Art-World Giants We Lost in 2025

Legendary filmmaker David Lynch, sculptor of skylines Frank Gehry, powerhouse of Indigenous aesthetics Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, beloved curator Koyo Kouoh, and others we’ll carry with us.

Art-World Giants We Lost in 2025
Artists, curators, writers, and other art-world luminaries we lost in 2025. From top left: Frank Gehry, Koyo Kouoh, David Lynch, Agnes Gund. From bottom left: Alison Knowles, Alonzo Davis, Frank Wimberley, and Joel Shapiro (edit Lisa Yin Zhang/Hyperallergic)