Obituaries
Vicente Rojo, Renaissance man of 20th-century Mexican culture, has died, aged 89
The painter, sculpture and graphic designer helped define the Modern style for a generation
Richard Driehaus, Chicago philanthropist and architecture patron, dies at 79
After purchasing and renovating the 1883 Nickerson House, he opened the historic mansion as an art and design museum
Wilhelmina Cole Holladay, founder of National Museum of Women in the Arts, has died aged 98
The historian built a seed collection of 500 works by women artists, as well as documents and research, with the hope of filling a gap in the art canon
Paul Klee’s grandson Alexander Klee, artist and arts patron, dies aged 80
Bern's Zentrum Paul Klee will devote an exhibition to the artist this summer
Barbara Ess, photographer and musician, has died, aged 73
The No Wave pioneer was also know for her lo-fi pinhole images
Remembering Alan Bowness, Tate director who helped change public attitudes to contemporary art
His successor at the London institution pays personal tribute to the persuasive and effective British curator, writer and critic
Thirty-seven years with Richard Feigen: the dealer who was a collector first—and sold to feed his habit
Frances Beatty remembers a mentor who would rather give you a lecture on Max Beckmann or Peter Saul than sell you a Van Gogh, but who could do both
Remembering Richard Feigen, the high-profile dealer with an outsider's straight-talking outlook on the art industry
New York gallerist railed against auction houses, the inflation of prices and reputations, the industrial expansion of the art market, while still doing great business
Lawrence Ferlinghetti, poet, painter, and founder of San Francisco’s City Lights bookstore, has died, aged 101
Throughout his life, he continued to paint and write books, showing his literature-infused art in New York just last year
Arturo Di Modica, sculptor behind New York’s Charging Bull, has died aged 80
In response to the stock market crash, Di Modica illegally installed Charging Bull in front of the New York Stock Exchange in 1989
Teresa Burga, trailblazing Peruvian conceptualist artist, has died, aged 86
Although overlooked by art institutions until only recently, she continued to create work about artificial systems and bureaucracies during a 30-year career in Lima's customs office
Daniel Wolf, collector and lover of the great outdoors who changed the museum world's attitude to photography, has died, aged 65
Formed a peerless photography collection for the J Paul Getty Museum and curated the landmark 1989 Royal Academy exhibition to mark 150 years of the art form
Artist Charles McGee, a central figure in Detroit’s art scene, has died, aged 96
Through his community programmes and art spaces, the artist and organiser “profoundly impacted the daily lives” of people in the city
'Constantly curious, uninterested in the market-led view': pioneering curator and writer Guy Brett has died, aged 78
His influential texts and exhibitions looked beyond Europe and the US to art from Latin America and Asia
‘The ultimate dealer of Old Master paintings’: New York dealer Richard Feigen has died, aged 90
The Met director Max Hollein pays tribute to the late gallery owner and collector, who also promoted artists from Max Beckmann to Peter Saul
Barry Le Va, pioneer of Process Art, has died, aged 79
The uncompromising artist turn down many exhibition offers but never veered from his vision for a work
Remembering Sam Herman, pioneering glass artist and teacher who also won recognition for his paintings and welded-steel sculptures
One of the first pupils of Harvey Littleton at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, he brought the studio glass movement to Britain, and beyond, in the mid-1960s
In memoriam: remembering art world figures who died in 2020
John Baldessari, Beverly Pepper, Irina Antonova and Christo were among those who died last year
Artist David Medalla—the kinetic art pioneer known for his Cloud Canyons foam sculptures—has died, aged 82
Tributes paid to Manila-born trailblazer who co-founded hugely influential Signals gallery in 1960s London
Art historian Barbara Rose—Minimalism cheerleader and champion of women artists—has died, aged 84
Her memoir, entitled The Girl Who Loved Artists, is yet to be published
Remembering Ian Jenkins, a scholar and British Museum curator who enriched all who met him with his passion for classical Greece
He was devoted to rediscovering the history of the museum's ancient sculpture collections and improving the display and understanding of the Parthenon Marbles
Remembering Brigid Berlin: Mainstay of Andy Warhol's Factory who pioneered art of self-representation using Polaroids and cassettes
An upper-class rebel who became Warhol's best friend and "the only person who could yell at him"
Join us for a free memorial lecture in honour of the life and achievements of the late Getty curator Gillian Wilson
Presented by the Furniture History Society in association with the French Porcelain Society, the event will take place on 6 December on Zoom
James Demetrion, director who shaped the Hirshhorn Museum’s collection, has died, aged 90
The much loved leader is remembered for his unpretentiousness and his warmth, as well as his pioneering vision
Irina Antonova, who was director of the Pushkin for over 50 years, has died, aged 98
The art historian began her career at the museum in 1945 under Stalin
Ruth DeYoung Kohler II, Outsider art champion and Art Preserve founder, has died, aged 79
She helped establish the John Michael Kohler Art Center in Sheboygan, Wisconsin as one of the leading institutions dedicated to self-taught artists
Remembering Lindy Dufferin, artist and entrepreneur who used her Northern Ireland home as a centre of community and cultural exchange
A student of Duncan Grant and Oskar Kokoschka whose Clandeboye Yoghurt pictures made her the world’s “most famous disposable artist”
Billionaire art collector Sheldon Solow's tax-exempt art foundation was infamously inaccessible—now his widow says she will open it to the public
The real estate developer died on Tuesday aged 92. His collection in New York has been parodied for being almost impossible to visit despite receiving tax breaks
Actor Samuel L. Jackson and footballer Samuel Eto’o pay tribute to art collector Sindika Dokolo during six-hour televised memorial
Dokolo was buried at Brompton Cemetery in West London yesterday following his funeral at Westminster Cathedral