Outset Contemporary Art Fund
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Outset Contemporary Art Fund was founded by Candida Gertler and Yana Peel in 2003 as a philanthropic organisation dedicated to supporting new art. The United Kingdom
based charitable foundation focuses on bringing private funding from its supporters and trustees to public museums, galleries, and art projects.
Since its inception, the fund has supported most of London's public contemporary arts institutions with capital campaign, education, and outreach, and has donated more than 100 works of contemporary art to public institutions across Britain and abroad.Since 2003, Outset has supported the production and donation of work by: Viktor Alimpiev; Francis Alys; Candice Breitz; Nigel Cooke; Matthew Darbyshire; FOS; Ryan Gander; Siobhan Hapaska; Michal Helfman; Jesper Just
; Daria Martin; Roman Ondak; Eli Petel; Paul Pfeiffer; Tomas Saraceno; Anj Smith; Keith Tyson; Nicole Wermers; Jane and Louise Wilson.
In 2008, branches of Outset were established in Munich and Tel Aviv.
In 2011, the Indian chapter of Outset was established by Feroze Gujral at the Indian Art Summit 2011 followed by an exclusive launch at her residence at Jor Bagh with installations from artists Vishal Dar, Asim Waqif and Paribartana Mohanty. Outset India aims to utilise private funding from its patrons to support new artists at public spaces and build India pride.
In 2003, the Fund raised £100,000 for the Tate to purchase work. Four artists were selected: Fikret Atay, Olafur Eliasson
, Anri Sala
and Yutaka Sone
.
In 2004, the amount was £150,000 and the artists were: Pawel Althamer
, Martin Boyce, Jeremy Deller
, Alan Kane, Jesper Just
, Mark Leckey
, Scott Myles, Frank Nitsche, Henrik Olesen
, Roman Ondák, The Atlas Group, Walid Raad
and Pae White.
In 2005, £125,000 was raised with each donor giving £5,000 ("the donors all have a particular interest in supporting the Tate's acquisition of international contemporary art.") Work was bought from ten artists. These included Daria Martin, Jan Mot and Alexandre de Cunha. The selecting panel was Jan Debbaut, Director, Tate Collection, Paul Schimmel, Chief Curator, Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles
and Suzanne Pagé, Director, Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris
, Paris. One piece, which cost £20,000 was Time, a conceptual
work by David Lamelas, which consisted of an idea—that people should stand in line and state the time to the adjoining person in the queue. Another purchase for £15,000 was a grey filing-drawer containing 1,000 blank index cards by Stanley Brouwn.
In 2006, £150,000 was raised and artworks acquired for Tate included work by: Rivane Neuenschwander and Cao Guimaraes; Anna Barriball
; Trisha Donnelly; Thomas Hirschhorn; Gabriel Kuri; Philippe Parreno; Bruno Serralongue; David Shrigley; Simon Starling; Catherine Sullivan; and Christopher Williams.
In 2007, £150,000 was raised artworks acquired for Tate included work by: Pawel Althamer; Mauro Restiffe; Andreas Slominski; and Armando Andrade Tudela.
In 2008, £150,000 was raised artworks acquired by the fund for Tate included work by: Hurvin Anderson; Andrea Fraser; Bela Kolárová; Lorna Simpson; Tris Vonna-Michell; and Akram Zaatari
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
based charitable foundation focuses on bringing private funding from its supporters and trustees to public museums, galleries, and art projects.
Since its inception, the fund has supported most of London's public contemporary arts institutions with capital campaign, education, and outreach, and has donated more than 100 works of contemporary art to public institutions across Britain and abroad.Since 2003, Outset has supported the production and donation of work by: Viktor Alimpiev; Francis Alys; Candice Breitz; Nigel Cooke; Matthew Darbyshire; FOS; Ryan Gander; Siobhan Hapaska; Michal Helfman; Jesper Just
Jesper Just
Jesper Just is a Danish artist, and living and working in Copenhagen and New York, NY. From 1997 to 2003 he studied at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts....
; Daria Martin; Roman Ondak; Eli Petel; Paul Pfeiffer; Tomas Saraceno; Anj Smith; Keith Tyson; Nicole Wermers; Jane and Louise Wilson.
In 2008, branches of Outset were established in Munich and Tel Aviv.
In 2011, the Indian chapter of Outset was established by Feroze Gujral at the Indian Art Summit 2011 followed by an exclusive launch at her residence at Jor Bagh with installations from artists Vishal Dar, Asim Waqif and Paribartana Mohanty. Outset India aims to utilise private funding from its patrons to support new artists at public spaces and build India pride.
Outset / Frieze Art Fair Fund to benefit the Tate Collection
In 2003, Outset established the world's first acquisitions fund connected to an art fair. This ongoing collaboration with Tate and Frieze proved to be a cornerstone in the foundation's programme of institutional acquisitions.http://outset.org.uk/frieze.aspIn 2003, the Fund raised £100,000 for the Tate to purchase work. Four artists were selected: Fikret Atay, Olafur Eliasson
Olafur Eliasson
Olafur Eliasson is a Danish-Icelandic artist known for sculptures and large-scale installation art employing elemental materials such as light, water, and air temperature to enhance the viewer’s experience. In 1995 he established Studio Olafur Eliasson in Berlin, a laboratory for spatial research...
, Anri Sala
Anri Sala
Anri Sala is a contemporary artist whose primary medium is video. He studied art at the Albanian Academy of Arts from 1992 to 1996. He also studied video at the Ecole Nationale des Arts Décoratifs, Paris and film direction in Le Fresnoy-Studio National des Arts Contemporains, Tourcoing...
and Yutaka Sone
Yutaka Sone
Yutaka Sone is a contemporary artist who lives and works in Los Angeles. He is represented by David Zwirner, New York.-Work :...
.
In 2004, the amount was £150,000 and the artists were: Pawel Althamer
Pawel Althamer
Paweł Althamer is a contemporary Polish sculptor, collaborative artist, and creator of installations and video art. In 2000 he participated in Manifesta 3 in Ljubljana, Slovenia. He won the Vincent Award in 2004...
, Martin Boyce, Jeremy Deller
Jeremy Deller
Jeremy Deller is an English conceptual, video and installation artist. He is a Turner Prize winner.Deller is best-known for his Battle of Orgreave , a reenactment of the actual Battle of Orgreave which occurred during the UK miners' strike in 1984.-Life and work:Jeremy Deller was born in London,...
, Alan Kane, Jesper Just
Jesper Just
Jesper Just is a Danish artist, and living and working in Copenhagen and New York, NY. From 1997 to 2003 he studied at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts....
, Mark Leckey
Mark Leckey
Mark Leckey is a British artist, working with collage art, music and video. His found art and found footage pieces span several videos, most notably Fiorucci Made Me Hardcore and Industrial Lights and Magic , for which he won the 2008 Turner Prize.-Life:Leckey was born in Birkenhead, near...
, Scott Myles, Frank Nitsche, Henrik Olesen
Henrik Olesen
Henrik Olesen is a Danish artist working in Berlin. He has been featured in exhibitions in New York City, Sweden, and Austria. - External links :* * *...
, Roman Ondák, The Atlas Group, Walid Raad
Walid Raad
Walid Raad is a contemporary media artist. The Atlas Group is a fictional collective, the work of which is produced by Walid Raad....
and Pae White.
In 2005, £125,000 was raised with each donor giving £5,000 ("the donors all have a particular interest in supporting the Tate's acquisition of international contemporary art.") Work was bought from ten artists. These included Daria Martin, Jan Mot and Alexandre de Cunha. The selecting panel was Jan Debbaut, Director, Tate Collection, Paul Schimmel, Chief Curator, Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles
Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles
The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles is a contemporary art museum with three locations in greater Los Angeles, California. The main branch is located on Grand Avenue in Downtown Los Angeles, near Walt Disney Concert Hall...
and Suzanne Pagé, Director, Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris
Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris
Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris is the City of Paris Museum of Modern Art dedicated to the arts of the 20th/21st centuries. It is located at 11 Avenue du Président Wilson in the 16th arrondissement of Paris.-Description:...
, Paris. One piece, which cost £20,000 was Time, a conceptual
Conceptual art
Conceptual art is art in which the concept or idea involved in the work take precedence over traditional aesthetic and material concerns. Many of the works, sometimes called installations, of the artist Sol LeWitt may be constructed by anyone simply by following a set of written instructions...
work by David Lamelas, which consisted of an idea—that people should stand in line and state the time to the adjoining person in the queue. Another purchase for £15,000 was a grey filing-drawer containing 1,000 blank index cards by Stanley Brouwn.
In 2006, £150,000 was raised and artworks acquired for Tate included work by: Rivane Neuenschwander and Cao Guimaraes; Anna Barriball
Anna Barriball
Anna Barriball is an artist based in South London. Barriball received her BA from Winchester School of Art in 1995 and her MA from Chelsea College of Art in 2000...
; Trisha Donnelly; Thomas Hirschhorn; Gabriel Kuri; Philippe Parreno; Bruno Serralongue; David Shrigley; Simon Starling; Catherine Sullivan; and Christopher Williams.
In 2007, £150,000 was raised artworks acquired for Tate included work by: Pawel Althamer; Mauro Restiffe; Andreas Slominski; and Armando Andrade Tudela.
In 2008, £150,000 was raised artworks acquired by the fund for Tate included work by: Hurvin Anderson; Andrea Fraser; Bela Kolárová; Lorna Simpson; Tris Vonna-Michell; and Akram Zaatari