List of years in art (Table) … 1978 • 1979 • 1980 • 1981 • 1982 • 1983 • 1984 •    1985 • 1986 • 1987 – 1988 – 1989 • 1990 • 1991 •    1992 • 1993 • 1994 • 1995 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998 … Related time period or subjects … 1985 • 1986 • 1987 – 1988 – 1989 • 1990 • 1991 … … 1950s • 1960s • 1970s – 1980s – 1990s • 2000s • 2010s … … 19th century – 20th century – 21st century … Art Archaeology Architecture Literature Music Science more Contents 1 Events 2 Exhibitions 3 Awards 4 Works 5 Births 6 Deaths 6.1 January to June 6.2 July to August Events Opening of the Kiasma Contemporary Art Museum in Helsinki, designed by Steven Holl Exhibitions Freeze, Surrey Docks, London Awards Archibald Prize: Fred Cress - John Beard Turner Prize - Tony Cragg Works See also: Category:1988 paintings Births This section is empty. You can help by adding to it. Deaths January to June 19 March - Isabel Bishop, American painter and graphic artist (b.1902). 28 March - Neil Williams, American painter (b.1934). 31 March - Georges Lévis, French comic artist (b.1924). 3 April - Milton Caniff, American cartoonist (b.1907). 17 April - Louise Berliawsky Nevelson, Ukrainian-born American artist (b.1899). 16 May - Charles Keeping, English illustrator, children's book author and lithographer (b.1924). 16 June - Andrea Pazienza, Italian comics artist (b.1956). July to August 12 August - Jean-Michel Basquiat, American artist (b.1960). 29 September - Charles Addams, American cartoonist (b.1912). 12 November - Primo Conti, Italian Futurist artist (b.1900). 2 December - Kimon Evan Marengo, Egyptian-born British cartoonist (b.1904). 30 December - Isamu Noguchi, Japanese American artist and landscape architect (b.1904). date unknown Reginald George Haggar, ceramic designer Chambré Hardman, Irish photographer (b.1898).