The conceptual artist Dennis Oppenheim died yesterday of liver cancer at the age of 72. I care, not only because I became a fan of his work this past year, but because I actually (unexpectedly) spent an evening in his company in the summer of '09, I think it was. I will write more about it later, but it was one of the most interesting of my NY experiences in my 15 years of NY experiences. A major contemporary American artist, he was part of a recent photo show at the MOMA, and apparently was in the middle of some major site specific commissions.
Thanks for the heads up.
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Better late than never.
Keep warm dear JT
I am always sad to hear about the passing of an artist. And the older I get, the younger an age like 72 sounds. He clearly had so much more to give and do.
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