Dan Graham Groundbreaking Conceptual Artist Dies Age 79

Dan Graham Groundbreaking Conceptual Artist Dies Age 79

The artist, Dan Graham, has died over the weekend in New York. Graham’s influence over the past half-century as a writer, photographer, architect, sculptor, filmmaker and performance artist is a great loss to the contemporary art world. Since the 1960s his...
Lawrence Weiner Conceptual Art Movement Godfather Dies

Lawrence Weiner Conceptual Art Movement Godfather Dies

Lawrence Weiner, one of the leading godfathers of the Conceptual art movement, has died, age 79. Born February 10, 1942, he was one of the central figures in the formation of conceptual art in the 1960s. His work often took the form of typographic texts, a form of...
Eli Broad Philanthropist And Art Collector Dies Age 87

Eli Broad Philanthropist And Art Collector Dies Age 87

The Philanthropist and entrepreneur Eli Broad, who co-founded with his wife Edye the contemporary art museum, The Broad in LA has died age 87. “Eli saw the arts as a way to strive to build a better world for all. He was a fiercely committed civic leader, and his...