Accomplishments of the Naum Knop Foundation and Museum

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Naum Knop Foundation Accomplishments
Background

NKF was established during 1997. Since that time, the founders of the foundation have accomplished some of their goals. However, Naum Knop left over 900 important sculptures and 400 drawings. The work of the foundation is just beginning. NKF is in the process of preserving the first 50 sculptures and restoring the museum.

Accomplishments of NKF include:
Video-Documentary Art and Artists
Casa-Taller Naum Knop Museo Naum Knop Buenos Aires, 1992-94
Research, classification and systemization of graphic and sculptural information
(works, photographs,letters, bibliography, notes, catalogues, press articles, exhibitions, prizes, trips)
Reopening of the Museo Naum Knop
Naum Knop: Homage Exhibition
Centro Cultural General San Martín Buenos Aires, May-June 1994
Project of a Traveling Exhibition for Provincial Museums
Distribution of film and graphic material concerning Naum Knop’s work
Bern, Zurich, Paris, Berlin, London. January-February 1995
Exhibition Architecture - Sculpture - Urbanism
Sociedad Central de Arquitectos
Buenos Aires, September-October 1995
Zulema Adaime: Homage Exhibition
Museo Luis Perlotti, Buenos Aires, June-July 1996
Art Galleries Fair of Buenos Aires
Argentine Rural Society, Buenos Aires, May 1999

Project for a Triennial Plan
Elaboration of a Documentary Catalogue
development of a complete and accessible data base of sculpture work.
Project, design and organization, both architectural and functional- of the premises of the artist’s former residence and atelier, now headquarters of NKF, for its reopening as a "Center of Promotion, Research, Exchange and Tutorship". Architects' Aja Espil-Cobelo SA Studio is in charge of the project.
Publishing of Conversations with Naum Knop by Enrique H. Gené
Educational, diffusion and promotion travelling
fostering exchange among artists, art schools, museums, libraries, diplomatic representatives and any other agents related to cultural promotion.
Retrospective Exhibition in the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes

The enrichment and promotion of the work of Naum Knop is a valuable contribution to our social and cultural heritage.

The Eye, Bronze, 1970, 100cm x 51cm x 55cm, 39 1/3" x 20" x 21 1/2", private collection
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American Figure, 1972, 150cm x 65cm x 73cm, 59" x 25 1/2" x 29", in the collection of Brughetti

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The present headquarters of NKF were first opened in the early 70’s as a workshop, gathering visitors, artists, critics, students and the public in general.

Buenos Aires is going through an auspicious development regarding the arts field: there has been a significant increase in the number of visitors to museums -the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes received one million visitors during 1997, the Centro Cultural Recoleta holds 25,000 visitors each weekend - and an investment of 15 million pesos is expected, both from public and private support.

At NKF, we seek to develop a place where artists, students and visitors can easily and permanently enjoy, study or research any artistic topic of their interest, and to provide sculptural, bibliographical, historical and human material.

The work -both the sculpture and its interaction with the public- is unfinished. To make progress in this direction, decisions should be based upon long-term planning, strategy definition and goal fixing, elements which will allow our cultural institution to elaborate programs that the public can understand, use and enjoy. To sum up, it is a matter of skilful management of concepts and tools, in order to handle complex situations, involving human and material resources.