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Carole Caroompas, Whose Work Challenged the LA Art Scene, Dies at 76
“She dug into what she was fascinated by and obsessed with: things that existed on the periphery, people who didn’t follow the rules,” said one of her friends.
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Lourdes Grobet, Iconic Mexican Photographer of Lucha Libre, Dies at 81
Her decades-long devotion to the world of wrestling is all the more noteworthy considering that her father forbade her from attending matches as a child, deeming them an inappropriate pastime for women.
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Claes Oldenburg, Whose Sculptures Transformed the Everyday, Dies at 93
Oldenburg seduced viewers with his iconic, foam-filled “soft sculptures” and massive public artworks that made mundane objects suddenly magical.
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Sam Gilliam, Groundbreaking Abstractionist, Dies at 88
At a time when many Black artists turned to figuration, Gilliam harnessed the power of abstraction, freeing the canvas from its support.
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Artist Paula Rego, Who Focalized Women's Power and Suffering, Dies at 87
Her approach to figuration was influenced by Surrealism and Magical Realism while containing a storybook quality inspired by fairytales and folklore.
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Carmen Herrera, Celebrated Cuban-American Geometric Artist, Is Dead At 106
The long-overlooked artist received her first museum survey at age 83.
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Clark Richert, One of Colorado's Most Prominent Artists, Dies at 80
“He asked a lot of questions and cared about what younger generations thought and were experiencing," said artist Joseph Coniff, a former student of Richert's.
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Wayne Thiebaud, Whose Paintings Were (Almost) Good Enough to Eat, Dies at 101
He mastered the textures of frosting, meringue, and donut glaze, but was also known for his dizzying cityscapes and Pop-like humor.
Art
bell hooks Left Behind a Legacy of Scholarship on Art and Love
Not content to wait for a bevy of critics to comment on the going-ons of the non-white art world, hooks took it upon herself to write about the artists she believed to be critical in the field.
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Greg Tate, Giant Among Cultural Critics, Dies at 64
His writing spilled over with a creative spirit that made art out of art, sourced from his investigations into music, literature, film and theory, peering into the serpentine realities of Black art and Black life.
Film
Rest in Power, Menelik Shabazz. Black British Cinema Is All the Better in Your Wake.
The Barbadian-born filmmaker, producer, and writer passed away in June, after decades of advocating for Afro-diasporic film culture.
Art
Remembering Susan Landauer, a Curator Who Championed California Art
“No other scholar has contributed as much to the study of California art,” says critic and curator Michael Duncan.