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"Leon Golub, an artist who depicted scenes of war, torture and oppression in large-scale figurative paintings, has died." ...man. That's a brutish summation. This quote from his 2001 retrospective at the Brooklyn Museum has a bit more depth: "These expressive political paintings, many of which are mural-sized, explore issues of race, violence, war, and human suffering." I really like Leon Golub. I visited his studio as a student and found his aggressive take on media violence both challenging and inspiring. He was really articulate and generous in talking about his practice. I don't remember specifics of what he said, it being many many years ago, but I came away with this idea in my head: Why should art be pretty and unchallenging when TV news is so ugly and unchallenging?