artworldTributes
Saturday, November 14th, 2020
This 2014 article on Matt Freedman is offered as tribute to the artist who died recently ...
Tuesday, September 11th, 2018
Instigator of Williamsburg’s Sideshow Nation, an annual show with hundreds of artists ...
Thursday, June 7th, 2018
Despite her range, Hafif was frequently allied with monochrome painters ...

Louise Fishman in her studio 2019. Photo by Nina Subin
Saturday, August 14th, 2021

Tenderness, Fury, and Joy: Louise Fishman (1939–2021)

In recent years she began to enjoy long-overdue recognition

cover artwork for the DVD on Zimetbaum by Mark Ozz and Erick Emerick
Monday, February 8th, 2021

Bringing Ideas to Life: Marc Zimetbaum, 1943-2020

The sculptor was a key figure in the foundation of the New York Studio School

Last Judgment (Rev.: 20:11–15). Illuminated manuscript by Maius (Spanish, c.945). Morgan Library and Museum, New York
Monday, February 8th, 2021

A Character, A Force, A Diva: Barbara Rose, 1936 – 2020

The legendary art historian and critic died last month, aged 84

Margaret Grimes, Raspberries, Forsythia, Wild Roses and Evergreens, 2016. Oil on linen, 48 x 60 inches. Courtesy of the Artist
Monday, November 30th, 2020

Lover of the Wild Places: Margaret Grimes, 1943-2020

She found her motifs in densely overgrown and ungroomed places.

Claude Lalanne, Pair of Birds on the Balcony, 2000. Bronze and copper, edition of 8. Courtesy Galerie Mitterand, Paris
Thursday, June 20th, 2019

Cowboy Boots and Mao Tunics: Claude Lalanne remembered by a grieving courtier

The legendary French sculptor and designer died this spring aged 93

"This is from last year when he is ill, but his optimism and his pleasure to be talking with friends overwhelms his physical state." Photo, with comment, by James Hyde
Monday, May 27th, 2019

“He Was Free and Brave”: A Garland of Tributes for Thomas Nozkowski

21 artists, critics and friends join editor David Cohen in remembering the late painter.

Carolee Schneemann. Meat Joy, 1964. Chromogenic color print of the performance in New York. 5 × 4 inches. Courtesy the artist, P.P.O.W, and Galerie Lelong, New York. Photo: Al Giese
Saturday, May 18th, 2019

Transformer: Carolee Schneemann in conversation with Richard Klin

This unpublished interview profile from 2010 is artcritical’s tribute to an artistic giant

Okwui Enwezor, 1963-2019. © Haus der Kunst
Monday, March 18th, 2019

Postwar: A Revisionist Vision from Munich

This review from 2017 is offered as tribute to the late Okwui Enwezor

Dawn Clements, Peonies, 2014. Watercolor on paper, 69 x 93 inches. Courtesy of the Artist and Pierogi
Sunday, December 23rd, 2018

Expanded Drawing: Dawn Clements, 1958-2018

The artist died of cancer earlier this month.

Martín Ramírez, Untitled (Seven Stags), 1953, a work sold by Phyllis Kind
Wednesday, October 10th, 2018

Chutzpah and Connoisseurship: Chicago Art Dealer Phyllis Kind, 1933 to 2018

“As formidable as Kind was in person, her gallery was always a welcoming place”