Edit DeAk

Edit DeAk
Born Edit Deak
(1948-09-16)September 16, 1948
Budapest, Hungary
Died June 9, 2017(2017-06-09) (aged 68)
New York City, U.S.
Other names Edit deAk
Occupation Art critic
Writer
Years active 1972–2017
Known for Art-Rite
Printed Matter, Inc

Edit DeAk (/ˈdeɪæk/;[1] formerly deAk; née Deak; September 16, 1948 – June 9, 2017) was a Hungarian-born American art critic and writer, co-founder of the journal Art-Rite and the non-profit bookstore and artist book distributor, Printed Matter, Inc.[1]

Early life and education

DeAk was born Edit Deak in Budapest, Hungary, to Vira (née Csatkai) and Bela Deak.[1]

In 1972, DeAk received a B.A. in Art History from Columbia University.[1]

Career

In 1968, DeAk escaped Communist Hungary in the trunk of a car into Yugoslavia. She and her husband, Peter Grosz, eventually came to New York City via Italy.[1]

In 1973, DeAk founded the journal Art-Rite with two fellow Art History students from Columbia, the artist and art critic Walter Robinson and Joshua Cohn.[2] The three were influenced by an art-criticism class taught by Art in America editor, Brian O'Doherty.[3]

DeAk wrote for many New York-based arts magazines. Through their connection and close association at Printed Matter, Inc, DeAk wrote articles for Artforum editor in chief, Ingrid Sischy, as well as for Interview, ZG, Art Random, among others.[4]

Personal life

When she was 18 years old, DeAk was married an artist named Peter Grosz, who later was known as Peter Grass. They eventually divorced.[1]

DeAk died of pneumonia-related complications in New York City on June 9, 2017 at the age of 68.[5]

Works and publications

  • DeAk, Edit, ed. (1989). Domenico Bianchi, Gianni Dessì, Giuseppe Gallo (in English, Italian, and Japanese). Kyoto: Kyoto Shoin. ISBN 978-4-763-68505-6. OCLC 758714266. – Art Random, no. 15
  • DeAk, Edit (1974). "New York: Mel Bochner at Sonnabend". Art in America. 62.1974 (1): 100–102. ISSN 0004-3214. OCLC 888754797.
  • deAk, Edit (April 1982). "New Again: Francesco Clemente". Interview Magazine.
  • DeAk, Edit; Smith, Duncan (1984). Motives (Exhibition catalog)|format= requires |url= (help). Buffalo, NY: Albright-Knox Art Gallery. OCLC 950121822. – Exhibition from February 28, 1984 to April 1, 1984
  • deAk, Edit (September 1987). "25 Years of Stephen Sprouse". Interview Magazine.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Grimes, William (22 June 2017). "Edit DeAk, a Champion of Outsider Artists, Dies at 68". The New York Times.
  2. ↑ Frankel, David (Summer 2005). "On Art-Rite Magazine". 032c (Issue #9: We Are Synchro Time). pp. 77–82. Archived from the original on 20 March 2012.
  3. ↑ Frankel, David (January 2003). "The Rite Stuff: Art-Rite". Artforum.
  4. ↑ "Edit deAk (1950–2017)". Artforum. 13 June 2017.
  5. ↑ Speegle, Trey (9 June 2017). "#RIP: Art Critic, Edit DeAk". The WOW Report.

Further reading

  • "Franklin Furnace Artist File: Miscellaneous Uncataloged Material – Edit DeAk". Museum of Modern Art. OCLC 84523181.
  • "Art-Related Ephemera – Edit DeAk". Getty Research Institute. 1973. OCLC 81330906.
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