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Ukrainian artist Sasha Kurman has a plethora of photographic work to view on his website. However, one series in particular the Audio-Visual Portraits of Kiev, Sasha recorded audio of his daily life, including noise, conversations on public transportation, sounds of machines, etc and created photo illustrations to accompany them.
above: Selection from the series Audio-Visual Portraits of Kiev. 2012.
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New Orleans-own, Rashaad Newsome works in performance, photography, collage, video, sculpture and sound, developing mixed-media works that examine the intersection of pop and subculture forms.
The above MTV Art Breaks video SWAG the Mix Tape project is inspired by his interest in the language of Heraldry and the history of the mix tape from the early days of hip hop.
Thanks Andrew Freeman.
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With exhibition space housed in a modestly sized former corner grocery in the St. Roch neighborhood, the New Orleans-based Staple Goods collective felt it appropriate to employ the historical use of our property as the point of departure for the Expose project, currently on view at the Contemporary Arts Center. With the collective being under a year old, it seemed a timely and formational opportunity to explore the relationship between cultural and necessary goods (such as groceries).
The objects and imagery revealed by cutouts in the grocery signage of our window display are intended to flirt the line between art object and staple good, with a portion of the installation materials having origin as grocery items.
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Houston-based Dario Robleto is a conceptual artist creating intricately handcrafted objects that reflect his exploration of music, popular culture, science, war and American history.
Inspired by his visits to New Orleans, Robleto focuses on the transference of music across multiple generations. His show opens March 23, 2012 at the New Orleans Museum of Art.
above: The Minor Chords are Ours, 2010. Vintage mason jars, vintage wooden spools, stretched audio tape, minor chords, linseed oil, willow. The minor chords from a family’s 60-year record collection were isolated to audio tape, stretched into thread, and spooled. 60 x 23 x 23 inches
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New Orleans native, Rashaad Newsome is a NY-based artist known for his observations on urban life and contemporary African American culture combined with canonical art through collage, performance, and video work.
above clockwise: detail from Succubus, Black Barbie, 37th Chamber. 2011.
