Sam Gilliam,
Double Merge (1968). Installation view, Dia:Beacon, Beacon, New York, 2019. © Sam
Gilliam/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Photo: Bill Jacobson Studio, New York. Courtesy of Dia Art Foundation.
There is no joy in possession without sharing, Erasmus once said and it’s a lesson museums are learning.
The Dia Art Foundation and the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, have jointly acquired an early landmark work by Sam Gilliam, which the two institutions will share moving forward. The institutions have split the purchase price evenly.
The price for the artwork was not disclosed, though the
Financial Times reported that “market experts estimate a seven-figure sum.”
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