Anthony Caro, Pioneering Scrap-Metal Sculptor, Dies at 89

Anthony Caro, the leading British sculptor of his generation, died yesterday of a heart attack. He was 89.

Caro, who made monumental sculptures with scrap metal, was active well into old age. His retrospective at this year’s Venice Biennale is still on (through Oct. 27), and he showed 12 monumental sculptures at the Gagosian Gallery in London (June-August 2013). His death was reported by his family in a release.