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11 stories across Contemporary, Post-War, Yayoi Kusama, and London. Latest: Getty Curators Reflect on David Hockney's 80th Birthday Exhibitions Following His Death at 88.
On September 3, 2026, the J. Paul Getty Museum published a retrospective look by curators Julian Brooks and Virginia Heckert at two focused exhibitions held in 2017 to celebrate David Hockney’s 80th birthday, collectively titled "Happy Birthday, Mr.
Hauser & Wirth confirmed the death of artist Mary Heilmann, who was born in 1940 and died in 2026. Heilmann was celebrated for her bold, colorful abstract paintings and ceramics that bridged East Coast and West Coast art movements.
Yayoi Kusama, the Japanese avant-garde artist known for her polka dots and infinity mirror rooms, died in Tokyo on August 14, 2026, at age 97. The Centre Pompidou in Paris, which holds her 1964 work "Macaroni Dress" in its collection, published a tribute to the artist.
Tate announced the death of Yayoi Kusama, one of the world's most renowned contemporary artists, whose career spanned seven decades.
On August 27, 2026, the Centre Pompidou in Paris highlighted Yayoi Kusama's 1964 work 'Macaroni Dress' following the artist's death on August 14, 2026, at age 97 in Tokyo.
The Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam announced the death of Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama, who died at an undisclosed age. Born in Matsumoto, Japan, in 1929, Kusama developed a distinctive visual language of polka dots, pumpkins, and mirrored environments over a career spanning more than seven decades.
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Georg Baselitz, the German painter and sculptor whose provocative, often upside-down works directly confronted Germany's Nazi past, has died at age 88, Thaddaeus Ropac gallery confirmed. Born in 1938, Baselitz experienced both Nazi Germany and East German communism before crossing to the West.
Hauser & Wirth and 303 Gallery have confirmed the death of artist Mary Heilmann, who passed away on August 14, 2026, on Long Island, New York, at the age of 86. She is survived by her nieces and nephew.
Georg Baselitz (1938–2026), the German painter and sculptor whose upside-down motifs and provocative political themes reshaped European art after World War II, has died. The gallery Thaddaeus Ropac, which represented him, announced the news alongside a new exhibition at Gl.
Alex Farquharson, director of Tate Britain, issued a statement on the death of David Hockney. Hockney's work first entered the Tate collection in 1963.
Tate Modern has released a statement from Interim Director Catherine Wood mourning the death of artist Julio Le Parc. Wood described Le Parc as the grandfather of interactive art and a pioneer of immersive practices through his kinetic sculptures and techniques with light and movement.
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