In Memoriam
Remembering Jean-François Leroy, Lucien Smith, and Jibby Beane
This week, we honor the founder of an influential photojournalism festival, a fixture of NYC’s downtown art scene, and a fashionista and gallerist.
Obituary
Obituary
Artist Lucien Smith, Fixture of NYC’s Downtown Scene, Dies at 37
Following early market success and what he called “the pitfalls of gaining notoriety so early,” Smith shifted his focus to community-centered projects.
In Memoriam
Remembering Geles Cabrera, Helch, and Jay Maisel
This week, we honor a sculptor who explored the body, a street artist who upset Queen Elizabeth, and a commercial photographer who shaped the medium.
Obituary
Yayoi Kusama, Artist of Infinities, Dies at 97
She channeled her mental health struggles into kaleidoscopic artworks that enamored the world, rendering her an icon closer to a spiritual leader than a contemporary artist.
In Memoriam
Remembering Marijke De Roover, Sliman Mansour, and Fabrizio Plessi
This week, we honor a feminist Belgian performance artist, an icon of Palestinian liberation, and an Italian video art pioneer.
News
Sliman Mansour, Painter of Palestinian Hope and Humanity, Dies at 79
"Our fight now is to tell the world that we are full human beings," Mansour told Hyperallergic in 2023. "We are not less than any other people in the world.”
In Memoriam
Remembering Bou Meng, Mary Heilmann, and Kumantjayi (Walala) Tjapaltjarri
This week, we honor a figurehead of genocide remembrance, a pioneering abstract artist, and an Aboriginal Australian painter.
Obituary
Mary Heilmann, Painter of Irreverent Abstractions, Dies at 86
“My inspiration for art doesn’t really come from the history of painting,” the artist told Hyperallergic in a 2013 interview, “it comes from the community of art as it is now.”
In Memoriam
Remembering Christian Bernard, Al Gury, and Hermione Carline
This week, we honor the founding museum director, an artist who shaped PAFA, and a painter of transience.
In Memoriam
Remembering Milan Knížák, Simone Forti, and Francisco Correa Cordero
This week, we honor a Czech Fluxus artist, a pioneering choreographer, and a promising gallery director.
News
Lubov Gallery Founder Francisco Correa Cordero Dies at 37
In the decade since starting his New York gallery, he mounted exhibitions of artists including Mira Dayal, Shannon Cartier Lucy, Parker Ito, Bryce Kroll, and Xingzi Gu.
News
Simone Forti, Artist of Movement and Chance, Dies at 91
The Italian-born choreographer and performance artist mixed boundless curiosity with a formal rigor across a broad creative spectrum that spanned New York, Los Angeles, and Rome.