Puerto Rican Painter and NYC Arts Advocate Tony Bechara Dies at 83
Painter and printmaker Tony Bechara, whose passionate support for artists helped mold New York City’s cultural landscape, died at his home on Wednesday, April 23,…
Fred Eversley, Sculptor Who Fused Art and Science, Dies at 83
Fred Eversley, who fused art and science to create captivating parabolic sculptures, died on March 14 at the age of 83. A spokesperson for David…
Pippa Garner, art and gender provocateur, has died, aged 82
The conceptual art trailblazer Philippa “Pippa” Venus Garner died on 30 December in Los Angeles from complications of lymphocytic lekeumia at age 82, according to…
Joe Average, Canadian artist and Aids activist, has died, aged 67
The Canadian artist Joe Average has died at age 67. The artist died in his sleep on 24 December at his home in Vancouver, according…
Remembering Joseph Rykwert, influential writer and teacher on the theory of architecture
Joseph Rykwert was a wide-ranging and intellectually adventurous writer on architecture, particularly its theory and historical texts. He was an influential teacher at Essex and…
Nikki Giovanni, “Princess of Black Poetry,” Dies at 81
The trailblazing poet, artist, educator, and lifelong activist Nikki Giovanni, known as the “Princess of Black Poetry,” died on Monday, December 9 at a hospital…