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Christopher Ciccone — the younger brother of Madonna and an artist in his own right — died on Friday at the age of 63.

Madonna's Celebration world tour is at the center of yet another controversy.

The productions reach back to the larger-than-life sounds of the 1980s, when hitmakers like Madonna and Michael Jackson commanded a pop monoculture with superhuman performances: singing, dancing, acting in videos, forever poised and strategic.

She then acquired famous collectors — chiefly Madonna, who used Lempicka’s paintings in her videos for “Open Your Heart” and “Vogue,” but also Barbra Streisand and Jack Nicholson.

For a spell, he was joined by his girlfriend Madonna, not yet a star, before she packed up and went home to New York.