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Blackman Cruz Workshop,

Winged-heart sconces , USA, 2009,

Patinated cast bronze, silk shade,

19¼ h × 16 w × 9¼ d in (49 × 41 × 23 cm)

From the Collection of Jim Carrey

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© Peggy Nolan, 2024,

From the book Juggling Is Easy (2nd Edition).

Courtesy of TBW Books.

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"just three minutes,"

Dunedin Airport , New Zealand

The Airport implemented a maximum time for loved ones to say goodbye to their relatives with a hug.

“It's hard to say goodbye so make it quick. 3 minutes max,”

Pathetic...

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Fan Ho, "Duet," 1962,

Silver print,

19 3/8x7 5/8 inches (49.2x19.4 cm.),

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Annette Messager, "Assemblage Squelette Coeur," 2019

Various objects, acrylic paint,

7 1/8 x 9 7/8 x 6 1/4 in. (18 x 25 x 16 cm).

Courtesy: Marian Goodman

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'Inmates' by Cheng Kang

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"Swanception," by Samual Stone

Mute Swan, (Cygnus olor). London, UK

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“The Kiss of Life.” (1967) by Rocco Morabito

After Randall Champion touched a high-voltage line, electrocuting himself and stopping his heart, J.D. Thompson gave him CPR until help arrived, allowing Champion to survive.

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Alfred-Eisenstaedt, "Penn Station, NYC, April 1943,"

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Stephen Powers, Everything Is Shit Except You Love, 2020,

Enamel on aluminum,

23¾ h × 23¾ w in (60 × 60 cm)

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Laura Leusko, "Baja California Sur, Mexico,"

“Every year, thousands of mobula rays congregate in the Sea of Cortez. It is a breathtaking phenomenon to witness. What initially looked like a dark ball of movement from the sky, transformed into an intricate lattice of mobula upon mobula as I flew my drone closer. That’s when they started jumping out of the water and it was pure magic. I’m grateful to be able to witness, capture and share these glimpses.”

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Alain Delon (8 November 1935 - 18 August 2024)

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"Il Gattopardo"

Alain Delon (8 November 1935 - 18 August 2024)

The actor was a star of the golden era of French cinema, known for his tough-guy persona on screen in hits including The Samurai and Borsalino.

Once described as the most beautiful man in the movies, Alain Delon starred in hits from the 1960s including The Leopard and Rocco and his Brothers.

He stole the hearts of fans whatever role he was playing, from a murderer to a charismatic conman.

In total, he appeared in more than 90 films during the course of his career.

Mr Delon's last major public appearance was to receive an honorary Palme d'or at the Cannes film festival in May 2019.

At the event, he made an emotional speech in which he appeared to bid farewell to cinema.

"It's a bit of a posthumous tribute, but from my lifetime," he had said. "I am going to leave, but I won't leave without thanking you."

Rest In Power !

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„Love-birds“ in Rome, 1956, Italy,

Thomas Hoepker Photography

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Adam Fuss, "Untitled (Details of Love)," 1993,

Cibachrome photogram mounted to acrylic,

Image: 52¼ h × 36⅛ w in (133 × 92 cm),

Mount: 53⅞ h × 36⅝ w in (137 × 93 cm)

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"A Polar Romance"

Photo : Florian Ledoux/ Siena Drone Photo Awards 2024

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Miss Françoise (17 janvier 1944 - 11 juin 2024)

Miss Françoise Hardy, whose elegance and beautifully lilting voice made her one of France’s most successful pop stars, has passed away today.

She was born in the middle of an air raid in Nazi-occupied Paris in 1944, and raised in the city, mostly by her mother. Aged 16, she received her first guitar as a present and began writing her own songs, performing them live and auditioning for record labels. In 1961, she signed with Disques Vogue.

Inspired by the French chanson style of crooned ballads as well as the emerging edgier styles of pop and rock’n’roll, Miss Hardy became a key part of the yé-yé style that dominated mid-century French music.

The self-penned ballad Tous les garçons et les filles was her breakthrough in 1962, and sold more than 2.5m copies; it topped the French charts, as did early singles Je Suis D’Accord and Le Temps de L’Amour.

Her growing European fame meant she began rerecording her repertoire in multiple languages, including English. Her 1964 song All Over the World, translated from Dans le Monde Entier, became UK Top 20 hit, her fame endured in France, Italy and Germany.

In 1968, Comment te Dire Adieu, a version of It Hurts to Say Goodbye (originally made famous by Vera Lynn) with lyrics by Serge Gainsbourg, became one of her biggest hits.

Miss Hardy’s beauty and deft aesthetic – which encompassed cleanly silhouetted tailoring alongside more casual looks, including knitwear and rock-leaning denim and leather – defined the seeming effortlessness of 20th-century French cool.

She became a muse to designers including Yves Saint Laurent and Paco Rabanne, and was also a frequent subject for fashion photography, shot by the likes of Richard Avedon, David Bailey and William Klein. Later, designer Rei Kawakubo would name her label Comme des Garçons after a line in a Hardy song.

Miss Hardy was an object of adoration to many male stars of 60s pop including the Rolling Stones and David Bowie. Bob Dylan wrote a poem about her for the liner notes of his 1964 album Another Side of Bob Dylan, beginning: “For Françoise Hardy, at the Seine’s edge, a giant shadow of Notre Dame seeks t’ grab my foot …”

She was also courted by directors, appearing in films by Jean-Luc Godard, Roger Vadim, John Frankenheimer and more.

Miss Hardy signed a three-year deal with Sonopresse in 1970. This creatively rich period saw her record with Brazilian musician Tuca on 1971’s highly acclaimed La Question, and continue her multi-lingual releases.

She spent the mid-1970s chiefly focused on raising her son Thomas with her partner, musician and actor Jacques Dutronc. Releases restarted with 1977’s Star, and Hardy embraced the sounds of funk, disco and electronic pop. A longer hiatus in the 1980s was punctuated by 1988’s Décalages, billed as her final album, though she returned in 1996 with Le Danger, switching her palette to moody contemporary rock.

She released six further albums, ending with Personne D’Autre in 2018.

Miss Hardy also developed a career as an astrologer, having written extensively on the subject from the 1970s onwards. In addition, she worked as a writer of both fiction and non-fiction books from the 2000s. Her autobiography Le désespoir des singes... et autres bagatelles was a best-seller in France.

She remains one of the best-selling singers in French history, and continues to be regarded as an iconic and influential figure in both French pop and fashion. In 2006, she was awarded the Grande médaille de la chanson française, an honorary award given by the Académie française, in recognition of her career in music.

Miss Hardy had lymphatic cancer since 2004, and had undergone years of radiotherapy and other treatments for the illness. In 2021, she had argued in favour of euthanasia, saying that France was “inhuman” for not allowing the procedure.

Rest in Power !