Michael Henderson was an American bass guitarist who is known for his work with Miles Davis. As a vocalist he is chiefly remembered for “You Are My Starship” (1976).
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RIP Claes Oldenburg (1929 – 2022)
Claes Oldenburg was a Swedish-born American sculptor known for soft sculptures such as Giant Soft Drum Set in the first half of his career, and extra large artworks in the second half of his career.
RIP Paul Ryder (1964 – 2022)
Paul Ryder was an English bassist known for his work with Happy Mondays who are best-known for “Step On”, a 1990 cover version of “He’s Gonna Step on You Again” (1971).
RIP Lenny Von Dohlen (1958 – 2022)
Lenny Von Dohlen was an American actor.
I remember him for Electric Dreams (1984), which can be read as a prequel to Her.
RIP L. Q. Jones (1927 – 2022)
L. Q. Jones was an American actor and film director. I remember him from A Boy and His Dog (1975), a cult film about a boy and his telepathic dog who hunt for food and women. They end up in a handmaid’s tale type world. There is some nudity and lots of misogyny.
Back from Rome
I biked to Rome and on my way visited Kassel.
Here is a selection of details from Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister and Neue Galerie in Kassel:
The History of Painting
Spent two days on The History of Painting: From the Fourth to the Early Nineteenth Century (1907).
This history of art is a welcome change to the puritanism of the likes of Lübke.
RIP James Caan (1940 – 2022)
James Caan was an American actor known for such films as The Godfather (1972) and Dogville (2003).
RIP Peter Brook (1925 – 2022)
Peter Brook was an English theater and film director known for such dramatizations as Marat/Sade (1964) for the theater in 1965 and as a film in 1967.
RIP Margaret Keane (1927 – 2022)
Margaret Keane was an American artist known for her kitschy paintings of subjects with big eyes.
A resurgence of interest in Margaret Keane’s work followed the release of Tim Burton’s biopic Big Eyes (2014).