Editing 1973 in art (section)

==Events==
*[[August 25]] – [[Jesús Soto Museum of Modern Art]] in [[Ciudad Bolívar]], Venezuela, designed by [[Carlos Raúl Villanueva]], is opened.
*[[Alexander Calder]] is hired by [[Braniff International Airways]] to paint a full-size DC-8-62 as a "flying canvas".
*[[David Hockney]] begins a 2-year spell living and working in Paris.<ref>{{cite book|first=Martin|last=Gayford|title=Spring Cannot be Cancelled: David Hockney in Normandy|location=London|publisher=Thames & Hudson|year=2021|isbn=978-0-500-09436-5}}</ref>
*[[Aristeidis Metallinos]] begins his career as a sculptor.<ref>Giannis M. Maris (1978) "Βιογραφικό - Αριστείδης Ζαχ. Μεταλληνός", in ''Απάνθισμα Γραμμάτων και Τεχνών'', Athens, pp.&nbsp;611–617.</ref>
*[[Robert Scull]]'s collection of American [[Pop art|Pop]] and [[Minimalism (visual arts)|Minimal]] art is auctioned by [[Sotheby's]] in New York City.