Richard Nonas, Experimental Sculptor Who Pushed the Medium to New Frontiers, Has Died at 85

Richard Nonas, who is known for a sculpture practice that examines notions of place, space, and time, has died at age 85. The news was confirmed by the artist’s gallery Fergus McCaffrey, which did not provide a cause of death.
Over a career spanning six decades, Nonas became a major figure of the Post-Minimalist generation. Following a 10-year stint as an anthropologist working across North America, Nonas began working in sculpture in the mid-1960s. During that time, he developed a minimal