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Artist Tim Rollins Has Died at 62
Through his more than three decades working with the collective KOS (Kids of Survival), Rollins developed a unique model for art as collaboration, activism, and pedagogy.
Obituaries
Art
Linda Nochlin, Feminist Art Historian Who Changed the Game, Dies at 86
Linda Nochlin, who passed away on Sunday at 86 years old, reconfigured not just the art world, but seemingly all areas of culture.
Art
Remembering Greg Escalante, a Gallerist and Friend to Artists
One reason that Greg Escalante’s battle with depression remained largely hidden was that he drew attention to himself in order to serve others, especially artists.
News
Vito Acconci, Audacious Artist and Experimental Architect, Dies at 77
For a little under two decades, Acconci produced strikingly original and impressionable art, before abandoning it for experimental architecture and design.
News
Painter Barkley L. Hendricks Dies at 72
The artist, best known for his bold portraits of Black people, passed away early this morning.
Art
In Memoriam Dore Ashton
Dore Ashton could very well be called the Last Irascible, but she would have laughed it off.
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Remembering Brazilian Poet and Art Critic Ferreira Gullar
Ferreira Gullar, one of Brazil's most illustrious poets and art critics, helped to found the Neo-Concretist movement in 1959 and famously wrote his "Dirty Poem" while living in exile from the military dictatorship.
Art
After His Sudden Death, Recalling the Piercing Work of Comic Book Artist Steve Dillon
Dillon, who's best known for his work on the Vertigo series Preacher, could draw subtle faces and searing action equally well.
Art
The Legacy of Activist, Author, and Indian Modernist Artist K. G. Subramanyan
On June 29, K. G. Subramanyan, a deeply influential figure within the modern and contemporary Indian art world, passed away at the age of 92.
Art
Remembering Curator Neery Melkonian, Champion of Diasporic Politics and Aesthetics
In September of 2009, Neery Melkonian and I went on a ghost chase.
Art
On Not Forgetting Fluxus Artist Benjamin Patterson
It’s September 11, 2001, and a group of Fluxus artists has convened in Odense, Denmark.
Art
A Personal Remembrance of Sculptor Tony Feher
I will never forget Tony Feher’s first, jewel-like solo show in the fall of 1993 at Wooster Gardens.