Boris and Benn form an unlikely plinth alliance Mar 8, 2008
An artwork by German artist Thomas Schutte entitled 'Model for a Hotel. The glass artwork is an architectural sculpture of a twenty-one storey building, weighing over 8 tonnes and is currently displayed on the fourth plinth in Trafalgar Square, London. (Independent)
Artists Announced for Life on Mars, the 2008 Carnegie International Feb 23, 2008
Life on Mars, the 2008 Carnegie International Artists Doug AITKEN, United States, b. 1968 Kai ALTHOFF, Germany, b. 1966 Mark BRADFORD, United States, b. 1961 CAO Fei, China, b. 1978 Vija CELMINS, United States, b. 1938 Phil COLLINS, England, b. 1970 Bruce CONNER, United States, b. 1933 Peter FISCHLI, Switzerland, b. 1952 and David WEISS, Switzerland, b. 1946 Ryan GANDER, England, b. 1976 Daniel GUZMAN, Mexico, b. 1964 Thomas HIRSCHHORN, Switzerland, b. 1957 Richard HUGHES, England, b. 1974 Mike... (PR Newswire)
Sudeshna Sen: Trafalgar Square Nov 7, 2007
She is being replaced by a futuristic model of coloured glass titled Model for a Hotel 2007 by German artist Thomas Schutte, previously titled Hotel for Birds, to be unveiled on Wednesday ... Sandy Nairne, director of the National Portrait Gallery said: Thomas Schuttes Model for a Hotel is another ambitious and powerful sculpture from an artist of international importance ... It is unlikely, however, that Thomas Schuttes seemingly non-controversial red and yellow... (India Times)
Bacon, Freud Joined Top Artists in Sales That Made $883 Million Jun 26, 2007
Contemporary artists who set records included Kara Walker, Thomas Schutte, Christopher Wool, a favorite of hedge-fund managers, Piero Manzoni, Lucio Fontana and Yue Minjun. New highs also were reached for earlier artists such as Joan Miro, Natalia Goncharova and Auguste Rodin. (Bloomberg)
