RISD Museum Receives Gift of 66 Contemporary Artworks

RISD Museum Receives Gift of 66 Contemporary Artworks

The RISD Museum announced a gift of 66 contemporary artworks from collectors Avo Samuelian and Manuel Gonzalez.

“The works donated by Avo and Manuel have made an immediate impact on how contemporary art is understood and presented here at the RISD Museum and have become a constant presence in our galleries since 2017,” said Dominic Molon, Richard Brown Baker Curator of Contemporary Art.

The works will be on view through July 19, 2020.

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The Gift

Thirty-three works were brought into the collection in December 2019 joining a similar gift to the museum of 33 works in 2017. 

“We are so appreciative of the generosity of Avo and Manuel towards the museum and for their ongoing support of emerging artists,” said museum director John Smith.

Both gifts expand the museum’s Contemporary Art and Prints, Drawings, and Photographs collections considerably, introducing works by Uri Aran, Jessica Jackson Hutchins, Lothar Hempel, Jordan Nassar, and Paul P; additional works by Karla Black, Jim Lambie, and Tony Feher strengthen the RISD Museum’s commitment to artists already in the collection. 

Also of note are works by RISD alumni and faculty including David Scanavino, David Benjamin Sherry, and Patricia Treib that further develop the museum’s representation of figures who have helped define the school’s reputation.