UK MINISTER OF CULTURE STOPS EXPORT OF GIACOMETTI SCULPTURE
The United Kingdom’s minister of culture, Ed Vaizey, stopped the export of Alberto Giacometti’s plaster sculpture Femme, 1928–29, writes The Guardian’s Mark Brown. The reason: A foreign buyer purchased it for nearly $2.9 million, and the British government wants to hold it for a native collector or institution who can match the price so that it may remain within the UK.
“This Giacometti sculpture is not only a stunning example of his work but it also heavily influenced some our greatest artists. It is important that Femme is kept in the country so we can better understand and enjoy this pivotal period in modern British art,” says Vaizey.
