Centre Pompidou Foundation Announces over $9 million in Acquisitions and Donations in 2016

28 JUNE, 2017

The Centre Pompidou Foundation is pleased to announce its acquisitions and donations for 2016. Works of art valued at over $9.1 million were acquired by, or donated to, the Foundation, marking it as the most successful year ever for the organization. The Foundation purchased works of art by artists Mary Kelly and Lisa Oppenheim. The Foundation received donations of works of art, exclusive of promised gifts, valued at over $8.8 million that include works by George Condo, Nate Lowman, Richard Prince, and Cheyney Thompson, as well as a significant number of works from the collection of Thea Westreich Wagner and Ethan Wagner. Virtually all of the works given by the Westreich-Wagners were exhibited in 2015 and 2016 at the Whitney Museum of American Art and the Musée National d’Art Moderne, Centre Georges Pompidou, and were originally part of a larger promised gift, one that will be transformative in nature to the Centre Pompidou’s collection. These approximately 100 works of art join more than 170 works previously purchased or donated to the Foundation, which are valued in the aggregate at over $59 million.

Eliza Osborne, Executive Director of the Centre Pompidou Foundation, said: “We are honored and pleased to have obtained such a impressive number of acquisitions and important donations for the Foundation. We are grateful to our members and patrons for their commitment to our mission and look forward to continuing our close collaboration with the Centre Pompidou’s leadership and curatorial staff.”

The French government has recently named Eliza Osborne Chevalier de l’ordre des Arts et des Lettres, a prestigious accolade bestowed upon either French nationals or foreigners who have served the country and upheld its ideals. In 2016 Centre Pompidou Foundation Chairman Steven Guttman was named Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur, France’s highest honor. A member of the Foundation since 2007 and Chairman since 2012, Steven Guttman has been instrumental in forwarding its mission of acquiring and encouraging gifts of American works of art for the Centre Pompidou.

About the Centre Pompidou Foundation

The Centre Pompidou Foundation is an American-based not-for-profit dedicated to supporting the Centre Pompidou in Paris. The Foundation’s mission is to acquire and encourage gifts of works of American art and design for loan or gift to the Centre Pompidou for its permanent collection. The Foundation fosters connoisseurship and a dynamic exchange of ideas through special events, exhibitions, and trips for art lovers that offer unprecedented access to artists, private collections, modern and contemporary architectural treasures, and world-class museums in the company of Centre Pompidou curators of modern and contemporary art, architecture and design. Since 2006, more than 270 works of 1 / 18 art valued at over $59 million have been acquired by the Foundation for the Centre Pompidou as a result of the efforts of a group of donors and collectors who are the cornerstone of the Foundation’s success. DONATIONS

Darren Bader Trois Gnossiennes Dimensions variable Edition 2/2 + 1AP Gift of the artist

George Condo Downtown New York, 2012 Acrylic, charcoal & pastel on linen 90 x 130 inches (228.6 x 330.2 cm) Gift of Kathleen and Steven Guttman

Vitaly Kormar and Alexander Melamid Trans-State, 1977 Mixed media installation with three cases containing documents, a scroll, and a wooden border/direction post Dimensions variable Gift of the Grinstein Family

Friedrich Kunath Return to Forever (Carlito), 2010 Acrylic on canvas 114 x 82 inches (289.6 x 208.3 cm.) Gift of Andrea Rosen

Nate Lowman 41 Worth St. #2, 2016 Alkyd on linen 90 x 66 inches (228.6 x 167.6 cm.) Gift from an anonymous donor

2 / 18 Nate Lowman Franklin Street Interior #8, 2016 Oil, alkyd, dirt, inkjet print, latex and dental floss on canvas and linen 90 1/2 x 66 x 1 1/2 inches (229.9 x 167.6 x 3.8 cm.) Gift from an anonymous donor

Lisa Oppenheim Killed Negatives, After Walkers Evans, 2015 Digital C-prints Edition 2AP of 4 + 2APs Two works, each 9 1/16 x 12 in. (23 x 30.5 cm.) Gift of the artist

Lisa Oppenheim Killed Negatives, After Walkers Evans, 2015 Digital C-prints Edition 2AP of 4 + 2APs Two works, each 9 1/16 x 12 in. (23 x 30.5 cm.) Gift of the artist

Lisa Oppenheim Killed Negatives, After Walkers Evans, 2015 Digital C-prints Edition 2AP of 4 + 2APs Three works, each 9 1/16 x 12 in. (23 x 30.5 cm.) Gift of the artist

Lisa Oppenheim Killed Negatives, After Walkers Evans, 2015 Digital C-prints Edition 2AP of 4 + 2APs Two works, each 9 1/16 x 12 in. (23 x 30.5 cm.) 3 / 18 Gift of the artist The Peppers (Ludmila Skripkina and Oleg Petrenko) Handkerchief Painting #2 (nurse lecturing on jar of peppers), 1991 Acrylic on cloth handkerchief 13 3/4 x 12 3/4 in. (35 x 32.5 cm.) Gift of Ronald and Frayda Feldman

The Peppers (Ludmila Skripkina and Oleg Petrenko) Handkerchief Painting #14 (KGB chief), 1991 Acrylic on cloth handkerchief 14 3/4 x 13 3/4 in. (37.5 x 35 cm.) Gift of Ronald and Frayda Feldman

The Peppers (Ludmila Skripkina and Oleg Petrenko) Handkerchief Painting #6 (images of books with author’s portraits), 1991 Acrylic on cloth handkerchief 15 x 12 5/8 in. (38 x 32 cm.) Gift of Ronald and Frayda Feldman

The Peppers (Ludmila Skripkina and Oleg Petrenko) Untitled (government reports), 1991 Books, enamel paint, fish-eye lenses 11 3/4 x 8 1/2 x 1 1/2 in. (30.5 x 21.5 x 3.8 cm.) Gift of Ronald and Frayda Feldman

Richard Prince Spiritual America IV, 2005 Ektacolor photograph 89 1/2 x 71 inches; 227,30 x 180,30 cm Edition 2 of 6 Signed, numbered, and dated R. Prince 2/6 2005 (verso) Gift of Per Skarstedt

Cheyney Thompson Chronochrome, 2014 Oil on canvas 71 x 252 inches (180.3 x 640.1 cm) Gift of Kathleen and Steven Guttman

4 / 18 The following are gifts of Thea Westreich Wagner and Ethan Wagner:

Eija-Liisa Ahtila Casting Portraits III, 1995-97 Photographs (3) Edition 1 of 10 + 2 AP 10 1/4 x 7 7/8 inches; 10 1/4 x 8 1/4 inches; 10 5/8 x 8 1/4 inches Gift of Thea Westreich Wagner and Ethan Wagner

Eija-Liisa Ahtila Casting Portraits IV, 1995-97 Photographs (3) Edition 1 of 10 + 2 AP 10 1/4 x 8 1/4 inches; 10 1/4 x 8 1/4 inches; 10 5/8 x 8 1/4 inches Gift of Thea Westreich Wagner and Ethan Wagner

Eija-Liisa Ahtila Casting Portraits V, 1995-97 Photographs (3) Edition 1 of 10 + 2 AP 10 1/4 x 8 1/4 inches; 9 1/2 x 8 5/8 inches; 10 1/4 x 8 1/4 inches Gift of Thea Westreich Wagner and Ethan Wagner

Eija-Liisa Ahtila If 6 was 9, 1995 3-Channel video installation in Dolby stereo Edition 3 of 3 Archive master looped length: 90 minutes each tape (Original content length 10 minutes) Gift of Thea Westreich Wagner and Ethan Wagner

Eija-Liisa Ahtila Today, 1996-97 DVD installation transferred from 35mm film for 3 projectors with sound, 3 screens 10 minutes Edition 3 of 3 + 1 AP Gift of Thea Westreich Wagner and Ethan Wagner

5 / 18 Mark Alexander Portrait of Francis Bacon by Lucian Freud, 2006 Oil on wood 7 x 5 inches Gift of Thea Westreich Wagner and Ethan Wagner

Mark Alexander Self-Portrait II, 1997-99 Oil on canvas in artist’s frame, glazed 39 1/2 x 49 1/2 inches Gift of Thea Westreich Wagner and Ethan Wagner

Mark Alexander Via Negativa (Sunflower Painting No. 13), 2008 Oil on canvas 28 3/4 x 36 1/4 inches Gift of Thea Westreich Wagner and Ethan Wagner

Mark Alexander The Victory Series I, 2003 Oil on canvas 86 5/8 inches in diameter Gift of Thea Westreich Wagner and Ethan Wagner

Martin Barré 90-91 - 96 x 112 - C, 1990-91 Acrylic resin on fabric 37 5/8 x 44 inches Gift of Thea Westreich Wagner and Ethan Wagner

Martin Barré 74-75-C-113 x 105, 1974-75 Oil on canvas 44 1/2 x 41 3/8 inches Gift of Thea Westreich Wagner and Ethan Wagner

6 / 18 Pablo Bronstein Horological Promenade II, 2008 Three parts: two clocks on artist plinths and a drawing (ink wash and gouache on paper in artist’s frame) Drawing: 23 1/4 x 26 1/4 inches; Plinths 44 7/8 x 16 1/8 x 11 inches Gift of Thea Westreich Wagner and Ethan Wagner

James Beckett Zaklady na Zycie (Plant-Life), 2010 78 unique works installed in a wooden labyrinth, documents Labyrinth approximately 5 x 5 x 4 meters (196.85 x 196.85 x 157.48 inches) Gift of Thea Westreich Wagner and Ethan Wagner

Pablo Bronstein Neoclassical Building with New Facade in the Style of Michael Graves, 2005 Ink, gouache, and pencil on paper, in artist’s frame 29 1/2 X 23 1/4 inches Gift of Thea Westreich Wagner and Ethan Wagner

Pablo Bronstein Piazza with Temporary Festival Architecture, 2007 Ink and gouache on paper 27 1/2 x 33 inches Gift of Thea Westreich Wagner and Ethan Wagner

Marc-Camille Chaimowicz Basel Sequence, 2011 Acrylic paint on plywood; graphite, pastel, and paint on paper Dimensions variable, five boards and one framed drawing, each board 96 x 48 inches Gift of Thea Westreich Wagner and Ethan Wagner

Jan de Cock Denkmal 2, Astillero Ascoretta 2, Pasajes San Pedro, San Sebastián, 2004 Three lightboxes 71 x 71 x 12 3/4 inches each Gift of Thea Westreich Wagner and Ethan Wagner

Jeroen de Rijke and Willem de Rooij Bouquet III, 2004 7 / 18 Flower bouquet, vase, wooden pedestal, mounted wall text and image, and a written description Dimensions variable Gift of Thea Westreich Wagner and Ethan Wagner Matias Faldbakken Remainder VII, 2009 Felt pen on ceramic tiles mounted on wall 95 3/4 x 231 inches, format variable Gift of Thea Westreich Wagner and Ethan Wagner

Matias Faldbakken Untitled (Locker Sculpture #01), 2010 Mixed media sculpture, metal lockers and lever straps 72 x 119 3/4 x 19 1/2 inches Gift of Thea Westreich Wagner and Ethan Wagner

Claire Fontaine Instructions for the Sharing of Private Property, 2006 Digital video, color and sound Running time 45 minutes and 23 seconds Edition 1 of 5 + 2 AP Gift of Thea Westreich Wagner and Ethan Wagner

Claire Fontaine Passe-Partout (Zurich) Sculpture, 2007 Hacksaw blades, key chains and mixed media Variable dimensions Unique Gift of Thea Westreich Wagner and Ethan Wagner

Claire Fontaine Tout objet déposé ici sera détruit / Any item left here will be destroyed, V.I., 2007 Wood, melamine, plexiglass vitrien, scissors, knives, penknives, gaffer tape, razors, box-cutters, nunchucks, knuckle-duster, etc. 45 1/4 x 17 1/4 x 17 1/4 inches Edition 1 of 5 Gift of Thea Westreich Wagner and Ethan Wagner

Ryan Gander Absorbing the sights and the sounds, 2009 Painted resin figure on white shelf 8 / 18 5 1/8 x 3 7/8 x 3 7/8 inches Unique + 1 AP Gift of Thea Westreich Wagner and Ethan Wagner Ryan Gander Absorbing the sounds and the sights, 2009 Painted resin figure on white shelf 5 1/8 x 3 7/8 x 3 7/8 inches Unique + 1AP

Gilbert & George Praying, 1980 Sixteen-panel photo piece 94 1/2 x 78 3/4 inches overall Unique

Gilbert & George Up, 1980 Sixteen-panel photo piece 95 1/4 x 79 1/2 inches overall Unique

Kevan Jenson Fifth Dimension, 2010 Acrylic on canvas 48 x 72 inches (122 x 183 cm.) Gift of Thea Westreich Wagner and Ethan Wagner

Annette Kelm Big Print #5 (Fazenda Lily - gray background - cotton fall 1947 design, Dorothy Draper, courtesy Schumacher & Co.), 2007 C-print, AP 1, Edition of 5 + 2 AP 44 1/16 x 39 1/2 inches Gift of Thea Westreich Wagner and Ethan Wagner

Annette Kelm I Love the Little Baby Giant Panda; I’d Welcome One to My Veranda, 2003 Seven C-prints, Edition 3 of 5 + 2 AP 19 5/8 x 15 3/4 inches Gift of Thea Westreich Wagner and Ethan Wagner

9 / 18 Annette Kelm Turning into a Parrot, 2003 C-print, Edition 5 of 5 + 2 AP 19 5/8 x 15 3/4 inches Gift of Thea Westreich Wagner and Ethan Wagner

Annette Kelm Untitled (plates), 2010 C-print, Edition 5 of 5 29 1/8 x 39 3/8 inches Gift of Thea Westreich Wagner and Ethan Wagner

Annette Kelm Yellow (Paisley), 2010 C-print, Edition 4 of 5 + 2 AP 17 1/4 x 14 inches Gift of Thea Westreich Wagner and Ethan Wagner

Michael Krebber Bruce Jones, 2008 Windsurfing board, wall mounts 23 1/2 x 223 inches Gift of Thea Westreich Wagner and Ethan Wagner

Klara Liden Corps de Ballet, 2010 Video Edition 1 of 5 Gift of Thea Westreich Wagner and Ethan Wagner

Klara Liden Paralyzed, 2003 DVD, 3 minutes Edition 2 of 10 Gift of Thea Westreich Wagner and Ethan Wagner

10 / 18 Klara Liden Untitled (Poster Painting), 2007 Posters and glue 30 x 24 inches (approximately) Unique Gift of Thea Westreich Wagner and Ethan Wagner

Klara Liden Untitled (Trash Can), 2010 Found trashcan Unique Gift of Thea Westreich Wagner and Ethan Wagner

Lucy McKenzie After G. Hobe, Salon Library for the Great Exhibition, 1902, Turin, 2006 Acrylic and ink on canvas 105 1/8 x 177 1/8 inches Gift of Thea Westreich Wagner and Ethan Wagner

Melvin Moti E.S.P., 2007 35 mm film, color, optical sound Gift of Thea Westreich Wagner and Ethan Wagner

Henrik Oleson Untitled (Vitrine 1: Alice Austen etc.) from “Some gay-lesbian artists and/or artists relevant to homo-social culture born between c. 1300-1870”, 2007 Various materials, collages, computer printouts in vitrine 35 1/2 x 59 1/8 x 23 5/8 inches Gift of Thea Westreich Wagner and Ethan Wagner

Henrik Oleson Untitled (Vitrine 2: Life of Lili Elbe/ The transformations of Forrest Benz.) from “Some gay-lesbian artists and/or artists relevant to homo-social culture born between c. 1300-1870”, 2007 Various materials, collages, computer printouts in vitrine 35 1/2 x 59 1/8 x 23 5/8 inches 11 / 18 Gift of Thea Westreich Wagner and Ethan Wagner Paulina Olowska Untitled (Beside blank canvas), 2002 Oil on canvas 69 x 49 inches Gift of Thea Westreich Wagner and Ethan Wagner

Philippe Parreno and Rirkrit Tiravanija Puppets, 2009 Set of 10 puppets: 10 ceramic heads, 20 ceramic hands, 20 ceramic feet, clothes and stuffing Dimension vary: approximately 43 1/4 - 47 1/4 inches in height Gift of Thea Westreich Wagner and Ethan Wagner

Josephine Pryde Relax (grey), 2004 2 Lambda prints 49 1/4 x 91 inches each Gift of Thea Westreich Wagner and Ethan Wagner

Josephine Pryde Liver (Depository), 2006 C-print, Edition 3 of 3 15 1/4 x 10 1/4 inches Gift of Thea Westreich Wagner and Ethan Wagner

Josephine Pryde Liver (Paying in Slips), 2006 C-print, Edition 1 of 3 15 1/4 x 10 1/4 inches Gift of Thea Westreich Wagner and Ethan Wagner

Josephine Pryde Liver (Supplies), 2006 C-print, Edition 1 of 3 12 / 18 15 1/4 x 10 1/4 inches Gift of Thea Westreich Wagner and Ethan Wagner Josephine Pryde Liver (Pen Holder), 2006 C-print, Edition 1 of 3 15 1/4 x 10 1/4 inches Gift of Thea Westreich Wagner and Ethan Wagner

Josephine Pryde Liver (World is your ATM), 2006 C-print, Edition 2 of 3 15 1/4 x 10 1/4 inches Gift of Thea Westreich Wagner and Ethan Wagner

Josephine Pryde Liver (Pen resting in liver), 2006 C-print, Edition 1 of 3 10 1/4 x 15 1/4 inches Gift of Thea Westreich Wagner and Ethan Wagner

Simon Starling Weeding Aralia, 2002 Silkscreen on linen 7 7/8 x 161 3/8 inches Gift of Thea Westreich Wagner and Ethan Wagner

Simon Starling work, made light, in light of nature, 2003 Suite of four vitrines in wood and glass, aluminum Overall dimensions vary depending due to installation; 2 vitrines 58 3/4 x 21 1/2 x 26 inches; 1 vitrine 73 x 33 5/8 x 33 5/8 inches; 1 vitrine 62 5/8 x 42 x 12 3/4 inches Gift of Thea Westreich Wagner and Ethan Wagner

Hito Steyerl Red Alert, 2007 Triptych, three films each 30 seconds looped; three 30-inch cinema flat screens; three Mac minis, mounting system, connecting hardware 13 / 18 Flat screens 30 inches each Edition of 3 + 2 AP Gift of Thea Westreich Wagner and Ethan Wagner Josef Strau Bruno Schulz, 2007 Fabric, plastics, lacquer, metal, silver leaf, electrical components, wooden plinth, framed photograph (unique) Sculpture: 39 x 26 5/8 x 19 inches; photograph 32 5/8 x 23 1/4 inches Gift of Thea Westreich Wagner and Ethan Wagner

Josef Strau The Assistant, 2008 Ink, pencil, pearls, and adhesive on canvas; mixed media lamp Painting: 50 x 48 inches; overall dimensions variable Gift of Thea Westreich Wagner and Ethan Wagner

Padraig Timoney Stari Most, 2007 Rabbit skin, glue, pigments, wood on canvas Each diptych: 102 3/8 x 39 3/8 inches; overall 78 3/4 x 102 3/8 inches Gift of Thea Westreich Wagner and Ethan Wagner

Keith Tyson Studio Wall Drawing, (Right Wall + Roof Sections Ghent), 2000 Mixed media on paper 60 3/4 x 47 5/8 inches Gift of Thea Westreich Wagner and Ethan Wagner

Keith Tyson Studio Wall Drawing, (20 Questions), 1999 Mixed media on paper 60 3/4 x 47 5/8 inches Gift of Thea Westreich Wagner and Ethan Wagner

Keith Tyson Studio Wall Drawing, (Potential...), 2000 Mixed media on paper 60 3/4 x 47 5/8 inches Gift of Thea Westreich Wagner and Ethan Wagner 14 / 18 Keith Tyson Studio Wall Drawing, (A Window on an Infinite Cellular Blanket V2), 2000 Mixed media on paper 60 3/4 x 47 5/8 inches Gift of Thea Westreich Wagner and Ethan Wagner

Keith Tyson Studio Wall Drawing, Bouncing Bucephalus, 2000 Mixed media on paper 60 x 47 3/4 inches Gift of Thea Westreich Wagner and Ethan Wagner

Keith Tyson Studio Wall Drawing: Pick a Card, Any Card - The Properties of One, 2001 Mixed media on paper 60 x 47 3/4 inches Gift of Thea Westreich Wagner and Ethan Wagner

Keith Tyson Studio Wall Drawing, Chemical Hitchhikers Await a Vehicle to Another World, 2001 Mixed media on paper 60 x 47 3/4 inches Gift of Thea Westreich Wagner and Ethan Wagner

Keith Tyson Studio Wall Drawing, The Thinker (after Rodin) - Technicals / Notes, 2001 Mixed media on paper 60 x 47 3/4 inches Gift of Thea Westreich Wagner and Ethan Wagner

Keith Tyson Studio Wall Drawing: The Paradigm Shift is Upon Us, 2001 Mixed media on paper 60 x 47 3/4 inches 15 / 18 Gift of Thea Westreich Wagner and Ethan Wagner Keith Tyson Studio Wall Drawing: Game at South London Gallery, 2001 Mixed media on paper 59 3/4 x 47 3/4 inches Gift of Thea Westreich Wagner and Ethan Wagner

Keith Tyson Studio Wall Drawing (There is Another World...Part 1 and Part 2), August 2, 2001 Mixed media on paper Two parts, 61 3/4 x 49 5/8 inches each Gift of Thea Westreich Wagner and Ethan Wagner

Keith Tyson Studio Wall Drawing: Miracle at the Conservationists, June 24, 2002, 2002 Mixed media on paper 59 1/2 x 47 1/4 inches Gift of Thea Westreich Wagner and Ethan Wagner

Keith Tyson Studio Wall Drawing: A Dissection of the Agonies, 2001 Mixed media on paper 59 1/2 x 47 1/4 inches Gift of Thea Westreich Wagner and Ethan Wagner

Keith Tyson Studio Wall Drawing: Drowning in a teleological labyrinth (7th August 2003), 2003 Mixed media on paper 61 3/4 x 49 5/8 inches Gift of Thea Westreich Wagner and Ethan Wagner

Keith Tyson Studio Wall Drawing: “The block begins its journey...”, 2003 Mixed media on paper 61 3/4 x 49 5/8 inches Gift of Thea Westreich Wagner and Ethan Wagner 16 / 18 Keith Tyson The Thinker, 2001 Enamel sprayed aluminum, steel, computers, software 118 x 50 x 43 inches (approximate) Gift of Thea Westreich Wagner and Ethan Wagner

Danh Vo Last letter of Saint Théophane Vénard to his father before he was decapitated, copied by Phung Vo, 2009 Ink on paper, handwritten 11 5/8 x 8 1/4 inches (Edition number remains undefined until the death of Phung Vo) Gift of Thea Westreich Wagner and Ethan Wagner

Danh Vo 16:32:15 - 26.05.2009, 2009 Chandelier originally belonging to the interior of the assembly hall at the Hotel Majestic in Paris, where the Vietnam Peace Accord was signed in 1973 Gift of Thea Westreich Wagner and Ethan Wagner

Mark Wallinger Angel, 1997 Video BCSP format Digital Beta Edition 8 of 10 + 1 AP Gift of Thea Westreich Wagner and Ethan Wagner

Heimo Zobernig Untitled, 1989 Mirror synthetic lacquer, cardboard 63 3/8 x 39 5/8 x 4 inches Gift of Thea Westreich Wagner and Ethan Wagner

Heimo Zobernig Untitled, 2004 Acrylic, bluebox Trevira Television CS 78 3/4 x 78 3/4 inches Gift of Thea Westreich Wagner and Ethan Wagner 17 / 18 Heimo Zobernig Untitled, 2007 Swarovski round stones, Crystal / Acrylbinder, pencil and acrylic on canvas 78 3/4 x 78 3/4 inches Gift of Thea Westreich Wagner and Ethan Wagner

ACQUISITIONS

Mary Kelly Interim: Corpus, Preliminary Artwork, 1984 Photographs, paper, acetate, pencil, ink, collage (30 parts) 23 x 18.6 inches each (58.4 x 47.2 cm.)

Lisa Oppenheim La Quema (Version I), 2014 Eight unique black and white silver gelatin photographs, five ceramic tiles Photographs 51.4 x 41.9 cm (framed); Tiles 50 x 40 cm

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