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See also: 1994 in art, other events of 1995, 1996 in art, list of years in art, List_of art events. See also: 1993 in art, other events of 1994, 1995 in art, list of years in art, List_of_art_events. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... See also: 1995 in art, other events of 1996, 1997 in art, list of years in art, List_of_art_events. ... This page indexes the individual year in art pages. ... This page indexes the individual year in art pages. ...

1 Exhibitions
2 Works
3 Awards
4 Births
5 Deaths

Exhibitions

Young British Artists, Brilliant!

The great poopy pants exhibition of 1995 Young British Artists or YBAs is the name given to a group of conceptual artists, painters, sculptors and installation artists based in the United Kingdom, most (though not all) of whom attended Goldsmiths College in London. ...

Works

Awards

Archibald Prize - William Robinson, Self-portrait with stunned mullet
Schock Prize in Visual Arts - Claes Oldenburg
Turner Prize - Damien Hirst. Short-listed were Mona Hatoum, Callum Innes and Mark Wallinger.

The Archibald Prize is regarded as the most important portraiture prize, and is the most prominent of all arts prizes, in Australia. ... William Robinson Self-Portrait with Stunned Mullet, Winner of the Archibald 1995. ... The Schock Prizes were instituted by the will of philosopher and artist Rolf Schock (1933-1986). ... Soft Bathtub (Model)—Ghost Version by Claes Oldenburg 1966, acryllic and pencil on foam-filled canvas with wood, cord, and plaster. ... The Turner Prize is an annual prize given to a British visual artist under 50, named after the painter J.M.W. Turner. ... Jump to: navigation, search Damien Hirst (born 7th June 1965 in Bristol) is a British artist and probably the most famous of the group that has been dubbed Young British Artists (or YBAs). ... Mona Hatoum Born in Beirut, Lebanon in 1952, later emigrated to London in 1975. ... Mark Wallinger (born 1959) is a British artist, best known for his sculpture for the empty fourth plinth in Trafalgar Square, Ecce Homo (1999). ...

Births

Deaths

July 4 - Bob Ross, painter and TV presenter
August 28 - Giles, British cartoonist

Categories: 1995 | Years in art Jump to: navigation, search July 4 is the 185th day of the year (186th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 180 days remaining. ... Bob Ross is also the name of an American publisher in the gay press (see Bob Ross (publisher)). Bob Ross at his Easel Bob Ross (October 29, 1942-July 4, 1995) was an American painter and television presenter. ... August 28 is the 240th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (241st in leap years), with 125 days remaining. ... Carl Ronald Giles (September 29, 1916 - August 28, 1995), often referred to simply as Giles, was a cartoonist most famous for his work for the UK newspaper the Daily Express. ...

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1995 Ad Art in America - Find Articles (907 words)
	"Art is a platform for experience, not a lesson," he writes.[1] Elsewhere in the essay, he defends the elasticity of his theme more explicitly.
	This desire to liberate art from the ideological agendas of administrators is certainly praiseworthy.
	But refusing to impose a program on art does not relieve one of the responsibility to present it in a way that allows it to be intelligible--metaphorically, formally or otherwise.

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