Art Announcement
British Art Market Federation appoints new chairman Tom Christopherson
Tom Christopherson, a lawyer and legal consultant to Bonhams, has been appointed chairman of the British Art Market Federation (BAMF). He replaces Martin Wilson who stepped down after just six months following the surprise announcement in December that he is joining Phillips as the auction house’s new chief executive.
Anthony Browne will remain the president of the federation he cofounded in 1996 and will work alongside Christopherson, who has served on BAMF’s executive committee since 2000, and Freya Simms, who was been appointed deputy chairman, having served as BAMF’s treasurer for the past seven years. Simms remains the chief executive of the Association of Art & Antiques Dealers.
The three million pound facility has been carefully selected and designed to provide the UK market with a new training and application area, featuring a fully equipped presentation suite and newly built practical workshop space, measuring an immense 585 sq m, continuing Belzona’s focus on training raising nationwide application standards. A fully stocked and operational warehouse measuring 900 sq m, accompanies the floor space.
The product training programs, already in operation, hosted EDF Energy on the 16th January, with a sell-out attendance. Catering for Machinery & Equipment, Buildings & Structures and bespoke courses for specific components, the Hawarden facility provides a multitude of opportunities for industry maintenance training. The 2024 training calendar is now available to view on the Belzona UK website.
Art Announcement
Radcliffe Bailey, an artist who explored the Black American experience across materials and forms, has died, aged 55
Known for toggling between works rooted in painting and more sprawling sculptures and installations, he was always concerned with the histories of objects and materials
Radcliffe Bailey, an artist known for using a plethora of materials and processes—many of which were charged with historical, personal and emotional significance—to create a complex body of mixed-media works that largely explored the African diaspora and Black American history and experience, has died.
Read More: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2023/11/16/radcliffe-bailey-sculptor-obituary
