Carl Andre, a leading figure in the Minimalist art movement, died on Wednesday at the age of 88. Renowned for his work with elemental materials such as metals, granite, wood, and brick, Andre's sculptures were celebrated for their stark aesthetic and absence of human association. Despite his artistic achievements, Andre's legacy is marred by the controversy and his acquittal for the murder of his wife, Cuban American artist Ana Mendieta, who suffered a fatal fall from a 34th-floor window.
The late Carl Andre received praise for his art of the 1960s and ’70s, only to face scrutiny during the late ’80s when he faced trial for the death of his partner, the artist Ana Mendieta. https://t.co/IizbYSRRip
Carl Andre: The artist who outraged Britain and was accused of murder https://t.co/dYApDmTafQ
Carl Andre worked with elemental metals, granite, wood and brick in sculpture “free of human association.” His career was marred by accusations that he had a role in his wife’s fatal plunge. He has died at 88. https://t.co/FlxKrxeeHP
Wonderful detail about the early artistic struggles of US sculptor Carl Andre in his obituary in the Telegraph. https://t.co/BQtuZHGI7c
I saw an exhibit of Ana Mendieta's art at the Jeu de Paume in Paris a few years ago and it was so powerful that I had to actually sit down and stare at it. Her death decades ago was an incalculable loss to human creativity. Her murderer only just died this week. https://t.co/qcletTKuWI
RIP Carl Andre. Thank you for your endless inspiration and poetry. https://t.co/zTcuuJ06ME
Carl Andre, the minimalism pioneer who sculpted with a stark line, has died. https://t.co/c5C61ocSl3
Carl Andre, a giant of Minimalism whose legacy remains inextricable from his trial and acquittal for murder, has died, aged 88 https://t.co/wgmMkmKSCp
Carl Andre has died. I’m just old enough to remember the furore around the Tate buying his bricks, a story which aroused my interest in modern art. But I didn’t know about the case against him when his wife died after falling from a 34th-floor window… https://t.co/R0cykYDgBO
Carl Andre, Sculptor Who Pioneered Minimalism, Dies at 88 https://t.co/0eIT682NJg
Carl Andre, one of the most influential and ascetic pioneers of Minimalist sculpture, whose career was overshadowed by the accusation that he played a role in the death of his wife, the Cuban American artist Ana Mendieta, has died at 88. https://t.co/XdGqWe0FML
Carl Andre, a sculptor who was among the foremost artists associated with the Minimalist art movement of the 1960s, died on Wednesday at 88. https://t.co/IizbYSRRip
Carl Andre was a pioneer of Minimalist sculpture whose career was overshadowed by accusations that he played a role in the fatal plunge of his wife, the Cuban American artist Ana Mendieta. He has died at 88. https://t.co/Q8Eeg5D62I