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* ゴッドフリート・ヘルンバイン 『ヘルンバイン写真集』（構成・解説=伊藤俊治）（リブロポート, 1989.10.30）
伊藤俊治の文章は貴重だが、何故本書がこのような構成になったのか、疑問を持つ。敢えて「写真集」にすることはなかったのではないか？　これではヘルンヴァインの仕事の十分の一も把握できない。
* Gottfried Helnwein: "HELNWEIN" (Könemann, 1998) ...

I had never heard this term before: Identity Good. I read it from Eric Raymond's weblog and I had a perfect ah hah! moment. ...

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A survey of directories referring to the artist Gottfried Helnwein ...

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"The world doesn't like people that are different than the average. Rulers throughout history have always hated those people that stick out of the masses, - the geniuses, the poets, monsters, artists, witches and saints; and usually they burned them or put them in dungeons, concentration-camps or mental institutions, thinking of what a nice and peaceful slave-camp this planet could be without them.
But for some miraculous reason this desert-town here seems to be different than the rest of the world, because here they don't mind these monsters, they actually seem to like them.
L.A. is the sanctuary for people with weird visions and impossible dreams. Maybe it's the last place on earth where dreams are still legal." ...

Richard Strauss
In German with English Supertitles
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A new production of one of opera's most beloved romantic comedies.
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Director Maximilian Schell combines forces with visionary artist and designer Gottfried Helnwein for a fresh look at the intricacies of love and romance. An aristocratic lady encounters a younger rival for her brash paramour's affections. Her fascinating response plays out in a nostalgic glance at the timeless mysteries of the heart. ...

...wenn ich das Plakat betrachte, das über meinem Schreibtisch hängt. Es war eine geniale Ausstellung, die ich gerne wiedersehen würde. Ich habe sie damals nur fünfmal besucht. :-) ...

In November, America celebrated the 75th birthday of Mickey Mouse. In his long history, the world�s most famous rodent has not always lived up to his squeaky-clean image. As the following timeline makes clear, over the decades Mickey has been involved in a host of unsavory activities and turned up in all sorts of surprising and sometimes scandalous places. Mickey Mouse is a puzzle wrapped in an enigma wrapped in a pair of red shorts with yellow buttons...
February 2003: Outside Ozzy Osbourne's Beverly Hills mansion, shock rocker Marilyn Manson and modernist Viennese artist Gottfried Helnwein premiere two paintings that will be used as the artwork for Mansons album The Golden Age of Grotesque. The creepy images depict a heavily made-up Manson wearing Mouseketeer ears. ...