The Brooklyn Rail

I first encountered Richard’s work as I was leaving Area, a nightclub on Hudson Street, late at night and trying to cross the turnaround at the exit of the Holland Tunnel—

And I was met by this mysterious curved wall that I had to follow in order to get across the rotary—

I still recall how ethereal it felt—not knowing what your next step would be as you followed this curved arc…. It was beautiful, pure poetry.

Then in a Frank Gehry seminar in architecture at Yale—Frank had invited Richard to our class—

Richard was brilliant and so knowledgeable about architecture and art—

Throughout the years I would ask him to come and give me crits on my work as it developed—I have always considered him to be one of the mentors who helped guide me as I found my aesthetic voice, and I will always be grateful for his generosity and guidance.

The art world has lost a great artist.