1999 in art

Events from the year 1999 in art.

Events

28 May – After 22 years of restoration work, Leonardo da Vinci's The Last Supper is placed back on display in Milan, Italy.
July – After 158 years of an empty plinth, Mark Wallinger's Ecce Homo becomes the first work displayed on the Fourth plinth, Trafalgar Square, London.
11 December – After 19 years of work, restoration of the Sistine Chapel frescoes is completed in the Vatican City.
The Stuckism movement is founded by Billy Childish and Charles Thomson.
Discovery of Venus of Tan-Tan in Morocco, the earliest known artefact to show evidence of human artistic input.

The Lion d'or for Lifetime Achievement: Louise Bourgeois, Bruce Nauman
The Lion d'or for Best Pavilion: Monica Bonvicini, Bruna Esposito, Luisa Lambri, Paola Pivi, Grazia Toderi

28 January – Markey Robinson, Irish painter
5 February – Nicholas Krushenick, American pop art painter
9 February – Richard Allen, American Minimalist, Abstract, Systems, Fundamental and Geometric painter
18 February – Andreas Feininger, French-born American photographer
10 March – Oswaldo Guayasamín, Ecuadorian painter and sculptor
15 March – Harry Callahan, American photographer
20 March – Patrick Heron, English painter, writer and designer
24 March – Ladjane Bandeira, Brazilian artist and journalist
29 March – Lucien Aigner, Hungarian photographer
24 April – Arthur Boyd, Australian painter and sculptor
2 May – Tibor Kalman, Hungarian-American graphic designer
12 May – Saul Steinberg, Romanian-born American cartoonist and illustrator
15 June – John Glashan, Scottish cartoonist, illustrator and playwright
19 June – Oton Gliha, Croatian painter
30 June – Edouard Boubat, French photographer