obit-essays
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In Praise of Martha Lavey
I did not know Martha Lavey, who died this afternoon. She was a living legend, a towering figure who made Chicago better, made us more relevant to the world, and contributed to the advance of American art in ways that people who are were close to her will tell over the coming days. But I…
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In Praise of Gil Scott-Heron
The last two tracks of Kanye’s record brought Gil Scott-Heron back to me. Whatever Kanye wanted that song to mean, to me it’s all about trying to be an artist in the middle of that which is not artful.
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Merv Griffin is Dead; Long Live Merv Griffin
Merv Griffin and Eva Gabor Appearing Prominently Heterosexual at the Opening of the Reagan Library, by Robert Christy. Artist, originally uploaded by juggernautco. Here’s a painting called, "Merv Griffin and Eva Gabor Appearing Prominently Heterosexual at the Opening of the Reagan Library, by Robert Christy, Artist". Great painting. Great producer. God bless us all.