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[edit] Events
[edit] Exhibitions
[edit] Awards
-The Venice Biennial-
- The Lion d'or (Golden Lion) for Lifetime Achievement: Louise Bourgeois (USA), Bruce Nauman (USA)
- The Lion d'or for Best Pavilion: Monica Bonvicini, Bruna Esposito, Luisa Lambri, Paola Pivi, Grazia Toderi (Italy)
[edit] Deaths
[edit] January to June
- 28 January – Markey Robinson, Irish painter (b. 1918)
- 5 February – Nicholas Krushenick, American pop art painter (b. 1929)
- 9 February – Richard Allen, American Minimalist, Abstract, Systems, Fundamental and Geometric painter (b. 1933)
- 18 February – Andreas Feininger, French-born American photographer (b. 1906)
- 10 March – Oswaldo Guayasamín, Ecuadorian painter and sculptor (b. 1919)
- 20 March – Patrick Heron, English painter, writer and designer (b. 1920)
- 29 March – Lucien Aigner, Hungarian photographer (b. 1901)
- 24 April – Arthur Boyd, Australian painter and sculptor (b. 1920)
- 2 May – Tibor Kalman, Hungarian-American graphic designer (b. 1949)
- 12 May – Saul Steinberg, Romanian-born American cartoonist and illustrator (b.1914)
- 15 June – John Glashan, Scottish cartoonist, illustrator and playwright (b. 1927)
- 19 June – Oton Gliha, Croatian painter (b. 1914)
- 30 June – Edouard Boubat, French photographer (b. 1923)
[edit] July to December
- 14 July – Władysław Hasior, Polish sculptor, painter and set designer (b. 1928)
- 15 August – Hugh Casson, British architect, interior designer, artist, writer and broadcaster (b. 1910)
- 21 August – Leo Castelli, Italian-American art dealer and gallerist (b. 1907)
- 22 August – Yann Goulet, French sculptor, Breton nationalist and war-time collaborationist with Nazi Germany (b. 1914)
- 30 August – Raymond Poïvet, French cartoonist (b. 1910)
- 4 October – Bernard Buffet, French painter (b. 1928)
- 27 October – Charlotte Perriand, French architect and designer (b. 1903)
- 4 November – Richard Clements, Australian painter (b. 1951)
- 18 November – Horst P. Horst, German American photographer (b. 1906)
- 18 November – Stephen Greene painter (b. 1917)
- 12 December – Paul Cadmus, American painter (b. 1904)
- 28 December – Louis Féraud, French fashion designer and artist (b. 1921)