Rashaad Newsome
Voguing Meets Drawing, and the Results Are Spectacular
Using the Drawing Center's gallery space, a tricked-out Xbox Kinect, and the exaggerated rhythmic stylings of expert dancers and musicians, Rashaad Newsome created a template for sculptures like no…
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Verbatim: Rashaad Newsome
I'm from New Orleans, and vogue is a very East Coast thing. My first time seeing it was at a b-boy party in New Orleans; someone from New York was there and he vogued. When I moved to New York in 2000…
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Hip-Hop Heraldry
Through his collages, performances, and videos, Rashaad Newsome mixes 'ghetto' vernacular with staid European tradition
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New York Gallery Week Is Upon Us
First it was Berlin; then Detroit joined in. Now, for the second year in a row, New York kicks off its own Gallery Week. NYGW features nearly 60 commercial galleries and non-profits. In an effort to b
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Rashaad Newsome A Bling Thing
If the subject of Rashaad Newsome's work is spectacle, that makes the artist a flaneur, an observer, an outsider and a profligate of the culture of bling. "Honorable Ordinaries," his recently opened e…
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Eye Level: The 2010 Whitney Vanillenial
As we’ve all known for ages, the Biennial is a one-stop tour of “What’s Happening Now,” determined by a completely untransparent selection process that’s a combination of Rolodex, word of mouth, perso…
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