June 24, 2008

Access Industries Sponsors Major Retrospective of J.M.W. Turner at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (July 1 - September 21, 2008)

Access Industries is honored to support the Metropolitan Museum of Art exhibition J.M.W. Turner, celebrating perhaps the greatest landscape painter in the history of art. This major collection of Turner's work, unparalleled in the United States in its breath and scale, vividly illustrates how Turner cast a unique spell over art, changed its rules, and ultimately, through the loose brushwork and vibrant coloring of his late work, helped to usher in a new age of painting.

Access Industries believes in the power of joining with leading cultural institutions to foster creativity, promote learning, and create greater appreciation for art in all its forms. In addition to sponsoring this Metropolitan Museum of Art exhibition, Access Industries and the Blavatnik Family have provided significant financial support to numerous museums including the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. and, in London, the National Portrait Gallery, the Tate Modern and the Royal Academy of Arts, to promote the availability of art for the enjoyment of all. Similarly, Access Industries, a U.S.-based industrial group with long-term strategic holdings worldwide, recognizes the limitless value of fostering creativity, initiative and imagination to achieve the full potential of its employees and global investments.

On behalf of Access Industries and our employees worldwide, we hope your enjoyment of the important exhibition will match our pride in helping to make it possible.