Painter R. B. Kitaj died recently. Here's the Times obituary and reviews of a 2003 California show and the 1995 Met show, which is the one I went to. Back in the day, as they say. It was amazing. But I haven't suddenly become an art critic so I'm not going to try and add anything profound about Kitaj or his work. There are plenty of places on the internets where you can go for that. Just wanted to mention his passing here.