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candle obituary schedule Jun 18, 2025 visibility 18 link 4 artists

conceptual art ulay is dead at 76

Frank Uwe Laysiepen, known as Ulay, has died at age 76 in Ljubljana, Slovenia. The German-born artist was a pioneer of performance art, photography, and body art, best known for his collaborative works with former partner Marina Abramović, including the iconic "Relation Works" series and their 1988 walk along the Great Wall of China. Ulay had been recovering from lymphatic cancer; the cause of death has not been confirmed. He leaves behind the ULAY Foundation in Amsterdam and a project space in Slovenia.

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candle obituary schedule Jul 7, 2025 visibility 22 link 21 artists, 1 gallery

Remembering Peter Phillips, the pioneering British Pop artist, who has died, aged 86

British Pop artist Peter Phillips has died at age 86. Known for his collage-like, saturated compositions incorporating mechanical parts, comic books, and pin-up imagery, Phillips emerged from Birmingham's industrial landscape and studied at the Royal College of Art alongside peers like David Hockney and R.B. Kitaj. His work, such as *The Entertainment Machine* (1961) and the *Custom Painting* series, reflected his working-class upbringing and fascination with car manufacturing and commercial design.

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candle obituary schedule Jul 7, 2025 visibility 22 link 10 artists

british pop art originator peter phillips dies at 86

Peter Phillips, a founding figure of the British Pop art movement, died on June 23 at age 86. Born in Birmingham in 1939, he studied at London's Royal College of Art alongside David Hockney, Allen Jones, and R.B. Kitaj, and became known for vibrant paintings that incorporated consumer culture imagery, such as his 1961 work *For Men Only — Starring MM and BB*. His career included exhibitions at the Paris Biennale, the Gemeentemuseum in The Hague, and shows in New York alongside Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein. In later years he moved to Australia, and his family is raising funds to establish the Peter Phillips Foundation.

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Martin Lister obituary

Martin Lister, a writer, teacher, and scholar of photography and new media, has died at age 78. He was a key figure in the study of how technology intersects with cultural ways of seeing, editing the influential book *The Photographic Image in Digital Culture* (1995) and co-authoring *New Media: A Critical Introduction* (2003). Lister served as head of the school of cultural studies at the University of the West of England (UWE) and taught at institutions including Cockpit Arts Workshop and Newport College of Art and Design.

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