Obituaries
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
Gordon Baldwin, longtime Getty photography curator, has died, aged 81
A former artist and fixture of Warhol’s Factory, the curator got his start at the Getty cataloguing two important photography collections
Congolese collector Sindika Dokolo reportedly dies in Dubai diving accident
Tributes pour in for “defender of African art”—who was also being investigated by Angolan authorities
'King of colour': tributes paid to Moroccan artist Mohamed Melehi who has died of Covid-19, aged 84
The abstract painter transformed the art scene in post-colonial Morocco
British photographer Chris Killip remembered after battle with cancer
Harvard professor's depiction of Newcastle's industrial decline became an icon of British documentary photography
Robert Bechtle, Bay Area photorealist whose work captured the magic of everyday moments, has died, aged 88
The painter created hyper realistic images based on photographs he took in his Bay Area neighbourhood
Erich Marx, Berlin collector and patron, dies age 99
His collection of works by Warhol, Twombly, Beuys and Kiefer is on long-term loan to the Berlin museums
Forrest Fenn, known for burying $2m worth of treasure in the Rocky Mountains, dies at 90
The controversial yet colourful Santa Fe-based art and antiquities dealer announced that his treasure had been found shortly before his death
Remembering Luchita Hurtado, painter, eco-warrior and witness to a century of art
The Venezuelan artist— associated with the founders of European Surrealism and the New York School in the 1940s—centred her art on nature and her own life story, and became a sensation in her 99th year
Siah Armajani, the Iranian-American conceptual artist, has died, aged 81
Artist and exploratory thinker delved into architectural imagery, including revitalised bridges and poetic farm buildings
Remembering the beautiful melancholy of Matthew Wong
The astronomical increase in the value of works by the Canadian artist, who died by suicide last year, is driven by morose opportunism
Luchita Hurtado, painter who gained greater fame later in life, has died, aged 99
A recurring theme of the artist’s enormous body of work is the cosmic unity of all things
'Adventurer scholar' Douglas Latchford dies in Bangkok, aged 89
Expert in Khmer and Indian antiquities was a dealer in Cambodian art in the 1970s and last year was accused of smuggling and creating false provenances for antiquities
'Remember her name and nobody else's': shock at suspected murder of curator Rebeccah Blum
Artist Saul Fletcher—who is believed to have committed suicide at Blum's country home—killed her in his Berlin flat where her body was found, reports say
Neon pioneer Keith Sonnier—who has died aged 78—honoured with exhibition at New York's Dia Beacon
The late artist was a key figure in the 1960s post-Minimalist New York art scene
Frank Popper—the historian at the forefront of art’s digital revolution—has died, aged 102
Expert in art and technology led the way in documenting the development of "virtual art"
Jane Walentas, arts philanthropist who restored historic carousel in Brooklyn, has died, aged 76
The “mother of Dumbo” helped keep the arts in the neighbourhood through studio residencies and subsidised rent
Remembering Christo: a master wrapper whose boundless tenacity and charm redefined how art transforms its surroundings
With his late wife, Jeanne-Claude, the artist was a dreamer who got to realise his monumental, but ephemeral, dreams, all of them self-funded
Milton Glaser, the man behind ‘I ♥ NY’ logo, has died, aged 91
The influential designer helped define the visual culture of the 1960s and 70s in America
Manuel Felguérez, Mexican abstract master, has died, aged 91
The artist broke with tradition in the post-war years and was an early pioneer of film and digital art,
In memoriam: Chinese dissident photojournalist Li Zhensheng, chronicler of China's Cultural Revolution
Li, who died aged 79, spent his life “striving to bear witness and document history”
Gaylord Chan—one of the last of a generation of Hong Kong Modernist painters—has died, aged 95
The artist was known for his brightly coloured abstract works, and as the founder of an art school that fostered a new generation of well-known artists
Let’s talk about race: museums and the battle against white privilege
Plus, remembering Christo—the art world's wrap star. Produced in association with Christie's
In one of his last interviews, Christo speaks about life in lockdown and wrapping the Arc de Triomphe
The late artist revealed he was too frightened to go out during the pandemic and was "a bit relieved" that his latest project in Paris was delayed
'A healing machine meant to bring people together': art world figures pay tribute to Christo's vision
Pamm director says Miami island project brought the community together after 1980s race riots
Christo, who wrapped the Reichstag and installed The Gates in Central Park, has died, aged 84
With his late wife and partner Jeanne-Claude, the artist created monumental interventions on architecture and landscape