Brent Sikkema, Influential New York Gallerist, Dies at 75
As the founder of the Sikkema Jenkins gallery, he discovered, guided, exhibited and sold a diverse and international rotation of distinguished artists.
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As the founder of the Sikkema Jenkins gallery, he discovered, guided, exhibited and sold a diverse and international rotation of distinguished artists.
Brazilian authorities announced on Thursday that they have apprehended the individual believed to be responsible for the heinous murder of a well-known art dealer from Manhattan in Rio de Janeiro.
Brent Sikkema, the Manhattan art dealer renowned for representing artists such as Jeffrey Gibson and Kara Walker found dead..
Brazilian police said that they are investigating whether the estranged husband of Manhattan art dealer Brent Sikkema was acquainted with the Cuban suspect who was arrested this week for Sikkema's brutal murder in Rio de Janeiro, according to a Brazilian news report.
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A suspect was arrested in the brutal killing in Brazil of an American art dealer who was the co-owner of a prominent gallery in Manhattan, police said Thursday. Brent Sikkema, 75, was found dead on Monday with 18 stab wounds in his Rio de Janeiro apartment. Rio state police arrested […]