Woman, 40, Dies Abroad After Body Found in Hotel
Brazilian police have opened a suspicious-death investigation after the 40-year-old curator and satirist was found dead in a hotel room.
- On Sunday, May 31, American art satirist Hilde Lynn Helphenstein was found dead at the Rosewood Sao Paulo hotel in Brazil, where the 40-year-old had been staying.
- Helphenstein, known by her online alter ego Jerry Gogosian, satirized the art world to nearly 150,000 Instagram followers and hosted the contemporary art podcast "Art Smack" on Spotify and Patreon.
- Brazilian Police registered the case as a "suspicious death" at the 78th District Police Station in Jardins after she was discovered following a cosmetic procedure.
- The Rosewood Sao Paulo spokesperson said the hotel provided "full collaboration" with authorities while requesting privacy for the family; no official cause of death has been released.
- News of the death prompted tributes across the art world, where the native of The Oakland, California had collaborated with Sotheby and other major industry names.
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