Pope.L, world-renowned performance artist and teacher at University of Chicago, dies at 68

Pope.L‘s work touched on nearly every medium, from writing and painting to sculpting and performance art. (Sun-Times (file))

When world-renowned artist and University of Chicago teacher Pope.L needed inspiration, he’d grab an old VHS tape with episodes of the 1970s television show “Columbo” and pop it into his VCR.

The title character (played by Peter Falk) of the police detective drama would tell people he was questioning: “Just one more thing ...” before asking a critical question that would eventually help crack the case.