APT Institute
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| Founded | 2013 |
|---|---|
| Founder | Artist Pension Trust |
| Focus | Contemporary art |
| Location |
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Area served | Global |
| Services | Artwork Loans Art Concierge Global Connect |
Key people | Moti Shniberg Justin Merino David Elliott Elena Foster Dr. Melissa Chiu Hans-Ulrich Obrist John Baldessari |
| Affiliations | Americans for the Arts |
| Website | www |
APT Institute is a nonprofit organization that has introduced a series of initiatives to promote contemporary art and artists worldwide. It was founded in 2013 by the Artist Pension Trust with a goal to expose APT’s collection to professional curators by lending art works from its collection to exhibitions. In 2013, the institute has done more than 100 exhibitions in different museums worldwide.[1] In 2013, the Institute had the access to the largest global collection of contemporary art, comprising 10,000 artworks from 2,000 artists in 75 countries, and growing by more than 2,000 each year.[2]
History[edit]
The art collection began in 2004 when artists were invited to donate works to the Trust as a form of pension investment. No sales have been made to date, but the terms have always been that 40% go the artist, 32% into a general pool for all the other artists, and the remaining porting goes towards managing the trust and the artworks in its care.[3]
In July 2013, Artist Pension Trust announced establishment of APT Institute, an organization whose task is to facilitate exhibitions and loans for curators, museums, and art organizations worldwide. Recent loans arranged through the APT Institute include Jean Shin’s installation of neckties and a chain link fence named "Untied", which featured in the solo show "Jean Shin: Common Threads", at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, and Sherif El Azma’s "Powerchord Skateboard", a two-screen DVD installation that was part of the Tate Modern’s recent show "Project Space: Objects in Mirror Are Closer Than They Appear".[4]
Events[edit]
In September 2013, during Frieze Art Fair held in Regent’s Park, the Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation and the APT Institute presented a group exhibition named Acting Out of Nothingness. The exhibition featured the contemporary Japanese artists Kanako Sasaki, Koki Tanaka, Zon Ito, Goro Murayama, Motohiro Tomii, Masahiro Wada and Lyota Yagi. During the event, the director of APT Institute, Justin Merino described the work of the institute, while Kanako Sasaki, the exhibition's featured artist, introduced her work. Japanese photographer Tomoko Yoneda lead a discussion on journalism, history and contemporary photography.[5] The exhibition displayed artworks lent by the APT Institute from the Artist Pension Trust] (APT) collection, the largest contemporary lending library worldwide.[6][7]
APT Institute also presented the exhibition named "Caution! Things may Appear Different than they Are" at Auf AEG in Nuremberg, Germany.[8] The exhibition featured artworks by Rick Buckley, Barbara Ess, Michael Kunze, Yehudit Sasportas, Chiharu Shiota, Monika Sosnowska, and Mungo Thomson.[9]
References[edit]
- ↑ Tully, Kathryn (27 August 2013). "How Do You Sell The World's Largest Contemporary Art Collection?". Forbes. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
- ↑ Siedle, Edward (24 October 2013). "Artist Pension Trust: Designer Retirement Plan May Rock The Art World". Forbes. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
- ↑ Gleadell, Colin (22 July 2013). "Art Market News: world's largest contemporary art collection seeking to sell 5,000 works". Telegraph. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
- ↑ Kinsella, Eileen (29 July 2013). "Artist Pension Trust Plans First-Ever Sales From Its Vast Collection". Blouin Artinfo. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
- ↑ "Artist talk: Acting Out of Nothingness: from the APT Collection". Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation. 15 October 2013. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
- ↑ Wee, Darryl (17 September 2013). "Japanese Art from APT Collection at Daiwa Foundation London". Blouin Art Info. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
- ↑ "Artist talk: Acting Out of Nothingness: from the APT Collection". Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation. 17 September 2013. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
- ↑ Zimmer, Lori (11 September 2013). "Drawing from the Artist Pension Trust: A New Alternative for Curators and Artists Alike". Mutual Art. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
- ↑ ""Caution! Things may Appear Different than they Are" on view at Auf AEG in Nuremberg". Art Daily. 11 September 2013. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
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