Simon Hantai Dies at 85

EUROPEAN ARTIST, SIMON HANTAI
(BORN BUDAPEST 1922/TO PARIS 1948)
IS DEAD AT AGE EIGHTY FIVE

Simon HantaI, artist of legendary reclusion, who nevertheless enjoyed almost mythical status in the French art world and a major position in the Pompidou Center's account of post-World War Two art, died in his sleep during the night of Thursday, September 11, at his home in the 14th arrondissement of Paris.

To read the rest of the Paul Rodgers/9W Obituary click here

The New York Times published an obituary on this influential artist on September 30th, in the Arts and Leisure section.
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Joseph Marioni - "Painting in the 21st Century"

Joseph Marioni participates in discourse symposium on "Painting in the 21st Century"
at The Phillips Collection, September 27th 2008

Engage in a discussion of contemporary art criticism and theory:
Elisabeth Sussman, curator of photography at the Whitney Museum of American Art;
Blake Gopnik, chief art critic of The Washington Post; art history professors Yves-Alain Bois (Harvard University), Stephen Melville (Ohio State University), and Richard Shiff (University of Texas); artists Spencer Finch and Joseph Marioni; gallery directors Leng Lin (Pace Beijing) and Gordon VeneKlasen (Michael Werner Gallery); and Dorothy M. Kosinski, director of The Phillips Collection. Included in museum admission.

For information: CSMAprograms@phillipscollection.org or 202-387-2151 x286