“It is very important to be in love with life… Life is very fragile and always elusive" - artist and activist Keith Haring died age 31 #otd February 16th in 1990
#KeithHaring #JeanMichelBasquiat #WeTheYouth #Danceteria #ParadiseGarage
Dave Haslam
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Hacienda DJ, journalist (LRB, Guardian etc), writer (recent books on Courtney Love, Keith Haring, Sylvia Plath). Slave to the algorithm #books #DJing #CounterCulture #LRB #Guardian #Fac51 #FactoryRecords #ArtDecades #LifeAfterDark #SonicYouthSleptOnMyFloor
Henri Matisse, 'Studio, Quai Saint-Michel', oil, 1917.
Matisse’s studio at 19 quai Saint-Michel overlooking the River Seine. His favourite model of the time, Laurette, features in this glorious painting - she appears in almost 50 of Matisse’s works.
The top 30 singles 40 years ago this week #Bunnymen #Wah #TearsForFears #LastNightADJSavedMyLife #GoingUnderground #TheJam #U2 #FleetwoodMac #ChinaCrisis #BelleStars #Stranglers #HoldMeTighterInTheRain #JoeJackson
NEW BOOK Pablo Picasso in Paris advanced the frontiers of art in a city vibrant with hedonism & creativity. In ‘Adventure Everywhere’, I journey through his nightlife world of drink, sex, music, drugs, art & chaos. Out April 27 #PabloPicasso #LapinAgile #LaRotonde #Pigalle #Absinthe
Patti Smith record shopping in NYC, 2000 - John Coltrane’s ‘A Love Supreme’ in her hand - Photo by Danny Clinch #PattiSmith #JohnColtrane
Five years gone. But no chance of being forgotten.
Mark E Smith; 5th March 1957 - 24th January 2018.
#MarkESmith #SlangKing #SlatesSlagsEtc #theFall #Prestwich #SalfordDocks #NotForgotten
I’m used to finding notes in secondhand copies of books, this is more intriguing than some. What were the ‘old times’ and how do they relate to the contents of the book? Sadly, despite the poignant message, only the first thirteen pages were read and then the book was sold on… #AvantGarde #AlfredJarry #SecondhandBooks #ErikSatie #ILoveYou
Boy George and Grace Jones in 1988, at Le Palace nightclub, Paris. Photo Frederic Reglain #GraceJones #BoyGeorge #LePalace #LifeAfterDark #ParisNightclubs
'I want to be all that I am capable of becoming.' #KatherineMansfield
Katherine Mansfield died 100 years ago #otd 9th January 1923 (born 14th October 1888). Brilliant short story writer. I adore her.
Mad Love and a coffee. Excellent combination. Been wanting to read this for years. The book is free-wheeling and poetic and provocative #AndreBreton #Surrealism #JacquelineLamba #MadLove #CafeDeLaPlaceBlanche
