Agnes Gund, Champion of Arts and Equity, Dies at 87 

Sep 20, 2025

Agnes “Aggie” Gund, an influential philanthropist who saw the arts as a powerful way to combat social injustice and education inequity, died yesterday evening, September 19, at the age of 87 in her home in Manhattan. Her daughter, Catherine Gund, confirmed her death...

Robert Grosvenor, Who Refused to Be Defined by Genre, Dies at 88 

Sep 6, 2025

Robert Grosvenor, whose work resisted artistic classification for more than six decades, died in Long Island, New York, on Wednesday, September 3, at the age of 88. His death was announced by Paula Cooper Gallery, which has represented the artist since the gallery...

Rosalyn Drexler, Pop Artist and Polymath, Dies at 98

Sep 5, 2025

Polymathic artist Rosalyn Drexler — Pop Art icon, Emmy-winning screenwriter, and one-time wrestler — passed away at her home in New York yesterday, September 3, at age 98. Her death was confirmed by Garth Greenan Gallery, which represented her for a decade. ...

Raymond Saunders, Who Made the Color Black His Own, Dies at 90 

Aug 1, 2025

Portrait of American artist Raymond Saunders (1970s) (photo by Anthony Barboza/Getty Images) Raymond Saunders, whose collage-based paintings and installation works grappled with the complexities of lived experience, racial identity, and broader sociopolitical...

Met Museum Trustee Among Victims of Midtown Manhattan Shooting

Jul 30, 2025

Wesley LePatner (image courtesy Blackstone) Wesley LePatner, an elective trustee of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and Blackstone executive, was among the four individuals killed after a gunman opened fire in a Midtown Manhattan office building yesterday evening, July...