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IN MEMORIAM

Ed Askew (1940–2025)
Singer-songwriter and painter | Pitchfork

Joe Average (1957–2024)
Canadian pop artist and AIDS activist | Hyperallergic

Marie-Claude Beaud (1946–2024)
French curator and museum director | Euronews

Pete Doolittle (1977–2025)
San Francisco street artist | 48 Hills

Pippa Garner (1942–2024)
Conceptual and performance artist | Hyperallergic

Merrily Harpur (1948–2024)
British newspaper cartoonist | Telegraph

Rick Kaufmann (1947–2024)
Gallerist associated with the art furniture movement | New York Times

Alastair Mackinven (1971–2025)
British painter, filmmaker, and performance artist | ArtReview

Jean Milant (1943–2024)
Printmaker who founded Cirrus Gallery and Editions | Los Angeles Times

Marilyn Oshman (1939–2024)
Houston arts patron | Houston Chronicle

Rosalind Savill (1951–2024)
British art historian and director of the Wallace Collection | Guardian

Friedrich St. Florian (1932–2024)
Architect who designed the World War II Memorial in Washington, DC | New York Times

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