Obituaries
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‘An immense void in the world of contemporary art’: Koyo Kouoh, curator of the 2026 Venice Biennale, has died, aged 57
Koyo Kouoh, a giant of the contemporary art world who tirelessly championed African artists and became the first woman from…
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Zurab Tsereteli, Georgian-born artist and Russian patriot, has died aged 91
Zurab Tsereteli, a Georgian-born painter and sculptor who was for decades a favourite of Soviet and Russian government officials and…
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Guy Ullens, collector and patron of Chinese contemporary art, has died, aged 90
Baron Guy Ullens de Schooten, the art collector and patron who cofounded Beijing’s Ullens Center for Contemporary Art (UCCA) in…
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Pope Francis, for 12 years head of the Catholic church and proprietor in trust of the Vatican’s library and art collections, has died aged 88 – The Art Newspaper
Pope Francis, spiritual leader of the world’s 1.3 billion Catholics, head of state of the Vatican and proprietor in trust…
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Remembering Val Kilmer: film star, artist, collector, and subverter of the male archetype – The Art Newspaper
Val Kilmer, the multi-talented actor and artist, poet and playwright, known for his roles in Top Gun (1986), The Doors…
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Avast me hearty: much loved National Maritime Museum curator gets touching send off – The Art Newspaper
Visitors to the exhibition Pirates, opening at at the National Maritime Museum at Greenwich on March 29, might be surprised…
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