1970 in art

Events
January 16 – John Lennon's exhibition of Bag One at the London Arts Gallery is shut down by Scotland Yard for displaying "erotic lithographs". October 26 – Garry Trudeau's comic strip Doonesbury debuts in approximately two dozen newspapers in the United States. November 27 – Bolivian artist Benjamin Mendoza tries to assassinate Pope Paul VI during his visit to Manila. Tom Keating admits that a number of watercolours in the style of Samuel Palmer were painted by him. Sammlung zeitgenössischer Kunst der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, the Federal collection of contemporary art, is established in Germany. Conceptual Art and Conceptual Aspects, the first dedicated conceptual art exhibition, is mounted at the New York Cultural Center.[1] Theodor W. Adorno's book Aesthetic Theory (Asthetische Theorie) is published posthumously in Germany.

Awards
Archibald Prize: Eric Smith – Gruzman – Architect Prix Puvis de Chavannes – Daniel du Janerand

Works

 * Robert Smithson – Spiral Jetty