As previously mentioned, Louise Bourgeois died last week. She was one of the most influential sculptors on the art scene, and, for reasons I will explain, my favorite (once) living artist.

French-born artist Louise Bourgeois died on Monday at the age of 98. Bourgeois was best known for her anatomically-themed sculptures, which depicted dismembered parts of the human body in nightmarishly gorgeous distortions. The cause of death was heart failure. [NYT]

Sofia Maldonado was commissioned by the Times Square Alliance to create a mural in one of the most famous intersections in the world. But some people - including Fox reporters -aren't too happy about Maldonado's choice of subjects.

Stephanie Seymour's divorce from media multimillionaire Peter Brant is ongoing, but the case is revealing a wealth of information about the ex-couple's, well, wealth. Every month, Brant spends $500,000 keeping his polo ponies and $30,000 on "household supplies."

Maya Lin on her recent architectural work: "MOCA, which details a narrative history of Chinese Americans, had always been focused on the story of New York City's Chinatown. With this new space...they can tell a national story." [Time]

Maya Lin: "I had a hard time in grad school...my professors were always trying to guide me - I had just gotten the coup of the century with the Memorial, so why wasn't I behaving more like an architect?" [Time]

Artist Elizabeth Peyton speaks to the Washington Post about her moving portrait of Michelle and Sasha Obama.

Coosje van Bruggen, an artist best known for her colorful public sculptures, died on Saturday in Los Angeles at the age of 66.