I came face to face with a pop culture confusion a few days ago. I was viewing the work of one of my fellow MFA peers, and overheard a few of the others discussing someone's apparent suicide. I had heard of the passing of Don Cornelius and concluded they were talking about his apparent suicide, they were not. They were discussing the apparent suicide of art icon Mike Kelley.
It was interesting that they had never heard of Don Cornelius and I had never heard of Mike Kelley. I have since looked into Mike.
I was reading posts in an art group on facebook, later and another suicide was mentioned too. As if I had inner Tourrete Syndrome, the thought crossed my mind 'last night was a good night for suicides'...it should never be a good night for suicides.
The creator of the iconic Soul Train was gone, a labeled bad boy was gone, and so too was the 'good girl' artist Al Rio.
They are all survived by their works.
Don Cornelius/Soul Train clip
The creator of the iconic Soul Train was gone, a labeled bad boy was gone, and so too was the 'good girl' artist Al Rio.
They are all survived by their works.
Don Cornelius/Soul Train clip
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