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Overview of the events of 1972 in art
Overview of the events of 1972 in art
Events from the year 1972 in art.
Events
- March–November – City Sculpture Project in England.
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May 21 – In
St. Peter's Basilica (
Vatican City),
Laszlo Toth attacks
Michelangelo's
Pietà statue with a
geologist's hammer, shouting that he is
Jesus Christ.
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June 8 –
KUNSTEN Museum of Modern Art Aalborg,
Denmark, designed by
Alvar and
Elissa Aalto and Jean-Jacques Baruël, is completed.
[1]
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September 4 –
1972 Montreal Museum of Fine Arts robbery.
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September 15 – Release in France of
Luis Buñuel's
surrealist film
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie.
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September 16 – Opening of
A.I.R. Gallery at 97 Wooster Street,
SoHo,
New York, the first artist-run, not-for-profit gallery for women artists in the
United States.
- September – Release in the
United Kingdom of
Ken Russell's biographical film about
Gaudier-Brzeska,
Savage Messiah.
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October 4 –
Kimbell Art Museum in
Fort Worth, Texas, designed by
Louis Kahn, is opened.
[2]
- date unknown
Awards
Works
Music
Births
Full date unknown
Deaths
January to June
July to December
Full date unknown
References
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