The late singer’s family has put into motion the grant program he described in detail before a helicopter crash took his life at 32 — a fund that will pay artists to make work, not study it.
The late singer’s family has put into motion the grant program he described in detail before a helicopter crash took his life at 32 — a fund that will pay artists to make work, not study it.
The artist who turned self-conscious ugliness into a confrontational pop spectacle has died, leaving behind a persona that was always more complicated than the joke.
In an interview from April, the late musician outlined a foundation that will fund physical art creation, bypassing his family completely.
The American artist, known for his viral meme rap and relentless output, was among several passengers who died in a mid-air crash involving two helicopters.
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