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Bill Viola, Who Helped Make Video an Art Form, Dies at 73
The artist helped cement new media technology as a means of expression in works that explored life’s universal questions.
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June Leaf, Artist of Allegory and Motion, Dies at 94
“I am a painter who had to have a tactile experience with the world,” Leaf told Hyperallergic in a 2016 interview.
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Dutch Avant-Garde Painter Jacqueline de Jong Dies at 85
Provocative, candid, political, and unmistakably feminist, de Jong gained international appreciation in recent years.
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Anton van Dalen, Devoted Chronicler of New York’s East Village, Dies at 86
“[I] have always worked from the perspective of starting with home, then street, neighborhood, city, world,” the artist told Hyperallergic critic John Yau.
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Trailblazing Photorealist Audrey Flack Dies at 93
At the tail end of her seven-decade career, she developed a new style she called "Post-Pop Baroque."
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Trailblazing Photorealist Audrey Flack Dies at 93
At the tail end of her seven-decade career, she developed a new style she called "Post-Pop Baroque."
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Artist Chaim Peri Among Four Israeli Hostages Confirmed Dead
Peri, who reportedly died in Hamas captivity, is remembered for his volunteering work and commitment to the visual arts.
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Art Dealer Barbara Gladstone Dies at 89
Gladstone, whose namesake gallery represents over 70 artists and estates, opened her first location in Manhattan in 1980 in a space “the size of a shoebox.”
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Such Sad! Kabosu, Dog Who Inspired Doge Meme, Dies at 18
The beloved canine was honored with her very own bronze sculpture in Japan last year.
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Remembering the Rebellious Spirit of Joe Zucker
More than any other artist of his generation, Zucker rejected the conventions associated with Abstract Expressionism, particularly its subjectivity.
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Remembering Indie Rock Icon Steve Albini
Albini may be best known for his work on Nirvana’s In Utero, but it was his own bands, Big Black and Shellac, that made him a badass.
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Abstract Trailblazer Frank Stella Dies at 87
The painter and sculptor reoriented the North American arts landscape, defying any strict characterizations of his work as it evolved across concepts and media.