Artcritical Publishes Tributes to Deceased Artists and Figures in the Art World

Artcritical has published a series of tribute articles honoring several deceased figures in the art world. The filmmaker, whose identity is not specified, died on July 30 and is described as influential and humane. Japanese conceptual artist On Kawara, known for his date paintings, lived from January 2, 1933 to June 2014. An artist eulogized her dealer, who co-founded Jack Shainman Gallery, characterizing him as the quintessence of a gentleman. Another piece looks back at the life of a muse and the work of a photographer. The artist Wilson is noted as belonging to a tradition of transcendental American landscape painting. Reeves, another artist mentioned, is credited with anthropomorphizing abstraction in a humane manner. These tributes collectively memorialize individuals who have shaped contemporary art through various roles and artistic practices.