Art Production Fund

Art Production Fund

Abbreviation	APF
Founded	2000;25 years ago (2000)
Founder	Yvonne Force Villareal Doreen Remen
Legal status	501(c)(3) organization
Purpose	Commissioning and producing public art projects
Location	New York, New York
Key people	Casey Fremont
Website	www.artproductionfund.org

Art Production Fund (APF) is a non-profit organization under section 501(c)(3) of the U.S. tax code that presents public art throughout the United States. ^[1] It was founded in 2000 by Yvonne Force Villareal and Doreen Remen. ^{[2] [3] [4]} As of 2020, ^[update] it is directed by Casey Fremont. ^[5]

Public projects

This is a select list of public art projects by APF.

• Fatimah Tuggar, "Changing Space," New York, New York, 2002 ^{[6] [7]}
• Elmgreen & Dragset, “Prada Marfa,” Valentine, Texas, 2005–ongoing ^[8]
• Rudolf Stingel, "Plan B," Grand Central Station, New York City, 2004 ^[9]
• Tim Noble and Sue Webster, "Electric Fountain," Rockefeller Center, New York City, 2008 ^[10]
• David Brooks, Josephine Meckseper, Kiki Smith, "The Last Lot," New York City, 2011–2012 ^{[11] [12] [13]}
• FriendsWithYou, "Light Cave," New York City, 2014 ^[14]
• Ugo Rondinone, “Seven Magic Mountains,” Las Vegas, 2016–ongoing ^[15]
• Jeff Koons, “Seated Ballerina,” Rockefeller Center, New York City, 2017 ^[16]
• Zoe Buckman, “CHAMP,” LA, 2018–ongoing ^[17]
• Raul de Nieves, “When I Look In To Your Eyes I See the Sun,” Miami, 2018–2019 ^[18]
• Lucy Sparrow, “Lucy’s Delicatessen on 6th,” Rockefeller Center, New York City, 2019 ^[19]
• Nancy Baker Cahill, “Liberty Bell”, Selma, Alabama; Charleston, South Carolina; Washington D.C.; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Rockaway, New York; Boston, Massachusetts, 2020 ^[20]

References

1. Vogel, Carol. (2008-11-06) Inside Art - Philippe de Montebello Joins WNET’s ‘SundayArts’. NYTimes.com. Retrieved on 2009-02-04.
2. PERFORMA05: ART PRODUCTION FUND Archived October 6, 2008, at the Wayback Machine . 05.performa-arts.org. Retrieved on 2009-02-04.
3. "Art Production Fund Information". Art Production Fund. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
4. Vogel, Carol. (2008-02-21) Electric Fountain - Art - New York Times. Nytimes.com. Retrieved on 2009-02-04.
5. Colman, David (30 November 2016). "An Art World Player With a Warhol Pedigree". The New York Times.
6. Jiwa, Munir (2009-12-10). "Imaging, imagining and representation: Muslim visual artists in NYC" . Contemporary Islam. 4 (1): 77–90. doi:10.1007/s11562-009-0102-2. ISSN   1872-0218. S2CID   143717747.
7. Fatimah Tuggar : home's horizons. Amanda Gilvin, Davis Museum and Cultural Center. Munich, Germany. 2019. ISBN   978-3-7774-3316-5. OCLC   1112554475.
8. Wilson, Eric (29 September 2005). "Little Prada in the Desert". The New York Times.
9. Yablonsky, Linda (27 June 2004). "ART; The Carpet That Ate Grand Central". The New York Times.
10. Vogel, Carol (21 February 2008). "3 Coins Might Short Out This Fountain". The New York Times.
11. Vogel, Carol (10 November 2011). "Museum of Modern Art Reunites Rivera Murals". The New York Times.
12. Allison, Chelsea (March 2012). "Uncommon Ground: Josephine Meckseper's New Installation Takes Shape in Times Square". vogue.com. VOGUE.
13. Vogel, Carol (3 May 2012). "MoMA Plans a 'Garage Sale' for Its Atrium". The New York Times.
14. Munro, Cait (8 September 2014). "FriendsWithYou Builds a Psychedelic Cave in the Meatpacking District". news.artnet.com. Artnet News.
15. Kennedy, Randy (11 May 2016). "Building an Artist's 'Magic Mountains' to Draw Visitors to the Desert". The New York Times.
16. "Jeff Koons introduces his new 30 Rock sculpture 'Seated Ballerina'". today.com. The Today Show.
17. Sheets, Hilarie M. (2 January 2018). "In Hollywood, Another Sign of Women Punching Back". The New York Times.
18. Colman, David (4 December 2018). "All the Pretty Horses! A Carousel at Art Basel". The New York Times.
19. Cascone, Sarah (October 2019). "See the Adorable New Grocery Store in Rockefeller Center, Where Everything Is Art—and It's All on Sale for as Little as $5". news.artnet.com. Artnet News.
20. Colman, David (2 July 2020). "'Liberty Bell' Tolls for Sites Where History is Alive and Kicking". The New York Times.

External links

• Art Production Fund website