Gianfranco Gorgoni, photographer of 20th-century artists, dies at 77 in New York

Gianfranco Gorgoni, a celebrated Italian photographer recognized for his striking depictions of postwar artists, passed away at the age of 77 in New York. He was born in Rome in 1941 and relocated to Milan in 1958. Gorgoni began his career in New York in 1969 with Leo Castelli and became a member of the Contact Agency in 1976. He contributed to prominent publications such as Times, Life, Newsweek, and the New York Times, documenting conflict zones worldwide. In 1985, he released "Cuba Mi Amor," which included a preface by Gabriel García Márquez and text by Fidel Castro. Gorgoni captured significant figures of 20th-century art, including Robert Smithson and Andy Warhol, with his notable image of Smithson's Spiral Jetty epitomizing the Land Art movement.