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Eazy-E was 31 when he died of AIDS in 1995. Eazy-E has been called the godfather of “gansta rap”. An American rapper who performed solo and in the hip hop group N.W.A., he is notorious for his creation of Ruthless … Continue reading →

Eazy-E has been called the godfather of “gansta rap”. An American rapper who performed solo and in the hip hop group N.W.A., he is notorious for his creation of Ruthless Records which featured artists such as Dr. Dre, Ice Cube, … Continue reading →

Fela Anikulapo Kuti was a Nigerian multi-instrumentalist musician and composer, pioneer of Afrobeat music, human right activist, and a political force against corruption and tyranny. Fela first developed his Afrobeat genre in Ghana in 1967. In 1969 he brought his … Continue reading →

Liberace was 67 when he died of AIDS in 1987. Best known for his extravagant showmanship, and accessible treatments of classic pieces such as Chopin’s “Minute Waltz” and Tchaikovsky’s “Piano Concerto No. 1”, Liberace was a larger than life vocalist, … Continue reading →

Robert Mapplethorpe first gained notice in the late 1970’s for his classically  composed, elegantly lit and expertly printed photographs of still lifes and nudes, often with explicit homoerotic content. His works gave an undeniable, sculpture-like beauty to controversial subject matter, … Continue reading →

Best known for his extravagant showmanship, and accessible treatments of classic pieces such as Chopin’s “Minute Waltz” and Tchaikovsky’s “Piano Concerto No. 1,” Liberace was a larger than life vocalist, pianist and performer. His career spanned four decades of concerts, recordings, … Continue reading →

Freddie Mercury is best known as the over the top front-man of the glam rock band Queen, whose worldwide hits like “Bohemian Rhapsody” and “We Are the Champions” fused rock theatricality with heavy metal sound. Beginning in the early 70’s, … Continue reading →

Arthur Ashe was 50 when he died of AIDS in 1993. Arthur Ashe was the first African American tennis player ever selected to the United States Davis Cup team and the only black man to ever win the singles title … Continue reading →

Freddie Mercury was 45 when he died of AIDS in 1991. Mercury, famous for his privacy and refusal to do interviews, hid news of his fatal illness for years, despite the prevalence of media attention to the issue. On his deathbed … Continue reading →

Felix Gonzales-Torres was 38 when he died of AIDS in 1996. Felix Gonzalez-Torres was a Cuban born, American visual artist who is best known for his minimalist and relational installations that deal with issues of depletion and regeneration, loss and … Continue reading →