African American Painter Jack Whitten Dies Aged 78
The African American painter Jack Whitten has died age 78. His gallery Hauser & Wirth put out the following statement on Sunday.
23 January 2018
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Ed Moses Pioneer West Coast Abstract Painter Dies Aged 91
ED MOSES the pioneering West Coast artist has died age 91.
19 January 2018
Betty Woodman Feminist Pioneer Painter/Ceramicist Dies Aged 87
Betty Woodman (b. 1930, Norwalk, Connecticut, USA) has died age 87, on 2 January. Woodman was a highly respected Feminist painter and ceramicist.
3 January 2018
Dearly Departed: Acknowledging Art Figures Who Died In 2017
Dearly Departed: 2017 has been a momentous year with a first-rate Documenta and Venice Biennale. The year introduced us to a number of new emerging artists as well as the sad reality of losing some of the great talents of our generation both young and old. Here are some of the Artists and Art World Figures we have lost in the past year.
29 December 2017
Tim Rollins Artist And KOS Founder Dies Aged 62
The artist Tim Rollins has died at age 62. He co-founded the Manhattan group Art Material in 1979 with Julie Ault and Félix González-Torres.
27 December 2017
Pierre Bergé Leading Figure Of France’s Cultural Elite Dies Aged 86
Pierre Bergé, a leading figure of France’s cultural elite has died age 86. The partner of Yves Saint Laurent for many years and a powerhouse figure in Fashion Berge was also a first rate Art collector.
8 September 2017
Dr. Martin Roth Former Director Of London’s V&A Dies Aged 62
Dr. Martin Roth the former director of the Victoria & Albert Museum (V&A) has died age 62. He recently stepped down after five years at the helm.
7 August 2017
Tretchikoff’s Green Lady Model Monika Pon-Su-San Dies Aged 86
Monika Pon-Su-San the stunning model/sitter behind the1950s kitsch classic the Green Lady or The Chinese Girl as it was officially titled has died in South Africa aged 86.
28 June 2017
Khadija Saye Remembered By Kathy Kubicki Tutor At UCA Farnham
Khadija Saye was amazingly talented, and her determination to study photography at university overcame challenging social conditions and an environment that could easily have held her back. I was lucky enough to have taught Khadija during her undergraduate studies 2010 – 13.
26 June 2017
British Photographer Khadija Saye Dies In Grenfell Fire aged 24
The British Photographer Khadija Saye has died aged 24.She has officially been confirmed as a Victim of the Grenfell Tower Block Fire which has so far claimed nearly 50 lives.
17 June 2017
A. R. Penck German Painter Known For His Pictographic Neo-primitivist Style Dies
A. R. Penck, the German painter, printmaker, sculptor, and jazz drummer has died age 77.
4 May 2017
Vito Acconci Seminal Performance Art Pioneer Dies Aged 77
The New York-born Brooklyn-based conceptual and performance artist Vito Acconci has died age 77. He is best known for his seminal performances art.
28 April 2017
African American Black Power Painter Barkley Hendricks Dies at 72
Barkley Hendricks the well known African American painter and photographer who evoked the spirit of everyday Black people, in his life-size portraits has died age 72.
23 April 2017
Glenn O’Brien NY Art Journalist And Style Guru Dies Aged 70
Glenn O’Brien, the NY art writer and style guru has died age 70.
7 April 2017
James Rosenquist First Wave US Pop Artist Dies Aged 83
James Rosenquist, a first wave pioneer of Pop Art has died in New York. He was 83. He began his career as a sign-painter
2 April 2017
Howard Hodgkin A Road Trip Through India By Paul Carter Robinson
I met Howard Hodgkin in New York at the opening of his first US solo show at the Jill Kornblee… Read More
13 March 2017
Sir Howard Hodgkin RA Sumptuous Colourist Dies Aged 84
The English painter Sir Howard Hodgkin has died in London aged 84. Howard was born 6 August in 1932 in Hammersmith, London.
9 March 2017
Gustav Metzger Creator Of Auto-Destructive Art Dies In London Aged 90
Gustav Metzger, (1926–2017) creator of “auto-destructive art,” has died in London aged ninety. Metzger made a number of works
2 March 2017
Jannis Kounellis Arte Povera Associated Artist Dies At 80
The artist Jannis Kounellis, who was best known for his association with the Arte Povera movement has died in Rome, aged 80.
17 February 2017
Photographer Lord Snowdon Husband Of Princess Margaret Dies Aged 86
Lord Snowdon the Royal photographer who was married to Princess Margaret, sister of Queen Elizabeth II, from 1960 to 1978
13 January 2017