'Sleep' Artist Talks Kanye West's 'Brilliant and Daring' 'Famous' Video
Artist Vincent Desiderio, whose 2008 painting "Sleep" was the primary inspiration behind Kanye West's provocative new video for "Famous," penned a first-person accounting detailing his experience meeting the rapper just hours before the video's arena debut, which Desiderio called "a feat of magic."
"Kanye West's video demonstrates how art speaks the language...
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
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
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