In Memoriam
Remembering Pearl Fryar, Siri Aurdal, and Frank Stack
This week, we honor a self-taught topiary artist, a mainstay of ’60s Scandinavian art, and author of what may be the first underground comic.
Obituaries
Obituaries
Celeste Dupuy-Spencer, Artist Who Confronted Injustice, Dies at 46
She stood up for human rights in both her paintings and her advocacy, criticizing Israel’s violence against Palestinians and the rise of fascism in the US.
Feature
Remembering Agosto Machado, Keeper of Queer Histories
The late performer and archivist spent decades as the quiet holder of our secrets, always behind the scenes, always a connector.
Obituaries
Melvin Edwards, Who Sculpted a New Vocabulary for Political Art, Dies at 88
His innovative abstractions evoked both the art historical canon and the haunting afterlives of Atlantic slavery.
In Memoriam
Remembering Glen Baxter, Pat Steir, Melvin Edwards
This week, we honor an absurdist cartoonist, a trailblazing feminist artist, and a sculptor who probed the history of violence in the US.
News
Marica Vilcek, Graceful Champion of Immigrant Artists, Dies at 89
Her namesake foundation has awarded over $17 million to advance its mission, including unrestricted cash awards for researchers and artists across disciplines.
News
Pat Steir, Painter of Cascading Infinities, Dies at 87
Through works like her celebrated “Waterfalls” series, she leaves a legacy of artistic surrender and reverence for the gesture.
In Memoriam
Remembering Calvin Tomkins, Rhoda Roberts, and Agosto Machado
This week, we honor a celebrated art writer, a champion of First Nations culture, a downtown NYC performance artist and activist, and others.
In Memoriam
Remembering Axel Burrough, Kazumasa Nagai, and Éliane Radigue
This week, we honor a pioneering composer, Indigenous muralist, and Upper East Side gallerist.
In Memoriam
Remembering Pedro Friedeberg, Thaddeus Mosley, and Liliana Angulo Cortés
This week, we honor the inventor of the Hand Chair, a beloved Pittsburgh sculptor, and the director of the Museo Nacional de Colombia.
News
Thaddeus Mosley, Beloved Self-Taught Sculptor, Dies at 99
The Pittsburgh artist remained largely overlooked until the last decade of his life.
In Memoriam
Remembering Iris Cantor, Ulysses Jenkins, and Rena Bransten
This week, we honor an arts patron, a video artist, and a San Francisco gallerist.