Artnet, 2024
Lorraine O’Grady, the conceptual artist and critic known for her incisive explorations of race, gender, and class, has died at 90. Beginning her artistic career in midlife after working as a research economist, she became widely recognized for her diptychs and cultural criticism, as well as her writing for Rolling Stone and The Village Voice. Her profile rose significantly in the past decade, cementing her legacy as a vital and influential voice in contemporary art.