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Narcissus (1881) by Gyula Bencz\u00far.<\/em><\/p>\n \u2022 AnOther reposts an old interview with Dennis Bell<\/a> of the Bob Mizer Foundation to coincide with an exhibition of homoerotic drawings from Physique Pictorial<\/em> at JW Anderson Soho, London. The drawings by the pseudonymous (and still unidentified) “Spartacus” don’t bear comparison to those by Mizer’s celebrated discovery, Tom of Finland, but they’re part of a pioneering history. There’s more “Spartacus” at Wallpaper*<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n \u2022 “Ever the deviant, Bidgood initiated a style that rebelled against the dominant sensibility of his physique-magazine peers, treating his subjects with the same love that a studio-era auteur may have bestowed upon his leading ladies.” Mayukh Sen<\/a> on the tawdry, opulent world of James Bidgood\u2019s underground classic Pink Narcissus<\/em>.<\/p>\n \u2022 \u201cD\u00fcsseldorf. D\u00fcsseldorf. D\u00fcsseldorf.\u201d Samuel Cox<\/a> on 50 years of La D\u00fcsseldorf<\/em> by La D\u00fcsseldorf.<\/p>\n [Adrian] Sherwood argues that Perry\u2019s antics often mask his genius. \u201cWhat upset me in later years was people marvelling at him as some kind of joke,\u201d says Sherwood. People saw a clown, when they should have seen someone who re-engineered music. From reimagining the studio as an instrument, pushing dub reggae to the sonic limits or inventing sampling, few producers have come anywhere close to matching Perry\u2019s impact.<\/p>\n Lanre Bakari<\/a> on the life and musical work of Lee “Scratch” Perry<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n \u2022 New music: Arles 75 Drei<\/em><\/a> by Can; Voyager<\/em><\/a> by PJ Harvey; Fantasy<\/em><\/a> by Julia Holter.<\/p>\n \u2022 At the BFI: Adam Nayman<\/a> chooses 10 great Canadian debut features.<\/p>\n \u2022 At Colossal: James Turrell<\/a>\u2019s 100th Skyscape<\/em> opens in Aarhus.<\/p>\n \u2022 At The Daily Heller: Vector art by Catalina Estrada<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u2022 A belated RIP for writer Sandy Robertson<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u2022 Sky \u2013 Rhythm<\/em><\/a> (1972) by Dub Specialist | Skyliner<\/em><\/a> (2006) by Boards Of Canada | The Sky Torn Apart<\/em><\/a> (2018) by Paul Sch\u00fctze<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Narcissus (1881) by Gyula Bencz\u00far. \u2022 AnOther reposts an old interview with Dennis Bell of the Bob Mizer Foundation to coincide with an exhibition of homoerotic drawings from Physique Pictorial at JW Anderson Soho, London. 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