Ben Morea, Principal Provocateur of 1960s Anarchist Group, Dies at 84
An abstract painter who wanted to creatively bridge the gap between art and revolution, he loosely led a group of radicals with a blasphemous name.
Mary Lovelace O’Neal, Whose Paintings Were Saturated in Black, Dies at 84
As an artist and activist, she rose to prominence with monumental canvases soaked in the darkest substances she could find.
Democracy dies with dashboard populism – Asia News Network
May 21, 2026 kathmandu – Prime Minister Balendra Shah’s grandiose theatrics are irritating and confusing. For reasons that are not hard to deduce, he prefers digital monologues to institutional conversations. How many
Leigh Magar, High-End Milliner Turned Indigo Artist, Dies at 57
She is famous for her custom hats, which have attracted a celebrity following. She then left Charleston for an island off South Carolina, where she began growing indigo.
Donlyn Lyndon, Last Surviving Creator of the Sea Ranch, Dies at 90
Along with classmates Charles Moore, William Turnbull Jr., and Richard Whitaker, he designed an icon of modern architecture on a windswept cliff in Northern California.
Nicole Hollander, Acerbic Feminist Cartoonist, Dies at 86
For more than 30 years, she created and drew Sylvia comics, the story of a snarky, witty woman who wasn’t afraid to express her many viewpoints.
Stephanie Chernikowski, 84, Dies; Photographed the ‘Rough Magic’ of Punk
She captured the glorious chaos of New York City clubs like CBGB’s in the 1970s, when bands like the Ramones, Blondie and the Patti Smith Group were emerging.
Gerry Conway, a Creator of the Punisher in Spider-Man Comics, Dies at 73
The brutal assassin’s skull and crossbones symbol later found new life as a political symbol. Mr. Conway is also responsible for the death of Peter Parker’s love interest Gwen Stacy.
Georg Baselitz, German Neo-Expressionist Painter, Dies at 88
Along with contemporaries such as Anselm Kiefer, he launched a frontal attack on the dominant “cool” styles of the 1970s – Minimalism and Conceptualism.
Aldwyth, Ascetic Whose Artwork Reordered the World, Dies at 90
Her austere lifestyle allows her to create epic collages and Joseph Cornell-esque installations that tell the story of art history and her place within and outside of art.
Thai Healthcare And Airline Billionaire Prasert Prasarttong-Osoth Dies At 93
Prasert Prasarttong-Osoth – co-founder of Dusit Medical Services Bangkok and controlling shareholder of Bangkok Airways. bangkok airways Thai billionaire Passat Passadon Osos– Co-founder of Bangkok Dusit Medical Services (BMDS) and controlling shareholder
Paul Waldman, Creator and Curator of Art Museum for Birds, Dies at 89
As a dyslexic teen, he reinvented himself as a bodybuilder. He then turned to art, creating transgressive paintings and exquisite birdhouses.
Celeste Dupuy-Spencer, Painter of Hotly Topical Images, Dies at 46
Her vibrant yet contemplative work explores the crises of the Trump era, with paintings depicting the January 6 riots and destroyed Confederate monuments.
Thai Microlending Tycoon Chuchat Patcharachai, Cofounder Of Muangthai Capital, Dies At 72
Chuchat Patcharachai and his wife Daonapa started in banking before establishing a motorcycle rental business in 1992. With a market capitalization of 63 billion baht ($2 billion), the company is one of
Adriano Goldschmied, ‘Godfather’ of Modern Denim, Dies at 82
A dynamic entrepreneur, he developed more than 50 jeans brands, including Gap 1969 and other cult classics.
Pearl Fryar, a Picasso of Plants, Dies at 86
A self-taught garden artist, he discovered a talent for carving trees and shrubs into extraordinary shapes, creating a world-famous garden in a small South Carolina town.
Linda Dresner, Old-School Guru of Avant-Garde Fashion, Dies at 88
Her minimalist gallery-style store on Park Avenue was a destination for generations of wealthy New Yorkers and helped change the way clothes were sold.
Pedro Friedeberg, Whose Hand Chair Drew Outsize Attention, Dies at 90
Known for his hallucinatory canvases depicting otherworldly structures, he cemented his reputation with a hand-shaped chair that is both a work of art and a pop culture treasure.
Pat Steir, Painter of Luminous ‘Waterfalls,’ Dies at 87
She splashed paint on the canvas and let it flow freely, and she often said that her famous works were paintings of herself.
Calvin Tomkins, Who Profiled Giants of Modern Art, Dies at 100
He worked for The New Yorker, writing about Marcel Duchamp, Robert Rauschenberg and many others. His books include “Living Well Is the Best Revenge.”
Thomas Gentille, Artist Who Made Wearable Sculpture, Dies at 89
He was a master jeweler, but his pieces looked more like miniature contemporary art pieces than anything by Cartier.
Indonesian Billionaire And Philanthropist Michael Hartono Dies In Singapore At Age 86
According to a ranking of Indonesia’s 50 richest people released by Forbes Asia in December, the Hartono family has a combined net worth of US$43.8 billion, ranking them among the richest in
Christian Astuguevieille, 79, Dies; Created Strange Scents and Enigmatic Objects
He created incredible fragrances for Commes des Garçons that evoked images of burning rubber and leaking oil. His incredible artworks are equally rebellious.
Jean Widmer, Designer of Celebrated French Graphics, Dies at 96
His minimalist road signs became visual icons of French highways. He also designed logos for cultural institutions such as the Center Pompidou.