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candle obituary schedule Mar 31, 2026 visibility 8 link 7 artists, 2 galleries

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Melvin Edwards, the pioneering sculptor known for his powerful steel assemblages and "Lynch Fragments" series, has died at the age of 88 in Baltimore. Edwards was a trailblazer who reframed Minimalism by infusing it with political and cultural weight, becoming the first Black sculptor to have a solo exhibition at the Whitney Museum in 1970. His work utilized industrial materials like chains and barbed wire to address histories of enslavement, anti-Black violence, and global conflict while maintaining a sophisticated abstract language.

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candle obituary schedule Oct 15, 2025 visibility 2 link 2 artists

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This tribute article recounts the profound impact of artist Dara Birnbaum's work on the author, describing a chance meeting with Birnbaum at MoMA's café and the subsequent friendship that developed. It highlights Birnbaum's pioneering role in video art, including her manipulation of single video frames and use of color bars, and cites key works like "Technology/Transformation: Wonder Woman" (1978–79), "Local TV News Analysis" (1980), and "MTV: Artbreak" (1987) that deconstructed mass media and gender representation.

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candle obituary schedule Oct 15, 2025 visibility 1 link 2 artists

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Artist Lynn Hershman Leeson pays tribute to pioneering video artist Dara Birnbaum, recounting her first profound encounter with Birnbaum's work and a serendipitous meeting at MoMA's café. Birnbaum, who died recently, was among the first artists to manipulate single video frames and use color bars in her work, creating subversive pieces like "Technology/Transformation: Wonder Woman" (1978–79) and "Local TV News Analysis" (1980) that deconstructed mass media and exposed the invisibility of women in mediated environments.

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candle obituary schedule Mar 25, 2026 visibility 5 link 3 artists, 1 gallery

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Egidio Marzona, the influential German-Italian collector, publisher, and patron, has died at the age of 81 in Berlin. Renowned for his intellectual approach to collecting, Marzona focused on the 20th-century avant-garde, including movements such as Bauhaus, Dada, Fluxus, and Arte Povera. Unlike traditional collectors, he prioritized the preservation of archives, letters, and ephemera alongside physical artworks, viewing the "paper trail of ideas" as essential to understanding artistic history.

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candle obituary schedule Jan 5, 2026 visibility 3 link 7 artists, 1 gallery

Remembering Erik Bulatov, the Soviet artist who reframed propaganda

Erik Bulatov, the Soviet-born artist known for overlaying Communist Party slogans onto luminous landscapes, died in Paris on 9 November. A key figure in the underground art movement of the 1970s and 80s, he was part of the Sretensky Group alongside Ilya Kabakov and others, navigating state censorship by illustrating children's books. His most famous work, *Glory to the CPSU* (1975), sold for $2.1m in 2008, and in 2025 he was ranked the most expensive living Russian artist by The Art Newspaper Russia.

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candle obituary schedule Mar 19, 2026 visibility 5

Margareta Magnusson obituary

Margareta Magnusson, the Swedish author and artist who popularized the concept of 'death cleaning' (döstädning), has died at age 92. In her 80s, she wrote the international bestseller 'The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning,' which advocated for the mindful decluttering of one's belongings to spare loved ones the burden after one's death.

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