Obituary

Remembering a poet who helped define a generation of American writers through his love of gossip, sex and art 

The artist is remembered for her sinister interpretations of pop culture

The artist who participated in various scenes from Abstract Expressionism to the Black Arts movement has passed away

The poet Kevin Killian remembers the artist’s ‘knowing, malicious but ultimately magical gaze’

Varda (1928-2019) provided a blueprint for an experimental, politically-radical, idiosyncratically personal and wide-eyed humanist cinema

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The late pop maverick was influenced by sources as diverse as Jacques Brel, Swedish cinema and Sibelius

‘Wherever he is now, I know he is waiting for me. There is so much we did not have the time to address’

In style as well as substance, the late curator embodied a politics of inclusivity

A tribute to the late curator and his belief in the primacy of documentation

A tribute to the late curator’s support of artists in South Africa and how his writing on them ‘revealed something of his acute sense for history’

A tribute to the Nigeria-born poet, critic and ‘most important curator of his generation’, who persistently bid us to open our eyes

‘To Carolee, drawing, like painting, was as visceral as breath,’ writes Emma McCormick-Goodhart

Paying tribute to the legendary designer and his passion for books

A musician with a rare ability to write both great pop songs and deeply experimental and melancholy music

The iconic filmmaker’s influence was felt across the length and breadth of New York in the 1960s

Hiller’s discomfort towards dominant narratives made her look at all sorts of suppressed subjects, from outlaw cowgirls to protest songs

The director worked with prominent figures in New York’s avant garde, including Allen Ginsberg, Andy Warhol, John Lennon and Yoko Ono

The artist’s sculpture possessed an almost surreal promise, as if at any moment it might become a Really Living Thing

‘Cinematic’ is often overused, but Roeg’s films showed how minds and memories wander back and forth in time, colouring our experience of the world