News He transformed found materials and cast-off debris into poetic representations of impermanence, suffused with pathos and humor. April 29, 2026 — 4 min read George Herms with “Stealth” (1999) (photo courtesy Louis Stern Fine Arts) George Herms, one of the founders of the West Coast Assemblage movement, passed away on Friday, April 24, at age 90. Herms worked across disciplines, but was best known for his sculptures and collages that transformed found materials, rusted metal parts, and cast-off debris into poetic representations of impermanence, suffused with pathos and oftentimes humor. “Herms’s work always has a sense of the sacred, a respect for the dignity of what remains,” gallerist Craig Krull told Hyperallergic .…