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Thaddeus Mosley, Beloved Self-Taught Sculptor, Dies at 99
Thaddeus Mosley, a self-taught artist who became an internationally known sculptor and a beloved Pittsburgh public figure, died on Friday, March 6, at the age of 99. Members of the artist’s family, including Pittsburgh City Councilor Khari Mosley, one of his six children, announced that he had died at his home after spending time in read more
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Thaddeus Mosley, Sculptor Who Wielded Heavy Wood with a Light Touch, Dies at 99
Thaddeus Mosley, a sculptor whose abstractions formed from reused wood earned him a significant, fervent following in the late stages of his career, died in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on Friday at 99. His family announced his passing, with his son, Pittsburgh City Councilman Khari Mosley, calling him “a dedicated family man, ubiquitous community pillar, and an read more
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Pedro Friedeberg, Surrealist Artist Who Designed the Iconic Hand-Chair, Dies at 90
Pedro Friedeberg, an artist affiliated with the Mexican offshoot of the Surrealist movement and who is now best known for his absurdist designs, including the iconic Hand-Chair, died on Thursday in San Miguel de Allende. He was 90, according to his New York gallery, Ruiz-Healy Art. Friedeberg’s diverse practice included paintings dense with dreamy imagery read more
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Director of Museo National de Colombia Liliana Angulo Cortés Dies at 51, Art Centers in Beirut Pause Programming Amid War: Morning Links for March 5, 2026
To receiveMorning Linksin your inbox every weekday,signupfor ourBreakfast with ARTnewsnewsletter. The Headlines IN MEMORIAM. Liliana Angulo Cortés, who led Bogotá’s Museo Nacional de Colombia, died on February 21, aged 51, reports the Art Newspaper. She was the first Afro-Colombian artist to direct the museum, which she diversified by including more Black and Indigenous artists. Angulo read more
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Jean Widmer, Centre Pompidou Logo Designer, Dies at 96
Jean Widmer, a French-Swiss graphic designer whose minimalist aesthetic manifested a striking logo for Centre Pompidou upon its opening in 1977, died on February 2 at the age of 96. His death was announced by Centre Pompidou, which said, “Since that day in 1977, Widmer’s logo has travelled the world, weathering the decades without ever read more
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Rena Bransten, Legendary San Francisco Art Dealer, Dies at 92
Rena Bransten, an art dealer whose gallery was a fixture of the San Francisco art scene for over 50 years, died Wednesday at the age of 92. Bransten died following a fall after a recent heart attack, her daughter, Trish, told the San Francisco Chronicle. Bransten’s eponymous gallery was founded in 1975 as the successor read more
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Éliane Radigue, Composer of Epochal Electronic Sounds, Dies at 94
Éliane Radigue, a composer and electronic-music pioneer whose music paid meditative attention to the subtleties of sound, died on Monday at the age of 94. She was surrounded by family in Paris, according to Blank Forms, an organization that represents her electronic compositions for magnetic tape in partnership with the storied French enterprise Groupe de read more
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Iris Cantor, Philanthropist Who Transformed the Met and the Brooklyn Museum, Dies at 95
Iris Cantor, a collector and philanthropist who provided the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Brooklyn Museum, and other US art institutions with millions of dollars worth of support, died on Sunday in Palm Beach, Florida. She was 95, according to a release from her foundation, which did not state a cause. Cantor was a transformative read more
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Dóra Maurer, Artist Beloved for Heady Films and Exuberantly Colored Paintings, Dies at 88
Dóra Maurer, a Hungarian conceptual artist whose output in multiple mediums explored how meaning shifts across time and space, has died at 88. The Art Newspaper reported that the Széchenyi Academy of Literature and Arts, where Maurer served as president, confirmed her passing. Maurer was one of the most important contemporary artists in Hungary. She read more
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Art Basel Exhibitors Revealed for Its Swiss Fair, Hungarian Artist Dóra Maurer Dies at 89: Morning Links for February 19, 2026
To receiveMorning Linksin your inbox every weekday,signupfor ourBreakfast with ARTnews newsletter. The Headlines BASEL SQUARED. Art Basel in Basel, Switzerland, has revealed the 290 exhibitors from 42 countries participating in its hometown, 2026 edition, from June 18 to 21. This year, 21 first-timers are making the trip, several hailing from an ever-broadening geographic scope, including read more
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Sculptor Henrike Naumann Dies at 41, Museo de Arte Moderno de Bogota Fires Director: Morning Links for February 16, 2026
To receiveMorning Linksin your inbox every weekday,signupfor ourBreakfast with ARTnewsnewsletter. The Headlines MAMBO SACKING. Italian curator Eugenio Violahas been fired from his position as artistic director of the Museo de Arte Moderno de Bogota (MAMBO), which he held since 2019,reports The Art Newspaper. In a statement, Viola said he was abruptly dismissed following his “decision read more
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Henrike Naumann, Sculptor Who Exhumed East Germany’s Troubled Past, Dies at 41
Henrike Naumann, a sculptor whose installations composed of furniture and design objects associated with East Germany’s troubled past made her a star of the German art scene, died on Saturday at 41. Her death preceded one of her biggest projects to date: the German Pavilion at the Venice Biennale, where the Berlin-based artist is set read more
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Jerry McMillan, Whimsical Chronicler of LA’s Art Scene, Dies at 89
Photographer Jerry McMillan, who played a key role in documenting the mid-century art scene in Los Angeles, died on Monday, February 9, at the age of 89. The cause was “old age and a broken heart,” according to his son. McMillan’s wife of more than six decades, Patricia Ella McMillan, had passed away a week read more
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Roberta Fallon, Champion of Philadelphia Artists, Dies at 76
News The artist, educator, and co-founder of local arts publication Artblog is remembered as a warm and energetic force in the community. Roberta Fallon in 2013 (photo via Facebook) Roberta Fallon, a beloved Philadelphia artist and co-founder of the digital publication Artblog, has died at the age of 76. Fallon passed away in her longtime read more
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Legendary Dealer Marian Goodman Dies, Louvre Shutters Again Amid Strike: Morning Links for January 26, 2026
To receiveMorning Linksin your inbox every weekday,signupfor ourBreakfast with ARTnewsnewsletter. The Kicker GOODMAN GONE, BUT NOT FORGOTTEN. Marian Goodman, the art dealer admired for her lifelong loyalty to her artists and her indifference to market trends, died on Thursday in a Los Angeles hospital at 97, ARTnews reported on Sunday. In 1977, at 49, she read more
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Gallerist Marian Goodman, Unwavering Champion of Vanguard Artists, Dies at 97
The art dealer Marian Goodman, who was revered for her enduring commitment to the artists that she represented, and for her disinclination to follow either aesthetic or business trends, died on Thursday in a hospital in Los Angeles. She was 97. The New York Times, which first reported news of her death on Sunday, did read more
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Lorena Levi, Rising Artist Who Painted ‘Narrative Portraiture,’ Dies at 29
Lorena Levi, an artist whose portraits painted on wood gained her fast-growing momentum in the UK, died on January 8 at 29. Her death was announced this week via her Instagram, which said she had battled pancreatic cancer. Levi rose quickly over the past few years, staging a show in Milan with M+B, a well-regarded read more
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Iconic Fashion Designer and Art Collector Valentino Garavani Dies at 93
Italian fashion designer Valentino Garavani died in Rome, the birthplace of his eponymous brand, on Jan. 19 at age 93. Garavani was born in Voghera, a town south of Milan in northern Italy. He moved to Paris as a young man, where he continued his fashion studies and worked for French designers Jean Dessès and read more
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Philip Leider, Artforum Founding Editor Who Shaped a Changing Art World, Dies at 96
Philip Leider, the founding editor of Artforum, died at his home in Berkeley, California, on January 11 at 96. Artforum announced his death over the weekend, but did not state a cause. Leider’s career arc was an unusual one. He helped turn Artforum into a go-to source for serious, no-nonsense art criticism, serving as its read more
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Top Architecture Firm Accused of Illegally Firing Union-Supporting Staff, Founding Editor of Artforum Dies: Morning Link for January 20, 2025
To receiveMorning Linksin your inbox every weekday,signupfor ourBreakfast with ARTnewsnewsletter. The Headlines UNIONERS PAY PRICE.In 2023, employees at Snøhetta, the prominent New York–based architecture firm, mounted an unsuccessful effort to unionize. Now the National Labor Relations Board has accused the firm of unlawfully retaliating against workers who supported the campaign, the New York Times reports. read more
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