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Farhad Moshiri, Leading Iranian Conceptual Artist, Has Died at 61

Farhad Moshiri, Leading Iranian Conceptual Artist, Has Died at 61

Farhad Moshiri, one of Iran’s most influential contemporary artists, died on July 16 at 61. The Third Line gallery, the Dubai gallery that represented him, confirmed his death. “Our journey with Moshiri began in 2006 with New Paintings by Farhad Moshiri at our first space in the UAE. Since then, we’ve cherished witnessing his ever-evolving …

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Oh My Goya! New Research Hub for the Artist to Launch in NYC

Oh My Goya! New Research Hub for the Artist to Launch in NYC

The Hispanic Society Museum and Library in Manhattan’s Washington Heights announced plans to launch a new global hub for the research and preservation of works by Spanish Romantic artist Francisco José de Goya y los Lucientes this coming September. The forthcoming Goya Research Center will be comprised of both virtual and onsite components, offering scholars …

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Marian Zazeela, Artist Behind Dizzying Drawings and Transcendent Light Shows, Dies at 83

Marian Zazeela, Artist Behind Dizzying Drawings and Transcendent Light Shows, Dies at 83

Marian Zazeela, an artist whose abstract drawings and light installations envisioned dream states, died at her home in New York at 83 on Thursday. The MELA Foundation, an organization she cofounded with her partner, the artist La Monte Young, announced her passing on Friday, saying she died of natural causes while sleeping. Zazeela produced work …

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Palestinian Artist Fathi Ghaben Dies After Israel Blocks Travel for Treatment

Palestinian Artist Fathi Ghaben Dies After Israel Blocks Travel for Treatment

Gazan artist Fathi Ghaben died on Sunday, February 25 from health complications after Israeli authorities refused to give him permission to leave the besieged region to access medical treatment. He was renowned for his oil paintings that paid homage to Palestinian culture and immortalized the struggle for liberation. The self-taught painter was 77 years old …

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Artist Interview: Carlo McCormick Discusses Curating “Wild Style 40th Anniversary Exhibition” at Jeffrey Deitch Gallery, NYC Opening 11/11/23

Artist Interview: Carlo McCormick Discusses Curating “Wild Style 40th Anniversary Exhibition” at Jeffrey Deitch Gallery, NYC Opening 11/11/23

#carlomccormick, @erichazenyc It’s seminal! There were certain things that became the means by which hip-hop culture conquered the world, the original memes of graffiti and rap that went global. And this is the very first movie to do that. So it’s super, super important. It’s naive, and fresh, and not cynical. If you think about …

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