Breaking news: Frank Stella dies at 87

View in browser | nytimes.com   BREAKING NEWS Frank Stella has died at 87. A dominant figure in postwar American art, he ushered in an era of cool minimalism. Saturday, May 4, 2024 4:44 PM ET Few American artists of the 20th century arrived with quite his éclat. He was in his early 20s when his large-scale black paintings — precisely delineated black stripes separated by thin lines of blank canvas — took the art world by storm. Read more   ADVERTISEMENT You received this email because you signed up for NYTimes.com's Breaking News Alerts. To stop receiving Breaking News Alerts, unsubscribe. To opt out of other promotional emails from the Times, manage your email preferences. Subscribe to the Times Get the NYT app Change Your Email Privacy Policy Contact Advertise California Notice The New York Times Company, 620 Eighth Avenue, New York, NY 10018