spalletti, Thomas Struth, Niele Toroni, Adrián Villar Rojas, Danh Vo, Jeff Wall, Lawrence Weiner, Francesca Woodman, and Yang Fudong.
ABOUT ICIIndependent Curators International (ICI) produces exhibitions, events, publications, research and training opportunities for curators and diverse audiences around the world. Established in 1975, ICI is a unique organization that focuses on the role of the curator as a contextualizing force for contemporary art, and one that develops infrastructure for contemporary artists and art discourse in different contexts throughout the world.
ICI connects emerging and established curators, artists, and art spaces, into collaborative networks that are relevant regionally and inscribed within an international framework. Inspiring fresh ways of seeing and contextualizing contemporary art, ICI provides access to the people and practices that are key to current developments in the field. Over the last 40 years, ICI exhibitions, publications, training programs and research initiatives for curators – as well as hundreds of free events for everyone – have taken place in 400 cities and 55 countries. ICI has supported over 1,000 curators, 2,600 artists, and worked with 550 art spaces. And there are currently over 380 alumni of the Curatorial Intensive, ICI’s professional development program, who are based in 64 countries and represent the future of the curatorial field.
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