1966 in art
See also: 1965 in art, other events of 1966, 1967 in art, list of years in art.
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Events
Retrospective exhibition of Marcel Duchamp organized by Richard Hamilton at the Tate Gallery, London. The only comprehensive exhibition of the artist's work in the UK to date (2006).
Works
- Kanda Nissho - Gashitsu A and Gashitsu B
- Claes Oldenburg - Soft Bathtub
Births
- January 12 - Rob Zombie, artist and musician
- April 20 - Bio, graffiti artist
- date unknown - Jeremy Deller - Turner Prize-winning artist
- May 11 - Wesley Hammett - Mob Boss-Political Ruler
Deaths
- January 6 - Jean Lurçat, painter and designer
- January 11 - Alberto Giacometti, Surrealist sculptor and painter
- March 30 - Maxfield Parrish, painter and illustrator
- April 3 - Battista Pininfarina, car designer
- May 30 - Wäinö Aaltonen, sculptor
- June 7 - Jean Arp, painter and sculptor
- July 10 - Malvina Hoffman, sculptor
- September 5 - Dezső Lauber, architect
Categories
1966 | Years in art