30.12.10

TOLEDO MUSEUM OF ART ACQUIRES NEW ARTWORK


THE TOLEDO MUSEUM OF ART, OHIO, HAS PURCHASED THE DRAMATIC WORK IN GLASS ENTITLED 'IAGO'S MIRROR' BY ARTIST FRED WILSON. THE LARGE, ORNATE WORK IN BLACK MURANO GLASS HAS BEEN INSTALLED IN GALLERY 5 OF THE GLASS PAVILION®. 'FRED WILSON IS AN IMPORTANT ARTIST WHOSE WORKS CROSSES BOUNDARIES BETWEEN THE GLASS WORLD AND CONTEMPORARY ART', SAID TMA DIRECTOR BRIAN KENNEDY. 'ONE OF THE MUSEUM'S GOALS IS TO ACQUIRE WORKS OF ART OF SINGULAR MERIT BY DISTINGUISHED LIVING ARTISTS. 'IAGO'S MIRROR' IS A PERFECT FIT WITHIN OUR COMPREHENSIVE GLASS COLLECTION.'

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