> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://hyperallergic.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Remembering Nathan Farb, Thomas Zipp, and Christine Ruiz-Picasso - URL: https://hyperallergic.com/remembering-nathan-farb-thomas-zipp-and-christine-ruiz-picasso/ - Published: 2026-04-08T20:05:41.000Z - Updated: 2026-04-08T20:05:41.000Z - Description: This week, we honor an intrepid photographer, a punk German artist, and the founder of the Museo Picasso Málaga. - Author: Lisa Yin Zhang - Tags: In Memoriam, Community, 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair, Obituary [*In Memoriam*](https://hyperallergic.com/tag/in-memoriam/) *is published every Wednesday afternoon and honors those we recently lost in the art world.* --- **Nathan Farb** (1941–2026) *Photographer and educator* He captured everything from Manhattan during the Summer of Love in the 1960s to the far reaches of Siberia to luminaries like Diane Arbus and Senator Robert F. Kennedy with a large-format camera. He taught at institutions like Rutgers University and the New School, freelanced for publications like *Life*, and published multiple books of photography. “The camera satisfied so many needs for me: the need to be with people, the need to connect to people, the need to express myself, the need to be able to comment on society,” he [said](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/07/arts/nathan-farb-dead.html?ref=hyperallergic.com) in a 2024 documentary about his work. He died on March 26 at his home in Jay, a town in Adirondack Park in Upstate New York. --- **William "Billy The Brush" Mumford** (1948–2026) *Prolific art forger and artist* ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/2026/04/image-32.png) (photo Billy the Brush Art via [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=109044002004612&set=a.105964852312527), screenshot Lisa Yin Zhang/**Hyperallergic*) One of the most prolific [art forgers](https://www.billythebrushart.com/?ref=hyperallergic.com) in history, he was estimated to have sold more than 1,000 copies of master works for around $8 million. After he was released from a prison sentence, he opened a gallery devoted to his work and sold paintings widely. --- **Justin "El Toro" Nagtalon** (1983–2026) *Sticker artist and multidisciplinary designer* ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/2026/04/obit-4.jpg) Justin "El Toro" Nagtalon in an undated photo (photo @eltoro215 via [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/p/DR9v63FkR63/?img%5Findex=1&ref=hyperallergic.com), screenshot Lisa Yin Zhang/**Hyperallergic*) One of Philadelphia's first [sticker artists](https://justinnagtalon.com/about?ref=hyperallergic.com), he created a cartoon buffalo character that was ubiquitous on the city's streets. As an art director, he designed more than 350 campaigns for clients like Netflix, Hulu, and Warner Brothers. --- **Christine Ruiz-Picasso** (1928–2026) *Founder of Museo Picasso Málaga* ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/2026/04/image-33.png) Christine Ruiz-Picasso in an undated photo (© Museo Picasso Malaga, courtesy Museo Picasso Malaga) The daughter-in-law of Pablo Picasso, she was [essential](https://www.museopicassomalaga.org/en/proyectos/tribute-to-christine-ruiz-picasso?ref=hyperallergic.com) to the founding of the Museo Picasso Málaga in Spain, a dream of the artist. She also organized two Picasso exhibitions at the Episcopal Palace in the 1990s. --- **Hassen Soufy** (1937–2026) *Tunisian painter and educator* ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/2026/04/Obit.jpg) Hassen Soufy on January 1, 2023 (photo @hassensoufy via [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/p/Cm9hemdtCIL/?ref=hyperallergic.com), screenshot Lisa Yin Zhang/**Hyperallergic*) The [painter](https://www.artmajeur.com/soufy/en?ref=hyperallergic.com) was the final living member of L'École de Tunis, a movement in Tunisian painting after World War II. He exhibited in his home country and France, and received international awards. --- **Marian Van Landingham** (1937–2026) *Community leader and artist* She [founded](https://alexandrialivingmagazine.com/news/in-memoriam-alexandria-art-center-founder/?ref=hyperallergic.com) the Torpedo Factory Art Center, home to the largest number of working artist studios in the United States, in 1974\. She made enamel artworks out of fused glass. --- **Thomas Zipp** (1966–2026) *Interdisciplinary German artist* ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/2026/04/obit-5.jpg) Thomas Zipp in an undated photo (photo Thomas Zipp via [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/p/ChvDiW-Iodh/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fweb%5Fcopy%5Flink&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==), screenshot Lisa Yin Zhang/**Hyperallergic*) A punk musician before turning to visual arts, his [uncanny](https://bthumm.de/artists/thomas-zipp/?ref=hyperallergic.com) and satirical work touched on the fields of science, religion, pharmaceuticals, and more. He specialized in multi-part installations that often recall bizarre stage sets, and exhibited at the 2013 Venice Biennial, the 2006 Berlin Biennale, MoMA PS1, the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, and many more.