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benrains
20-Apr-2012, 17:37
Lauren E. Simonutti passed away recently.

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2148/2147718132_867dc63edd_z.jpg?zz=1 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/laurensimonutti/2147718132/)
years end-07 I- cross your heart (http://www.flickr.com/photos/laurensimonutti/2147718132/) by lauren.rabbit (http://www.flickr.com/people/laurensimonutti/), on Flickr

An announcement from the Catherine Edelman Gallery, where she was represented, can be found at the link bellow:
http://cyclopsblog.com/2012/04/19/in-loving-memory-of-lauren-e-simonutti-1968-2012/

For those of you unfamiliar with Lauren's work, digitized examples of it can still be found on her Flickr account and around the web-
http://www.flickr.com/photos/laurensimonutti/

I'll miss her.

cosmicexplosion
20-Apr-2012, 18:06
i like her dark work, INSPIRING...R.I.P.

genotypewriter
20-Apr-2012, 18:25
Was just about to start a thread here. All I know is she was unwell. Does anyone know the cause?

At the same time, I thought of posting the interview links below:
http://www.lensculture.com/simonutti.html
http://colinpantall.blogspot.com.au/2012/04/lauren-simonutti-1968-2012.html

Mental illness is not something to make fun of.

Renato Tonelli
21-Apr-2012, 06:15
Thank you for posting - I did not know her work.

benrains
21-Apr-2012, 10:27
Was just about to start a thread here. All I know is she was unwell. Does anyone know the cause?

I haven't heard anything definitive, and I won't speculate on the matter. Having talked with her regularly, I know she often struggled with the consequences of her mental illness. She'd been hospitalized earlier in the year, and more recently she had a bad fall down the stairs in her house (although I don't think that was a directly a cause of her recent passing.) More than anything I feel like she was a casualty of the lack of there being any sort of safety net in our country for those most in need of basic healthcare--particularly mental healthcare.

Richard Rankin
21-Apr-2012, 11:14
I wasn't familiar with her, either, and it was nice to see her work. Thanks for posting.
Richard

RickV
24-Apr-2012, 01:53
God bless you Lauren. You will be sadly missed.

John NYC
24-Apr-2012, 21:48
I have two of her handmade books -- She was a unique artist. I am sad to have read this news. Rest in peace and God bless.

Alan Gales
24-Apr-2012, 22:00
I haven't heard anything definitive, and I won't speculate on the matter. Having talked with her regularly, I know she often struggled with the consequences of her mental illness. She'd been hospitalized earlier in the year, and more recently she had a bad fall down the stairs in her house (although I don't think that was a directly a cause of her recent passing.) More than anything I feel like she was a casualty of the lack of there being any sort of safety net in our country for those most in need of basic healthcare--particularly mental healthcare.

In my opinion mental illness is just starting to be understood and accepted in this country. May she rest in peace. I was not aware of her art until reading your post. Lauren was wonderful.

Kerik Kouklis
25-Apr-2012, 08:56
I was not familiar with her work, so thanks for posting. Mental illness is devastating and not well understood. May she find peace.

benrains
27-Apr-2012, 20:35
I just found this recently published interview with Lauren- http://blog.susanburnstine.com/post/21902234398