Influential artist and Otis College alumnx, Billy Al Bengston, has died at the age of 88. Bengston attended what was then called Otis Art Institute in the 1950s, studying with the esteemed sculptor Pete Voulkos—”Working with Pete Voulkos was like working with god,” he once said—and quickly became known for having a rebellious spirit, so much that he would eventually get kicked out of Otis (though he is officially recognized as a BFA Fine Arts alumnx).
