Overview

• Robert Wilson died peacefully at age 83 on July 31, 2025, in Water Mill, New York, after a brief but acute illness.
• He founded The Watermill Center in 1992 as an interdisciplinary laboratory that has supported hundreds of artists through residencies and experimental performances.
• Wilson established the Byrd Hoffman School of Byrds in the mid-1960s and co-created the landmark opera Einstein on the Beach with Philip Glass in 1976.
• His unconventional stage works integrated light, movement, sculpture, music and text, earning him a Pulitzer Prize nomination, a Golden Lion at the Venice Biennale and an Olivier Award.
• Memorial services at locations meaningful to him will be announced soon by The Watermill Center to honor his enduring artistic legacy.