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Events
- 12 February – Edvard Munch's painting "The Scream" is stolen in Oslo (and is recovered on 7 May).
- 8 April - Michelangelo's Universal Judgement is reopened to public after 10 years of restorations.
Awards
- Archibald Prize: Francis Giacco - Homage to John Reichard
- Turner Prize: Antony Gormley
Works
- Helen Frankenthaler - All About Blue
- Damien Hirst - Away from the Flock
Births
- 9 July - Akiane Kramarik, American art and poetry prodigy.
Deaths
January to June
- 6 February - Jack Kirby, American comic book artist, writer and editor (b.1917).
- 11 February - Max Leognany, French artist (b.1913).
- 12 February - Donald Judd, American sculptor (b.1928).
- 22 March - Walter Lantz, American cartoonist and animator (b.1899).
- 1 April - Robert Doisneau, French photographer (b.1912).
- 14 April - Jean Joyet, French artist (b.1919).
- 7 May - Clement Greenberg, American art critic (b.1909).
- 12 May - Sir Alfred Beit, 2nd Baronet, British politician, art collector and philanthropist and honorary Irish citizen (b.1903).
July to September
- 20 July - Paul Delvaux, Belgian painter (b.1897).
- September - Bruce Ariss, American artist (b.1911).
- 4 November - Sam Francis, American painter and printmaker (b.1923).
- 20 November - Umaña, Colombian artist (b.1908).
- 31 December - Leigh Bowery, Australian performance artist, club promoter, actor, model and fashion designer (b.1961).
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