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Raquel Rabinovich, Artist of Submerged Worlds, Dies at 95
The Argentinian-born artist crafted riverbed sculptures and palimpsestic canvases, painstakingly layered paintings that have the effect of a well-worn memory rubbed away.
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Canadian Pop Artist and AIDS Activist Joe Average Dies at 67
His HIV diagnosis in 1985 drove him to dedicate his life to his art, distinct for its prismatic color scheme and inspiring messages.
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Pippa Garner, Ingenious Conceptual Tinkerer, Dies at 82
"She wanted a trans president, universal healthcare, the end of testosterone toxicity overload and pet-troll-eum, hormones for all, lusty living to the very end," her friends said.
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Zilia Sánchez, Artist of Sensual Abstractions, Dies at 98
Her sculptural canvases or "erotic topologies” evoked the sinuous rhythms of the natural world and their echoes in the female body.
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Mail Art Pioneer Anna Banana Dies at 84
The artist’s playful adoption of the banana motif transformed an everyday object into a vehicle for social interaction and anti-market exchange.
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Steven Englander, Visionary Director of ABC No Rio, Dies at 63
Known for his collaborative spirit, Englander helped secure the Lower East Side nonprofit’s property for a dollar after decades of eviction threats from the city.
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Lorraine O'Grady, Who Dismantled Art World Binaries, Dies at 90
From her newspaper collages to her performance persona Mademoiselle Bourgeoise Noire, O’Grady subverted hierarchies from a Black feminist perspective.
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Nikki Giovanni, “Princess of Black Poetry,” Dies at 81
A key figure of the Black Arts Movement of the 1960s and ’70s, the poet and activist is celebrated for her illuminating works touching on race, gender, and politics.
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Eunice Parsons, Who Elevated Collage to New Heights, Dies at 108
The artist influenced generations of Pacific Northwestern artists as an artist and teacher.
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Painter Frank Auerbach Dies at 93
The artist rendered portraits and scenes of the streets of north London with a life-affirming spirit and no evidence of frivolousness.
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Artist Sabina Khorramdel Found Dead in Hamptons Hotel
A suspect, Thomas Gannon, confessed to the murder in a text message to a family member before ending his own life.
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British Painter Sarah Cunningham Dies at 31
Cunningham rose to prominence with her large-scale oil landscapes that walk the line between the natural world and entropic abstraction.