Obituaries
Jennifer Bartlett, a painter known for her conceptual approach and grids, has died, aged 81
Bartlett studied with some of the titans of Conceptual and Minimalist art, applying their lessons to her relentlessly inventive painting practice
Seminal Pop Art artist Claes Oldenburg has died, aged 93
“The one rule of my work is that it must not have any function,” Oldenburg said in an interview, “I begin by removing the function of the thing because it’s true function is to become an artwork.”
Brazilian art collector Gilberto Chateaubriand has died, aged 97
Chateaubriand, son of the MASP founder Assis Chateaubriand, held one of the most important collections of Brazilian Modern and contemporary art
Fulya Erdemci, the Turkish curator and former director of the Istanbul Biennial, has died
She will be remembered for her commitment to exploring the relationship between public space and contemporary art
Peter Brook, a giant of international theatre whose stage work moved in sympathy with the visual arts, has died, aged 97
Brook's influential "white-cube" 1970 production of A Midsummer Night's Dream and his epic 1985 realisation of the Sanskrit epic The Mahābhārata find echoes in art history
Margaret Keane, widely popular painter of big-eyed figures, has died at age 94
For decades, Keane’s hugely lucrative painting practice was controlled by her husband, who took credit for her canvases
Sam Gilliam, a painter revered for draped canvases rich in colour, has died, aged 88
The abstract painter associated with the Washington Color School achieved global renown beginning in the 1970s for his unique uses of colour and canvas
Remembering Paula Rego: an artist who could realise wondrous and disturbing scenes with unflinching honesty
The Portuguese-born artist, who died this month aged 87, is known for her dark visual story telling, but was herself warm, curious and generous
Austrian collector Heidi Goëss-Horten has died, aged 81, days after her new museum opens
The Heidi Horten Collection in Vienna includes works by Andy Warhol, Lucio Fontana and Damien Hirst
Artist Paula Rego—known for her mythical depictions of modern femininity—has died, aged 87
The British-Portuguese artist, a key figure in The London Group collective, gained a huge retrospective at Tate Britain last year and is a key presence in this year's Venice Biennale
American painter Knox Martin has died aged 99
The artist was a New York School painter and longtime fixture of the New York art world who Robert Rauschenberg considered a “mentor”
John Harris—an architectural historian and eagle-eyed connoisseur—has died, aged 90
A scholar of Inigo Jones and William Chambers, Harris mounted landmark exhibitions based on the RIBA drawings collection that he so radically transformed
Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan—the UAE's president who oversaw major cultural projects including Louvre Abu Dhabi—has died, aged 73
The art landscape of the United Arab Emirates came to prominence during the Sheikh's rule from 2004
Abdulamir Al-Hamdani, the revered archaeologist and former Iraqi culture minister, has died, aged 55
Hamdani, who served as Iraq’s culture minister from 2018 to 2020, played a vital role in rescuing, restoring and cataloguing the country’s ancient heritage
Grenville Davey, British sculptor, has died, aged 60
The self-effacing artist's subtle work beat flashier rivals such as Damien Hirst to win the Turner Prize
Hermann Nitsch, known for bloody and ritualistic performances that often confronted moral taboos, has died, aged 83
The revered avant-garde artist was prone to shocking audiences with the use of blood, carcases and viscera in his performances
Remembering Ashton Hawkins, art lawyer, longtime Metropolitan Museum counsel and friend of Andy Warhol
Hawkins, a pioneer in the field of art law, has died at age 84
Philip Hewat-Jaboor, chairman of Masterpiece London, has died
The art consultant and collector passed away after a brief, sudden illness last week
Delfina Entrecanales, arts patron who founded the Delfina Foundation, has died, aged 94
A uniquely generous supporter of the arts who had been likened to a contemporary Medici, Entrecanales gave hundreds of artists the time and space to create but never demanded works in return
Budi Tek, art collector, museum founder and tireless champion of Chinese art, has died aged 65
Tributes pour in for the Indonesian-Chinese businessman who founded the Yuz Museum Shanghai in 2014
Jim Denomie, Ojibwe artist who painted the ‘raw realities of America’, has died, aged 66
At the time of his death, following a battle with cancer, Denomie was preparing for a major solo museum show in 2023
Dan Graham, artist who defied categorisation and was best known for his architectural pavilions, has died, aged 79
The American artist’s work spanned many formats and materials, and was informed by his early desire to become a writer
Jordanian artist Mona Saudi—who made abstract sculptures in stone—has died, aged 76
Several of her works are held in the British Museum collection and a major public work stands outside Paris's Institut du monde arabe
Ignored by the art world until her 80s, abstract artist Carmen Herrera has died, aged 106
Tributes paid to ‘extraordinary artist’ and her dazzling ‘hard-edge’ works
Remembering Richard Rogers, Centre Pompidou architect who waded into the culture wars with his unique, hi-tech style
Anglo-Italian architect was responsible for numerous landmark buildings around the world including the Lloyd's insurance building in London
John Sainsbury, former supermarket boss and major patron of British museums, has died aged 94
Benefactors of his gifts include London's National Gallery, Tate Britain, Dulwich Picture Gallery, the British Museum, the Ashmolean Museum and the Royal Opera House
Berlin art dealer suspected of cheating clients has died
Michael Schultz was arrested in 2019 but died before he could be prosecuted
Remembering Michel Strauss, Impressionist supremo at Sotheby’s over four decades
Expert from a French collecting dynasty saw first-hand the fast-changing art world of the 1960s and helped British Rail create its renowned collection