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Nov 2024
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Introducing The Illuminator: Art, Conspi...

Brazen
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The Illuminator is OUT NOW.  Subscribe to get early releases and listen ad-free. http://brazen.fm/plus Mark Lombardi, a conceptual artist on the cusp of international success, had everything to live for. So why was the 48-year-old found hanged and deemed suicidal? Was his death the ultimate conceptual art, an afterlife laugh at those who doubted his brillia ... Show More
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