Art
In Memoriam Dore Ashton
Dore Ashton could very well be called the Last Irascible, but she would have laughed it off.
Obituaries
News
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.
News
Tunga, Brazilian Artist Known for His Alchemical and Monumental Work, Dies at 64
On Monday, Tunga, one of Brazil's most prized artists, died of cancer at the age of 64 in Rio de Janeiro, where he resided for most of his life.
Art
Reflections on My Great Aunt, an Artist Who Painted for No One but Herself
The week after her death, my family went to Great Aunt Afrodite's house to sort through her belongings, including hundreds of watercolors and sketches that none of us had ever seen before.
News
Marisol, Innovative Pop Art Sculptor Written Out of History, Dies at 85
Marisol Escobar, whose penetrating and playful, large-scale wooden sculptures were their own unique blend of Pop and folk art, died on Saturday morning, April 30, at the age of 85, El Universal reported.
Film
A Day in the Life of the ‘New York Times’ Obituary Writers
The New York Times is one of the few publications with full-time obituary writers on staff, who each morning tackle a new life suddenly at its end, summing up in a few hundred words how this one person changed our world and why we should care.
In Brief
Starchitect Zaha Hadid Dead at 65
Zaha Hadid, the celebrated Iraqi-British architect, has died of a heart attack at a Miami hospital, the BBC first reported.