Rashaad Newsome "Honorable Ordinaries"
Galeria Ramis Barquet (Chelsea)
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Newsome’s work examines the visual language of power and status, juxtaposing high and low references to challenge received notions of social protocol and hierarchy. A self-described Composer, he adapts the Herald’s formalized language of blazoning to construct armorial identities built entirely of fetishized desire. His work explores established social ideologies through the re- appropriation and blending of seemingly contradictory cultural material and conflicting modes of social signification. Hip-hop, Pop culture and gilded neoclassicism are fused together seamlessly to form contemporary coded representations of rank.
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from November 05, 2010 to December 18, 2010
Opening Reception on 2010-11-05 from 18:00 to 20:00