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22:39 on June 28 2016

Artist Who Inspired Kanye West’s ‘Famous’ Video: ‘I Was Really Speechless’

New York Times — Vincent Desiderio, an artist in Sleepy Hollow, N.Y., recently learned that his painting “Sleep” served as the inspiration for Mr. West’s latest music v... more info
13:53 on June 28 2016

'Sleep' Artist Talks Kanye West's 'Brilliant and Daring' 'Famous' Video

Rolling Stone — Artist Vincent Desiderio, whose 2008 painting "Sleep" was the primary inspiration behind Kanye West's provocative new video for "Famous," penned a first-person account... more info
14:00 on June 28 2016

Artist whose painting inspired Kanye West reacts to controversial 'Famous' video

NME — Vincent Desiderio's 2008 painting 'Sleep' is said to have influenced the clip, which shows various celebrities naked more info
22:18 on June 28 2016

Kanye West's Famous video: is it art?

Guardian Music — Inspired by painter Vincent Desiderio and featuring lookalikes of naked celebrities, the video has artworld pretentions, but insiders aren’t so sureKanye Westâ€... more info
22:28 on June 27 2016

The Artist Who Inspired Kanye West’s ‘Famous’ Thinks the Video Is ‘Extraordinary and Bold’

Time — Meet Vincent Desiderio more info

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