Generosity of Eye: William Louis-Dreyfus, 1932 to 1984
Countless individuals, institutions, and causes lost a remarkable and irreplaceable friend earlier this fall with the passing of collector and philanthropist William Louis-Dreyfus. He literally transformed the lives of artists whose works he amassed. A stalwart campaigner for social justice, he pioneered ways of fusing his twin passions for art and for serving the underprivileged…
Generosity of Eye: William Louis-Dreyfus, 1932 to 1984
Countless individuals, institutions, and causes lost a remarkable and irreplaceable friend earlier this fall with his passing
Modernism isn’t a style, he insisted, it’s a working attitude. Walter Darby Bannard, 1934 to 2016
The artist passed on the eve of a show of new work, at Berry Campbell through November 12
A Passionate, Upbeat Advocate: Ellen Rand, Artist and Gallerist, 1941-2016
Founder of 101 Gallery in Brooklyn, who died this summer
Living As Variously As Possible: Bill Berkson, 1939-2016
a tribute to the poet and art critic who died June 16
The Journey of Life is Circular: Fred Holland, 1951 to 2016
simple, often organic materials intertwined personal memories with his African American heritage
In Two Worlds: Kikuo Saito, 1939-2016
Abstract painter with remarkable sense of color was also creator of evocative, wordless theater/dance pieces
The Thin White Duke: David Bowie, 1947-2016
Bowie discusses art – making it and collecting it – in this interview from 1994
Embodied Presence: Ellsworth Kelly, 1923-2015
He exposed emotion and poise in subtly modulated, streamlined form.
Deceptive Simplicity, Regal Elegance: Robert Berlind, 1938 to 2015
His scheduled solo show of new work opens January 9
