[ad_1] Hideo Sakata, the Nagasaki-born, Los Angeles-based artist and curator, died July 30 after a lengthy battle with cancer. He was 87 years old. A hibakusha, or atomic bomb survivor, Sakata was a not quite 10-year-old child playing in his family’s garden when the United States bombed his hometown on Aug. 9, 1945, three days… Continue reading Hideo Sakata, a force in the L.A. arts community, dies at 87
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Robbie Robertson, driving force behind the Band, dies at 80
[ad_1] Robbie Robertson, the driving force behind the pioneering rock ’n’ roll group the Band, died on Wednesday. He was 80. His death was confirmed by his longtime manager, Jared Levine. In a statement, Levine said that Robertson died in Los Angeles after a long illness. “Robbie was surrounded by his family at the time… Continue reading Robbie Robertson, driving force behind the Band, dies at 80