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The artist, who captured the beauty and anguish of the human experience, leaves behind a body of work that will resonate for generations to come

BY frieze |

After a celebrated turn at the Village Voice, Indiana wrote a slew of uncompromising novels that gained a substantial cult following

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Widely credited with popularizing large-scale exhibitions in Germany and abroad, the curator was a celebrated and sometimes controversial advocate for contemporary art

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The Dutch painter, whose 60-year oeuvre toyed with the limits of artistic genres, leaves behind a legacy inspired by the world around her

BY Juliette Desorgues |

Curators, writers and acolytes pay tribute to the legendary video artist who was a ‘master of his craft’

Artists and friends pay tribute to the legendary art dealer

The curator of Chaimowicz's exhibition at WIELS pays tribute to the late artist, who saw domestic space as haven and inspiration

BY Zoë Gray |

Edna Bonhomme pays tribute to the polymath artist whose legacy goes beyond her contributions to Black Arts Movement

BY Edna Bonhomme |

Writers and friends pay tribute to the prolific writer, poet and filmmaker

Curators, peers and former colleagues pay tribute to ‘the friendliest Black artist in America’

Artists and writers remember ‘the people’s poet’, whose prolific career foregrounded the power of the pen in engaging meaningful social commentary

The curator of the late artist’s first exhibition in Greece remembers their friendship

BY Dimitrios Antonitsis |

Jarett Kobek reflects on his relationship with the late cult filmmaker and Hollywood Babylon author

BY Jarett Kobek |

Author Nick Blackburn on the sudden loss of the British drag icon and gay rights activist

BY Nick Blackburn |

The British sculptor who raised the humble to the monumental is honoured by former students and colleagues

Looking back on the pioneering artist, curator and media theorist’s life and career

BY Ben Livne Weitzman |

Michael Costiff, John Foley, Pam Hogg and Princess Julia pay tribute to the pioneering fashion designer and activist

Alexander Provan pays tribute to the polymathic artist, critic, novelist and television presenter and his alter egos

BY Alexander Provan |

Stefan Kalmár shares his recollections of the artist in this personal ode to their friendship

BY Stefan Kalmár |

Will Fenstermaker looks back on the acclaimed critic’s life and career

BY Will Fenstermaker |