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Tag Archives: Gil Scott-Heron

Picks of the Week

comics and cartooning, hype & linkage, music, pictorial artsBy Matthias Wivel30 May 2011

The picks of the week from around the web. This is a well-written piece on the sometimes hermetic and puzzling vagaries of art world authentication. It doesn’t change, however, that there is no way the Buffalo Pietà at its center was painted by Michelangelo. Look at it. The provenance may be compelling, though the argument…

Peace Go With You Brother (Gil Scott-Heron RIP)

commentary and criticism, musicBy Matthias Wivel29 May 2011

I heard Gil Scott-Heron performing live once, in Copenhagen back in 1999 or thereabouts. It was a disheartening experience. Sitting at his keyboard, hair greasy, clothes filthy, almost falling asleep mid-song at several points, he was clearly far gone. Everyone was sitting down, even as he was performing some of his most rousing tunes. I…

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