In Memoriam
Remembering Yervant Gianikian, Valerie Brathwaite, and Jerry Moriarty
This week, we honor a giant of 20th-century cinema, a sculptor of the natural world, and a self-described “paintoonist.”
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Valerie Brathwaite, Abstract Sculptor of the Natural World, Dies at 87
The artist found inspiration in the geography, vegetation, and wildlife of her home countries of Trinidad and Tobago and Venezuela.
In Memoriam
Remembering Rune Mields, Onai Quiñonez, and Song Burnsoo
This week, we honor a German artist who plumbed the depths of geometry, a Venezuelan painter, and a Korean museum director and printmaker.
In Memoriam
Remembering Frayda Feldman, James Wagner, and Melodee Strong
This week, we honor an Andy Warhol print expert, a tireless art collector, and a beloved Minneapolis muralist.
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James Wagner, Insatiable Art Collector, Dies at 85
“His pursuit of knowledge knew no bounds, and he represented the very best of what might be considered the true collector’s spirit,” says artist Man Bartlett.
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Remembering David Hockney, Duane Michals, and Danny Simmons
This week, we honor a painter who made the everyday otherworldly, a poet-photographer, and a champion of Black artists.
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Painter David Hockney, Who Made the Everyday Otherworldly, Dies at 88
His work over a prolific six decades ranged from psychologically precise portraits to luminous depictions of California pool sides.
In Memoriam
Remembering Willie Valentine, Marjane Satrapi, and John Claridge
This week, we honor a champion of Southeast Asian art, the giant behind “Persepolis,” and a photographer dedicated to London’s East End.
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Marjane Satrapi, "Persepolis" Author and Human Rights Fighter, Dies at 56
One of her friends said the artist and filmmaker “died of sadness” after her husband’s death just over a year ago.
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Remembering Alan Saret, Julio Le Parc, and Hilde Lynn Helphenstein
This week, we honor a postminimalist sculptor, a Pop Art legend, and the satirist behind “Jerry Gogosian.”
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Artist Julio Le Parc, Maestro of Light, Movement, and Defiance, Dies at 97
While his contemporaries focused on abstraction’s retinal possibilities, he viewed the liberation of the spectator as parallel to society's.
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Hilde Lynn Helphenstein of “Jerry Gogosian” Found Dead in Brazil
The curator and commentator built a following for her online persona and satirical memes of the art world.