box set and monthly tribute series of 10" Vinyl EP's, to mark the occasion of Alan Vega's 70th birthday Musicians who contributed to the tribute series included The Horrors, Lydia Lunch, Primal Scream, and Miss Kittin. In 2009, the Museum of Contemporary Art in Lyon, France, mounted Infinite Mercy – a major retrospective exhibit of Vega's art, curated by Mathieu Copeland. This included the screening of two short documentary films: Alan Vega (2000) by Christian Eudeline, and Autour d’Alan Vega (extraits) (1998) by Hugues Peyret. In 2012, Vega suffered a stroke. That, and problems with his knees, led him to focus on less physically demanding art, such as painting, however, he continued to perform at selected concerts and work on the music that led to his final studio album 'IT'. He continued to live in downtown New York City. In 2016, Vega contributed vocals to the song "Tangerine" on French pop veteran singer Christophe's album Les Vestiges du chaos. In 2017, Alan Vega's final album IT was released posthumously on July 14 on Fader. The album was produced by Alan Vega, Liz Lamere, Perkin Barnes and Jared Artaud of New York City band The Vacant Lots. The album cover and inner sleeves featured Vega's original artwork. Two posthumous art shows "Dream Baby Dream" at Deitch Gallery and "Keep IT Alive" at Invisible-Exports exhibited Alan Vega's work in New York City. In 2021, Sacred Bones Records releases 'Mutator', the lost Alan Vega album produced and mixed by Liz Lamere and Jared Artaud, the first in a series of unreleased and rare material from the Vega Vault. Death Vega died in his sleep on July 16, 2016, at the age of 78. His death was announced by musician and radio host Henry Rollins, who shared an official statement from Vega's family on his website. Discography Studio albums Alan Vega (1980) Collision Drive (1981) Saturn Strip (1983) Just a Million Dreams (1985) Deuce Avenue (1990) with Liz Lamere Power on to Zero Hour (1991) with Liz Lamere New Raceion (1993) with Ric Ocasek & Liz Lamere Dujang Prang (1995) with Liz Lamere 2007 (1999) with Liz Lamere Station (2007) with Liz Lamere IT (2017) with Liz Lamere (Posthumous album) Mutator (2021) with Liz Lamere (Posthumous album recorded between 1995 and 1997) Collaboration albums Dead Man (1994) with Mercury Rev Cubist Blues (1996) with Alex Chilton and Ben Vaughn Getchertikitz (1996) with Ric Ocasek