In Memoriam This week, we also honor Tess Jaray, luminary of abstraction, and Ben Morea, counterculture icon. May 27, 2026 — 4 min read In Memoriam is published every Wednesday afternoon and honors those we recently lost in the art world. Paula Kamps (photo @ sanstitre.gallery via Instagram, screenshot Lisa Yin Zhang/ Hyperallergic ) Paula Kamps (1990–2026) German painter Her paintings, often featuring fragmented figures, flowers, and scenes of daily life, bridge watercolor and drawing, with hazy and brilliant stains of color and arcane symbology. She held solo exhibitions at Galerie Christine Mayer in Munich, M. LeBlanc in Chicago, and Sans titre in Paris, and more; taught at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago; and her work is held in permanent collections of institutions such as the X Museum in Beijing. "Paula Kamps was an artist of rare sensitivity," sans titre, her representing gallery, said in a statement.…