Faith Ringgold, Frank Stella, Richard Serra, Audrey Flack, Yong Soon Min, and Lorraine O’Grady were among the artists we lost in 2024. We also honor Palestinian artists killed in Israeli airstrikes in Gaza, alongside many others whose contributions continue to shape the field.
Lorraine O’Grady, the path-breaking conceptual artist whose work critiqued racism and sexism in the art world, has died at 90 in New York. Known for her conceptually driven practice spanning performance, photography, collage, and text, she challenged binary thinking and centered Black subjectivity. Her influence has only grown in recent years, culminating in the acclaimed retrospective Both/And at the Brooklyn Museum.
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.