Tag: Remembering
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Remembering Asher Remy-Toledo, Media Art Luminary
Obituary The Colombian-born cultural producer, who died in February at age 62, cultivated community and experimentation for New York City artists, including me. Asher Remy-Toledo at Creative Tech Week at the Red Door, Hyphen Hub, circa 2013–15 (all images courtesy the Hyphen Hub Archive, unless otherwise noted) Asher Remy-Toledo, a beloved New York cultural producer, read more
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Remembering Pedro Friedeberg, Thaddeus Mosley, and Liliana Angulo Cortés
In Memoriamis published every Wednesday afternoon and honors those we recently lost in the art world. Pedro Friedeberg (1936–2026)Mexican artist and designer Born in Italy, the artist and designer was known for surreal designs and paintings that incorporated body parts and animals, though he was perhaps most famous for his iconic Hand Chair. He is read more
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Remembering Iris Cantor, Ulysses Jenkins, and Rena Bransten
In Memoriamis published every Wednesday afternoon and honors those we recently lost in the art world. Iris Cantor (1931–2026)Arts patron The chairwoman of the Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Foundation, she gave hundreds of millions to arts, medical, and educational instiuttions. She held one of the largest private collections of sculptures by Auguste Rodin in read more
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Remembering Dóra Maurer, Isaiah Zagar, and Peter Stämpfli
In Memoriamis published every Wednesday afternoon and honors those we recently lost in the art world. Dóra Maurer (1937–2026) Hungarian neo-avant-garde artist Across graphic art, photography, films, and paintings, she explored themes of movement and displacement. Her work is held in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of Modern Art, Tate read more
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Remembering Ted Berger, Christopher White, and Hudson Talbott
In Memoriam This week, we honor a devoted patron of the arts, the director of the Ashmolean, and a beloved children’s book illustrator. Ted Berger in 2012 (photo by Lloyd Mulvey, courtesy Joan Mitchell Foundation) In Memoriamis published every Wednesday afternoon and honors those we recently lost in the art world. Ted Berger (1940–2026)Head of read more
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Remembering Richard Gorman, Seyni Awa Camara, and Björn Roth
In Memoriam This week, we honor an Irish colorist, a Senegalese sculptor, and the steward of a family art dynasty, as well as two Florida Highwaymen. Richard Gorman with his work (undated) (photo courtesy Kerlin Gallery) In Memoriamis published every Wednesday afternoon and honors those we recently lost in the art world. Richard Gorman (1946–2026)Irish read more
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Remembering Harvey Pratt, Roger Allers, and Robert Burleigh
In Memoriam This week, we honor the designer of the Native American Veterans Memorial, a Disney animator, a picture book illustrator, and others. Harvey Pratt (undated) (photo by RedFeatherFriend via Wikimedia Commons; edit Lisa Yin Zhang/Hyperallergic, CC BY-SA 4.0) In Memoriamis published every Wednesday afternoon and honors those we recently lost in the art world. read more
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Remembering Master Pop Artist Keiichi Tanaami (1936-2024) – Hi-Fructose Magazine
HF: What’s your strongest memory of your childhood? Can you remember the first time that you realized that you could draw? KT: It is too long ago to remember when I first draw. The strongest memory in my boyhood was the war, namely that was the time when the US air force B-29 flew over read more
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