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Susan
D. Goodman Collection announces
GRANT PROGRAM FOR YOUNG ARTISTS
Susan
D. Goodman Collection
225 West 86th Street, Suite 209
New York, NY 10024
Tel: (212) 579-0020
Fax: (212) 580-4064
The Susan D. Goodman
Collection, a private contemporary art collection in New York, announces that
it will award its first Goodman Grant to Columbia MFA 2008 graduate Martin
Basher. The Goodman Grant was established this year to support young artists to
live and work in an international art center while expanding his or her body of
work. Basher was selected as the inaugural recipient by an independent
selection committee, and will move to Berlin for a period of four months
beginning this fall.
"The mission statement of my collection is 'support a young artist,' and
lately I have been thinking about the meaning of 'support'", says Susan
Goodman. "Purchasing, loaning and showing work is important; but I am
seeing that young artists need other forms of support such as mentoring and
unique opportunities to expand their context and enrich their life experience.
Making the transition from an MFA program to the art world today is difficult.
I am hoping to provide Martin with an experience that will challenge and
nurture him during this period."
The Susan D. Goodman Collection draws its inspiration from Jay Chiat, a
longtime friend and mentor, who was an innovator and passionate collector of
contemporary art. Over the past six years, Ms. Goodman has assembled a
collection that brings together works from many different artists and
countries, resulting in a deeply personal collection that is representative of
current ideas, attitudes, and movements. In its first year, the Goodman Grant
was made available exclusively to the Columbia MFA 2008 graduates. It includes
airfare to and from Berlin, an apartment/studio, and a stipend to pay for art
supplies and living expenses. Applications were reviewed by a selection
committee consisting of three art-world luminaries: Mark Gisbourne, Jane Neal,
and Christian Viveros-Faune. Mark Gisbourne is a critic, art historian, and
resident curator of the Rohkunstbau, Germany. Jane Neal focuses her critique
and curatorship on the art scene in Central and Eastern Europe and teaches a
class at Oxford University. Christian Viveros-Faune is a critic as well as the
curatorial advisor for the art fairs VOLTA (NY) and NEXT (Chicago).
Martin Basher, an artist originally from New Zealand, works in sculpture,
painting and print, and focuses his work on our contemporary consumer society
and its relationship with the environment. "I am thrilled to have this
opportunity and am grateful to Ms. Goodman for making this incredible grant
possible. I'm over the moon," Basher says. "The time in Berlin is
going to change my future enormously – my art and my outlook – and for this
gift there are simply no words I can come up with that can adequately express
my appreciation. It will be life-changing."
For more information, please contact:
Lizzie Stein
Collection Manager
Susan D. Goodman Collection
estein@goodmancompany.com
212-579-0020 x:204
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