Art For Death's Sake

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On 13/07/2024 at 13:34, En Passant said:

 

Sadly not (its likelihood increases exponentially with age, but it can strike much earlier than that), recently reiterated here.

It's probably better not to read that unless you want a lump in your throat, it's a devastatingly sad story and extremely well written with a huge amount of honesty.

I had no idea the writer of the piece was the guy I occasionally read for international rugby news... That piece is horrifying.

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Jeremy Gilbert-Rolfe (wiki), British-American painter and art critic, dead at 79 according to this Insta post.

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Derek Boshier, pop-artist, designer of Bowie album covers, dead at 89.

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3 hours ago, time said:

Derek Boshier, pop-artist, designer of Bowie album covers, dead at 89.

 

Designed the cover concept for Lodger (1979), one of Bowie's most underrated albums IMO. 

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Artist Graham Rawle, who created the "Lost Consonants" collages for The guardian back in the day, has died aged 69.

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Richard Mayhew, known for hazy abstract paintings, some resembling landscapes, has died. He was 100.

 

https://www.artnews.com/art-news/market/richard-mayhew-dead-1234718884/

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Apropos of nothing in particular, here's a picture of Paul Trevillion (90) at a recent book launch (he's the one on the right!)

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Frank Auerbach, German-Jewish refugee turned British leading painter of blobby stuff, dead at 93.

Guardian obit