African American Painter Jack Whitten Dies Age 78
The African American painter Jack Whitten has died age 78.
Ed Moses Pioneer West Coast Abstract Painter Dies Age 91
ED MOSES the pioneering West Coast artist has died age 91.
Betty Woodman Feminist Pioneer Painter/Ceramicist Dies Age 87
Betty Woodman (b. 1930, Norwalk, Connecticut, USA) has died age 87 on 2 January.
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.
27 December 2017
Tim Rollins Artist And KOS Founder Dies Age 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.
Pierre Bergé Leading Figure Of France’s Cultural Elite Dies Age 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.
Dr. Martin Roth Former Director Of London’s V&A Dies Age 62
Dr. Martin Roth the former director of the Victoria & Albert Museum (V&A) has died age 62.
Tretchikoff’s Green Lady Model Monika Pon-Su-San Dies Age 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.
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.
British Photographer Khadija Saye Dies In Grenfell Fire age 24
The British Photographer Khadija Saye has died age 24.She has officially been confirmed as a Victim of the Grenfell Tower Block Fire which has so far claimed nearly 50 lives.
4 May 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.
Vito Acconci Seminal Performance Art Pioneer Dies Age 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.
7 April 2017
Glenn O’Brien NY Art Journalist And Style Guru Dies Age 70
Glenn O’Brien, the NY art writer and style guru has died age 70.
2 April 2017
James Rosenquist First Wave US Pop Artist Dies Age 83
James Rosenquist, a first wave pioneer of Pop Art has died in New York. He was 83.
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 Gallery, when I had just turned 18. As a first-year Fine Art student at the Boston Museum School, I had travelled down to NY with Stuart Cary Welch a Professor at Harvard, who by special arrangement with the Museum School and Tufts allowed […]
Sir Howard Hodgkin RA Sumptuous Colourist Dies Age 84
The English painter Sir Howard Hodgkin has died in London aged 84. Howard was born 6 August in 1932 in Hammersmith, London.
2 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 age ninety.
17 February 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. Born in Piraeus, Greece in 1936, favourite the age of 20 he moved to Rome and studied at the Academy of Fine Arts, where he continued to live and work. His first solo exhibition in 1960 at La Tartaruga gallery exhibited 12 live horses. The work was recently recreated by New York’s Gavin Brown’s Enterprise in June 2015.
Photographer Lord Snowdon Husband Of Princess Margaret Dies Age 86
Lord Snowdon the Royal photographer who was married to Princess Margaret, sister of Queen Elizabeth II, from 1960 to 1978 has died age 87.