What do a notorious Philadelphia Mafioso and a student of Joseph Beuys at the Dusseldorf Art Academy have in common? A name – and careers that were colorful in markedly different ways. Peter Heisterkamp, besotted by American culture, took the name of boxing manager/racketeer Frank “Blinky” Palermo as his own and forged a brief but influential career that was but a blip in the life of his namesake. Blinky Palermo, the man behind Jake LaMotta and Sonny Liston, died in 2006 at the ripe old age of 91. Blinky Palermo, the artist, died in 1977 at the age of 34. Who says boxing is more dangerous than art?