Rebecca Horn, Legendary Artist Whose Sculptures Aspired Toward Alchemy, Dies at 80

Rebecca Horn, a venturesome artist whose work explored states of transformation and viewed the body as a portal to other dimensions, died on Saturday at 80. Her New York gallery, Sean Kelly, announced her death, but did not state a cause.Horn’s mysterious, beguiling work is considered essential in Germany, the country where she was based. There, her art was a staple in exhibitions such as Documenta, the closely watched show that recurs once every five years in Kassel, although her work has