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We are heartbroken to announce the passing of Robert M. Wilson, visionary artist, theater and opera director,
architect, set and lighting designer, visual artist, and founder of The Watermill Center in Water Mill, New York.
Robert Wilson died peacefully today in Water Mill at the age of 83, after a brief but acute illness.
He is survived by his sister Suzanne and his niece Lori.
He was born on October 4, 1941 in Texas, studied architecture at Pratt Institute and went on to become one of the world’s foremost avant-garde artists in theater—as creator, designer and director—and in the visual arts.
On the stage, Robert Wilson developed a unique style and method that juxtaposed conventional approaches to theater.
His works have touched, inspired and influenced generations of artists and audiences since the 1960s.
He founded and developed The Watermill Center as an interdisciplinary laboratory for the Arts and Humanities.
His works for the stage, on paper, sculptures, and video portraits, as well as The Watermill Center, will endure as Robert Wilson’s artistic legacy.
There will be memorials for Robert Wilson held in the near future in locations that were especially meaningful to him.
We will announce those in time.
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