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Black Tie International:
Donald Sultan to Speak at ArtTalks -
AFA's Lecture Series |
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Donald Sultan To Speak at ArtTalks—AFA’s Lecture Series
Tuesday, January 18, 2011, 6:30 p.m., at Christie’s
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Image: Donald Sultan, Aqua
Poppies Dec 10 2002. Enamel,
flocking, tar,
and spackle on tile over
Masonite, 96 x 144 in. Courtesy
the artist
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New York, NY —The
American Federation of Arts (AFA) is pleased to
announce that artist Donald Sultan will be giving the first
ArtTalk of 2011, to be held at Christie’s on Tuesday,
January 18, at 6:30 p.m. ArtTalks, the AFA’s lecture
series, features notable figures in the art world.
Following
Sultan’s lecture, audience members are invited to
participate in a question-and-answer session and a wine
reception hosted by Christie’s.
About Donald
Sultan:
Internationally
recognized for his painting, printmaking, and sculpture,
Donald Sultan is best known for his sensual, large-scale
paintings and monochromatic prints that incorporate images
of lemons, flowers, dominoes, and other ordinary objects. At
once representational and abstract, these works are rendered
through an innovative use of unlikely materials such as
linoleum, tar, vinyl, spackle, and Masonite.
Since presenting his first
solo show in 1977, Sultan has had one-man exhibitions in New
York, Budapest, Dusseldorf, London, Nagoya, Paris, Rome,
Tokyo, and Zurich. (In 1992, the AFA organized a traveling
exhibition of his graphic work titled Donald
Sultan: A Print Retrospective.)
Among the many prestigious collections in which his work can
be found are those of the Art Institute of Chicago, the
Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of Modern Art, the
Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo, the Solomon R. Guggenheim
Museum, the Tate Gallery, the Walker Art Center, and the
Whitney Museum of American Art. In 2010, Sultan was honored
with the North Carolina Award, a prestigious award given to
outstanding North Carolinians. Sultan lives and works in
New York.
About
the American Federation of Arts:
Celebrating its 100th anniversary, the AFA is a nonprofit
institution that organizes art exhibitions for presentation
in museums around the world, publishes exhibition
catalogues, and develops various educational programs. The
AFA’s mission is to enrich the public’s experience of art
and understanding of culture by organizing and traveling a
diverse offering of exhibitions embracing all aspects of art
history. Over the years, millions of visitors in museums
around the world have viewed more than 3,000 AFA
exhibitions. For more information about the AFA’s
exhibitions, publications, ArtTalks, and online resources,
visit
www.afaweb.org.
In-kind support for
ArtTalks is provided by Christie’s.
When:
Tuesday, January
18, 2011, 6:30–8:00 pm
Where:
Christie’s, 20
Rockefeller Plaza, 49th Street between 5th and 6th Avenues
Getting There :
Subway: B, D, F, V to Rockefeller Center; E to 53rd Street
Tickets:
$15; $10 for AFA members and students with valid ID. Seating
is limited and reservations are required. For reservations,
please call 212.988.7700 ext. 210 or e-mail
arttalks@afaweb.org.
Tickets can also be purchased online at
http://www.nycharities.org/events/EventLevels.aspx?ETID=2903
Press Contacts:
Michaelyn Mitchell, Director of Publications and
Communications, 212.988.7700 ext. 228 or
mmitchell@afaweb.org
and Lauren Palmor, Publications/Communications Assistant,
212.988.7700 ext. 249 or
lpalmor@afaweb.org.
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