Frank Stella, an American artist best known for his use of geometric patterns and shapes in creating both paintings and sculptures, dies at 87. Stella had been battling lymphoma, reported The New York Times. Stella is one of the most influential living American
Paul Auster, the prolific American novelist renowned for his works such as “The New York Trilogy,” has passed away at the age of 77 due to complications from lung cancer, as confirmed by a friend of the novelist to AFP. Auster breathed
Italian fashion icon Roberto Cavalli, renowned for his captivating animal-print creations adored by luminaries of the entertainment industry, has passed away at the age of 83, as announced by his company. Cavalli, the visionary founder of his eponymous label in the early
27-year-old Burak Yurdakul, known by the alias “Rakun,” who created wall paintings in many streets of Istanbul, especially in the neighborhoods of Suadiye, Caddebostan, Yeldeğirmeni, Hasanpaşa, and Erenköy in Kadıköy, has passed away. The news of his death was announced on social
Mario Levi, one of the most prolific writers in contemporary literature, bid farewell to life while undergoing cancer treatment in the hospital. Born in Istanbul in 1957, Levi graduated from Saint Michel High School in 1975 and later earned a degree in
Brazilian authorities are investigating the death of Brent Sikkema, co-owner of Manhattan’s contemporary art gallery Sikkema Jenkins & Company, who was reportedly found dead in his Rio de Janeiro residence. He was 75 years old. According to CNN Brazil, Sikkema’s body was
Poet Lev Rubinstein, a key figure of the Soviet underground literary scene who later protested against Russian President Vladimir Putin, has died days after being hit by a car, his daughter said on Jan. 14. Rubinstein is considered as one of the
Turkey’s prominent contemporary artist Haluk Akakçe died on Monday, Oct 9. The 53-year-old artist, who had been treated for lung cancer for a while and remained in a coma for nine days, passed away this morning. In his post on his Instagram
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