Hood Grown Aesthetic

KEVIN BEASLEY

Institute of Contemporary Art

MAY 9 – AUG 26, 2018

http://www.artbook.com/blog-kevin-beasley.html

http://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/2018/05/22/ica-kevin-beasley-alchemizes-dark-histories/B63n1MyuPohQUsc5tpYgcK/story.html

https://hyperallergic.com/373119/st-peters-basilica-meets-the-black-panthers-in-a-contemporary-altarpiece/

One of the most exciting artists to emerge in recent years, New York–based Kevin Beasley (b. 1985, Lynchburg, VA) uniquely combines sound and clothing—his core artistic materials—in stunning, densely packed sculptures and immersive acoustic experiences. This exhibition, his first in Boston, will present a selection of the artist’s sculptures made over the past five years.

Beasley’s early works harnessed the physical qualities of sound, deploying vibrations and echoes that penetrate the bodies of both performers and audience. He has embedded microphones and other electronic musical equipment in sculptures made of sneakers and foam, manipulating their sonic possibilities in his live performances. Found objects and clothing, often the artist’s own, are central in Beasley’s diverse sculptural work, ranging from compositions of shredded t-shirts and hoodies to fitted hats, do-rags, and basketball jerseys. More recent works are constructed from colorfully patterned housedresses stiffened with resin that stand on the floor and protrude from the walls, at times hardened over sound-baffling foam panels or concave forms that Beasley refers to as “acoustic mirrors.” Appearing like satellite dishes or clusters of ghostly figures, these works become conduits for absent bodies and histories that the artist evokes through color, pattern, and texture. Rather than contrasting the materiality of objects to the immateriality of music and performance, as is so often the case, Beasley forges strong affinities between the physical and the aural in his multidisciplinary practice.

In the spirit of artists Noah Purifoy and David Hammons, Beasley improvises upon the legacy of their work to highlight the importance of personal memory and to explore how lived experience intersects with broader examinations of power and race in America. In a recent installation at The Renaissance Society in Chicago, Your Face Is/Is Not Enough, 2016, the artist transformed police-issue riot gear into a carnivalesque installation that was activated by the breath of performers. His 2017 exhibition at Los Angeles’s Hammer Museum featured a single, large-scale installation, Chair of the Ministers of Defense, 2016, that merged imagery from a Baroque altar and an iconic photograph of Black Panther Party cofounder Huey P. Newton to consider—and reformulate—expressions of power for today. Through such multifaceted and visually commanding works, Beasley has proved himself to be among the most significant young artists working today.

ICA INFO

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ICA HOURS

Tuesday + Wednesday: 10 AM – 5 PM

Thursday + Friday*: 10 AM – 9 PM

*First Friday of every month: 10 AM – 5 PM

Saturday + Sunday: 10 AM – 5 PM

General Admission: $15

Seniors (60+): $13

Students with ID: $10

Youth 17 and under: FREE

Admission is FREE for all every Thursday from 5 to 9 PM during ICA Free Thursday Nights.

The last Saturday of the month (except December), admission is FREE for up to two adults accompanied by children 12 and under during Play Dates.*

The first Friday of every month, the ICA is open to First Fridays ticket-holders only from 5 to 10 PM. Admission to First Fridays is free for members/$15 for non members and includes gallery access. This event is 21+.

Additional discounted rates:

American Federation of Teachers: $8

EBT (Electronic Benefit Transfer): FREE for one person – please note children 17 and under are always free

MTA (Massachusetts Teachers Association): $8

Discount passes also available at select area libraries

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WORD ON THE STREET:

Whhhitte power

Kim K at the White House + Prison Reform

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-44308143

Man Who Called Cops on Black Women Golfing: ‘Other Than Her Mouth, There’s Not Any Weapons’

https://www.theroot.com/man-who-called-cops-on-black-women-golfing-to-911-othe-1826484941

Florida Jury ‘Awards’ $4 to Family of Black Man Killed by White Police Officer

https://www.theroot.com/florida-jury-awards-4-to-family-of-black-man-killed-by-1826479707

Boston good, bad,

New law aims to ease housing crunch in Massachusetts

https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2018/05/31/new-law-aims-to-ease-housing-crunch-in-massachusetts

High school dean-turned-dealer sentenced for maiming student

https://www.boston.com/news/crime/2018/06/01/shaun-harrison-sentence

Museum madness

Outdated Rules Are Killing Museums—Here’s How Things Can Change

https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-outdated-rules-killing-museums-things-change

MoMA’s union members will be protesting outside of the museum during its annual garden party today.

https://www.artsy.net/news/artsy-editorial-momas-union-members-will-protesting-museum-annual-garden-party-today

https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/unionised-moma-staff-protest-low-wages-during-party-in-the-garden-fundraising-gala

Van Gogh, the complex, sexual man

11 Things You Didn’t Know About Vincent Van Gogh **(7&8)

http://allthatsinteresting.com/vincent-van-gogh-facts

Van Gogh’s Famous Sunflower Paintings Are Slowly Turning Brown, New Research Finds

https://news.artnet.com/art-world/van-gogh-sunflower-discoloration-1296050

8 Famous Artists Who Were Self-Taught

https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-8-famous-artists-self-taught

KING PINS:

Mickalene Thomas

https://www.mickalenethomas.com/

UNSUNG HEROES/history moves:

Marsha P. Johnson

https://www.biography.com/people/marsha-p-johnson-112717

https://marshap.org/

https://sites.psu.edu/womeninhistory/2016/10/23/the-unsung-heroines-of-stonewall-marsha-p-johnson-and-sylvia-rivera/

GOOD LOOKS (interview):

Jeremy

@bootycannon

@jeremydesignsthings

@jeremytakesphotos_

https://jeremydesignsthings.myportfolio.com/

REALTALK:

Drake in Black Face? Addressing The Story of Adidon Cover Art

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Transformative Culture Project

https://www.tcproject.org/

https://www.mfa.org/programs/special-event/juneteenth

WORD ON THE STREET:

bAASton

Son of Boston bombing 1st responder pleads guilty to terrorist bomb plot

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/05/21/son-boston-bombing-1st-responder-pleads-guilty-to-terrorist-bomb-plot.html

The MBTA will offer $10 weekend fares on the commuter rail this summer

https://www.boston.com/culture/commute/2018/05/22/mbta-commuter-rail-summer-discount

Aht

Kendrick Lamar Denies Ripping Off the Artist Who’s Suing Him Over His ‘Black Panther’ Music Video

https://news.artnet.com/art-world/kendrick-lamar-denies-ripping-off-artist-in-black-panther-music-video-1290254

Robert Indiana, the Pop Art Hero Who Gave Us ‘LOVE,’ Dies at 89 Amid Legal Battle Over His Work

https://news.artnet.com/art-world/pop-art-hero-robert-indiana-dies-at-89-1289993

Diddy Revealed as the Buyer of Kerry James Marshall’s Record-Breaking $21 Million Paintin

https://news.artnet.com/market/diddy-kerry-james-marshall-1289195

POLITICS/culture

Top takeaways from Tuesday’s historic primary night

https://www.politico.com/story/2018/05/23/2018-primary-election-results-analysis-603430?cid=apn

Stacey Abrams Wins Georgia Democratic Primary for Governor, Making History

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/22/us/politics/georgia-primary-abrams-results.html

NFL Owners Rule Players Can Continue #TakeAKnee Protests, But With One Major Catch

https://blavity.com/nfl-owners-rule-players-can-continue-takeaknee-protests-but-with-one-major-catch

Royal Wedding

The Profound Presence of Doria Ragland

https://www.newyorker.com/culture/annals-of-appearances/the-profound-presence-of-doria-ragland

Meghan Markle and the Bicultural Blackness of the Royal Wedding

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/20/arts/television/meghan-markle-royal-wedding-blackness.html

Prince Charles Actually Came Up With The Idea Of Having Gospel Music At The Royal Wedding

https://www.essence.com/news/prince-charles-gospel-choir-kingdom-royal-wedding

Royal Wedding: See Rev. Michael Curry’s full sermon

https://www.today.com/video/royal-wedding-see-rev-michael-curry-s-full-sermon-1237513283662

KING PINS:

Yayoi Kusama

https://news.artnet.com/exhibitions/yayoi-kusama-indonesia-1289036

https://hirshhorn.si.edu/kusama/yayoi-kusama/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRZR3nsiIeA

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2017/07/yayoi-kusamas-existential-circus/528669/

UNSUNG HEROES/history moves:

Ai-jen Poo

https://www.macfound.org/fellows/924/

http://hollywoodlife.com/2018/01/07/who-is-aijen-poo-meryl-streep-activist-golden-globe-date/

GOOD LOOKS (interview):

@flexxingtondon

Twitter @flexxingtondon

soundcloud.com/flexxingtondon

REALTALK:

More Kanye with Jonathan C. Howell

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WORD ON THE STREET:

Boston Dynamics will sell its terrifying robot dogs. What could go wrong?

https://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2018/05/15/boston-dynamics-will-sell-its-terrifying-robot-dogs-what-could-wrong/7znfX5FOKA9q9Xn35mu9CI/story.html

Boston Dynamics’ robots are learning how to run outside and navigate autonomously

https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2018/5/10/17341400/boston-dynamics-atlas-spotmini-robots-videos-autonomous-navigation

WHYY

Childish Gambino’s ‘This Is America’ Has Been Colonized

https://thegrapevine.theroot.com/childish-gambinos-this-is-america-has-been-colonized-1825992478

Wait, Did Gayle King Just Admit That Oprah Smoked Weed?

https://thegrapevine.theroot.com/wait-did-gayle-king-just-admit-that-oprah-smoked-weed-1825992596

The whites gone cray cray

Residents hold cookout at park where white woman called cops on black family barbecue

http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/387559-people-throw-cookout-at-oakland-park-where-white-woman-called

It Turns Out, That Cop-Calling Starbucks Manager Might Be the Beckiest Becky Who Ever Beckied

https://www.theroot.com/it-turns-out-that-cop-calling-starbucks-manager-might-1825961895

#VintageShoppingWhileBlack: NYC Lawyer and Daughter Handcuffed After Being Accused of Stealing

https://www.theroot.com/vintageshoppingwhileblack-new-york-lawyer-and-daughte-1825979700

Nigerian Woman, Who Was Removed From United Flight After a White Passenger Complained She Was ‘Pungent,’ Files Lawsuit

https://www.theroot.com/nigerian-woman-who-was-removed-from-united-flight-afte-1826004149

A black Yale graduate student took a nap in her dorm's common room. So a white student called police

https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/09/us/yale-student-napping-black-trnd/index.html?ofs=fbia

AHHT

Diego Rivera painting becomes highest-priced Latin American art

https://www.cnn.com/style/article/diego-rivera-painting-world-record-kalho/index.html

Kerry James Marshall Painting Sells for Record-Smashing $21.1 M. in Sotheby’s High-Flying $284.5 M. Contemporary Art Evening Salehttp://www.artnews.com/2018/05/17/kerry-james-marshall-painting-sells-record-smashing-21-1-m-sothebys-high-flying-contemporary-art-evening-sale

KING PINS:

Hema Upadhyay

https://www.mfa.org/exhibitions/megacities-asia/artist-statements/hema-upadhyay

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9Eh6VWr4Ok

https://hyperallergic.com/262030/the-important-work-of-indian-artist-hema-upadhyay-murdered-at-42/

https://www.thequint.com/news/india/fresh-evidence-in-hema-upadhyay-haresh-bhambhani-murder-case-vidyadhar-rajbhar-absconding

UNSUNG HEROES

Richard Aoki

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-_FSM1wcu0

https://www.npr.org/2012/10/03/161408561/did-man-who-armed-black-panthers-lead-two-lives

GOOD LOOKS (interview):

@Designbyjustin

https://www.jnpdesign.me/

REALTALK:

Black Genius: A Privilege Afforded Only to Straight Black Men

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

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Daughter of Contrast

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HoodGrown by David-James

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**Special music: Andy Williams “Its the Most Wonderful Time of the Year”

TAG THE ARTIST:

@kasprim

@pronzy_perez

@saviondraws

@kevineleventh

@thatlaundry

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@artbyfitz

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Food project

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WORD ON THE STREET:

Puerto Rico Enters a New Age of Austerity

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2018/05/puerto-rico-enters-a-new-age-of-austerity/559565/

Protest in Puerto Rico Over Austerity Measures Ends in Tear Gas

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/01/us/puerto-rico-protests.html

METGALA

https://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2018/heavenly-bodies

https://www.metmuseum.org/blogs/now-at-the-met/2018/heavenly-bodies-fashion-catholic-imagination-introduction

https://www.harpersbazaar.com/fashion/designers/a11653331/met-gala-2018-theme/

https://www.vogue.com/slideshow/met-gala-best-dressed-celebrity-red-carpet-fashion

How Painting Helped a Wrongfully Convicted Man Get out of Prison

https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-painting-helped-wrongfully-convicted-man-prison

I’m Not Black, I’m Kanye Kanye West wants freedom—white freedom.

https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2018/05/im-not-black-im-kanye/559763/

KING PINS:

Hiro Murai

http://hiromurai.com/about/

http://hmurai.tumblr.com/

Hiro Murai is a Tokyo-born filmmaker based ouf of Los Angeles.

https://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/the-wrap/article/Who-Is-Hiro-Murai-Meet-Director-Behind-Donald-12895134.php

https://www.thewrap.com/who-is-hiro-murai-director-donald-glover-this-is-america-childish-gambino-atlanta/

https://blavity.com/7-things-you-may-have-missed-in-childish-gambinos-this-is-america-music-video

Childish Gambino - This Is America

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYOjWnS4cMY

Earl Sweatshirt - Chum

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCbWLSZrZfw

A Tribe Called Quest - Dis Generation

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQaSDJYwdh4

Michael Kiwanuka - Black Man In A White World

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-TYlcVNI2AM

Flying Lotus - Never Catch Me

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2lXD0vv-ds8

Clapping for the wrong reason

https://vimeo.com/83651386

UNSUNG HEROES/history moves:

Yuri Kochiyama

https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2014/06/02/318072652/japanese-american-activist-and-malcolm-x-ally-dies-at-93

https://zinnedproject.org/2016/05/yuri-kochiyama-was-born/

GOOD LOOKS (interview):

https://kasprim.bigcartel.com/who-am-i

REALTALK:

Can you be pro black and still date outside your race ?

https://youtu.be/ZdLfErCdykY

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Daughter of Contrast

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Nathan Peters

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Rocky Cotard

@rockycotard

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Hope Design

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WORD ON THE STREET:

For Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, A CelebrAsian Of Dual Identities

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/asian-pacific-american-heritage-month_us_5ae7bfc2e4b04aa23f264bd9

Police coming to their senses

This Police Department Is Hosting An Art Exhibit To Show It's Down With BLM: All Lives Matter, What's Good?

https://blavity.com/this-police-department-is-hosting-an-art-exhibit-to-show-its-down-with-blm-all-lives-matter-whats-good

Seattle Vacates Hundreds of Marijuana Charges Going Back 30 Years

https://www.theroot.com/seattle-vacates-hundreds-of-marijuana-possession-charge-1825622917

Kanye Suggested That 400 Years Of Slavery 'Sounds Like A Choice,' And Was Promptly Put In His Place By A TMZ Reporter

https://blavity.com/kanye-suggested-that-400-years-of-slavery-sounds-like-a-choice-and-was-promptly-put-in-his-place-by-a-tmz-reporter

AHT

How One Artist Transformed Old Master Paintings Into a Beguiling Capsule Collection for Gucci

https://news.artnet.com/art-world/gucci-ignasi-monreal-capsule-collection-1269587

A French Museum Just Discovered That Half of Its Collection Is Fake

https://news.artnet.com/art-world/france-terrus-museum-fake-art-1275536

Janelle Monáe’s Bold Look in “I Like That” Video Marks a Liberated New Chapter

https://www.vogue.com/article/janelle-monae-pansexual-rolling-stone-i-like-that-music-video-dirty-computer-beauty-hair-nikki-nelms

MASS ED

Don’t Cheer Too Loudly at Massachusetts’ Charter-School Ruling

https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2018/05/massachusetts-charter-school-ruling-is-good-for-public-schools-but-not-for-public-school-students.html

KING PINS:

Maya Lin

http://www.mayalin.com/

UNSUNG HEROES/history moves:

Rakesh Khurana

Dean of Harvard College, Professor of sociology and organizational behavior at Harvard University, and Faculty Dean of Cabot House

GOOD LOOKS (interview):

Tyahra Angus

@afrocenteredmedia

https://afrocenteredmedia.com/

REALTALK:

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Daughter of Contrast

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Peabody Essex Museum

https://www.pem.org/

Open Tuesday-Sunday, 10 am-5 pm. Closed Mondays (except holidays).

East India Square, 161 Essex Street, Salem, MA 01970. Phone: 978-745-9500, 866-745-1876.

T.C. Cannon: At the Edge of America

On view March 3, 2018 to June 10, 2018

“One of the most influential, innovative, and talented Native American artists of the 20th-century, T.C. Cannon embodied the activism, cultural transition and creative expression that defined America in the 1960’s and ‘70s. Cannon’s work — as an artist, poet, and aspiring musician — is deeply personal yet undeniably political, reflecting his cultural heritage, experience as a Vietnam War veteran, and the turbulent social and political period during which he worked. Cannon preferred bold color combinations, mash-ups between Native and non-Native elements and never shied away from the complexity and nuance of identity politics. Cannon interrogated American history and popular culture through his Native lens, and exercised a rigorous mastery of Western art historical tropes while creating an entirely fresh visual vocabulary. T.C. Cannon: At the Edge of America celebrates Cannon’s creative range and artistic legacy through nearly 90 paintings and works on paper, as well as poetry and music”.

ADMISSION

Adults $20, seniors (65 and over) $18, students (with ID) $12, Youth (16 and under) and Salem, Mass. residents (with ID) admitted free*. (*Does not apply to youth in student/tour groups.) For late nights, $15 after 5 pm.

People who work in Salem admitted free Tuesday through Friday, 10 am–5 pm. Please present a business card, recent pay stub or acceptable employer verification at the admissions desk. Not valid on holiday Mondays or for Yin Yu Tang: A Chinese House. Members admitted free to all sites and special exhibitions.

PEM is pleased to participate in the EBT Card to Culture program, which provides free admission for two to EBT cardholders from Massachusetts; All active-duty, National Guard, and Reserve military personnel receive year-round complimentary general admission.

By Train

Take the MBTA Commuter Rail (Newburyport/Rockport line) to Salem station.

By Bus

From Boston: Take the No. 450 Haymarket/ Salem Depot bus to the stop at the intersection of Washington and Federal Streets in Salem.

By Car

Take Route 128 North. NOTE: I-95 and Route 128 North share the same loop around Boston. When I-95 and Route 128 North divide, stay on Route 128 North, to Exit 25A. Take 114 East into Salem, following signs for the Peabody Essex Museum and Rte. 114.

Episode Image by Justin Nguyen

Theme song

HoodGrown by David-James

@davedashjames_

https://soundcloud.com/davedashjames

Transition music

Nathan Peters

@mztrwlsn @mrwilsonbeats

https://soundcloud.com/mrwilsonbeats

TAG THE ARTIST:

Justin Nguyen

@Designbyjustin

https://www.jnpdesign.me/

FOR US BY US:

@selfmadedesign

https://www.theselfmadedesigns.com/

WORD ON THE STREET:

BOSTON ED

Massachusetts Schools Prepare To Offer LGBTQ-Inclusive Lessons This Fall

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/massachusetts-schools-lgbtq-lessons_us_5adf462fe4b061c0bfa23260?ncid=APPLENEWS00001

Massachusetts preschool tells children to stop saying 'best friend'

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/04/20/massachusetts-preschool-tells-children-to-stop-saying-best-friend.html

Mount Ida

‘Why are you preying on our children?’ Fury over Mount Ida closure at hearing

https://www.boston.com/news/education/2018/04/24/why-are-you-preying-on-our-children-fury-over-mount-ida-closure-at-hearing

Mount Ida students disinvite president, board from commencement

https://www.bizjournals.com/boston/news/2018/04/25/mount-ida-students-disinvite-president-board-from.html?ana=applenews_rss

Culture

Michael Brown’s Mother Might Run For Office In Ferguson So She Can "Do What's Right"

https://www.bustle.com/p/michael-browns-mother-might-run-for-office-in-ferguson-so-she-can-do-whats-right-8892264

Race and football: why NFL owners are so scared of Colin Kaepernick

https://www.vox.com/2018/4/25/17257978/nfl-colin-kaepernick-football-race-america

The boldest statement Adidas could make is to sign Colin Kaepernick

https://theundefeated.com/features/the-boldest-statement-adidas-could-make-is-to-sign-colin-kaepernick/

ART

Relatives win injunction stopping sales of Frida Kahlo Barbie doll

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/relatives-win-injunction-stopping-sales-of-frida-kahlo-barbie-doll/?ftag=CNM-00-10aac3a

Takashi Murakami Takes Part in New Fondation Louis Vuitton Exhibition

https://hypebeast.com/2018/4/takashi-murakami-fondation-louis-vuitton-exhibit

MEEK

Rapper Meek Mill thanks Patriots owner Kraft, others after being freed from prison

https://whdh.com/news/rapper-meek-mill-thanks-patriots-owner-kraft-others-after-being-freed-from-prison/

Meek Mill released from prison

https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/24/entertainment/meek-mill-free/index.html

KING PINS:

Solange Knowles

https://hammer.ucla.edu/solange/

https://www.wmagazine.com/story/solange-knowles-performance-guggenheim-museum-an-ode-to

http://www.surfacemag.com/articles/solange-knowles-is-not-a-pop-star/

UNSUNG HEROES/history moves:

Afrofuturism

https://blavity.com/8-afrofuturist-artists-who-are-out-of-this-world/

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/your-far-out-guide-to-afrofuturism-and-black-magic_us_5711403fe4b0060ccda34a37

http://www.kristafranklin.com/

https://mshindo9.deviantart.com/

GOOD LOOKS (interview):

@_thelcfamily_

@londoncustoms_

REALTALK:

kanye being kanye

https://www.theroot.com/kanye-west-candace-owens-and-the-conservative-sunken-p-1825473389

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Art week - discounted classes at stony brook art/ around the city

http://www.artweekma.org/

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HoodGrown by David-James

@davedashjames_

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Transition music

Nathan Peters

@mztrwlsn @mrwilsonbeats

https://soundcloud.com/mrwilsonbeats

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Maryjane- Rick James

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Khadim Sakho

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The kush groove Shop

1536 Tremont St, Boston, MA 02120

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ART

Beyoncé makes history with Coachella performance

https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/15/entertainment/beyonce-coachella-performance/index.html

How Balmain Designed Beyoncé's Legendary Coachella Costumes

https://www.refinery29.com/2018/04/196443/beyonce-coachella-balmain-costumes?bucketed=true&bucketing_referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F

Beyoncé donates $100G in scholarships to four historically black colleges after Coachella performance

http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/beyonce-donates-100g-scholarships-hbcus-article-1.3937744

New York Art Dealer Who Was Once Part of Andy Warhol's Circle Dies in Trump Tower Blaze

https://news.artnet.com/art-world/art-collector-killed-trump-tower-fire-1262255

WEED

State cannabis regulators to begin accepting commercial bids - Boston.com

https://www.boston.com/news/politics/2018/04/01/state-cannabis-regulators-to-begin-accepting-commercial-bids

Recreational marijuana in Massachusetts means discord in apartment buildings

https://boston.curbed.com/2018/4/16/17242052/recreational-marijuana-massachusetts-apartments-condos

Boston Regulators Approve Cannabis Zoning Rules

https://www.ganjapreneur.com/boston-regulators-approve-cannabis-zoning-rules/

Kendrick Lamar Wins Pulitzer in ‘Big Moment for Hip-Hop’

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/16/arts/music/kendrick-lamar-pulitzer-prize-damn.html

BOSTON

AG Healey Issues Guidance for Employers on Equal Pay Law

https://www.mass.gov/news/ag-healey-issues-guidance-for-employers-on-equal-pay-law

KING PINS:

Jean-Michel Basquiat

https://www.biography.com/people/jean-michel-basquiat-185851

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Michel_Basquiat

http://basquiat.com/

https://www.artsy.net/artist/jean-michel-basquiat

HISTORY MOVES:

Psychedelic art movement

Mati Klarwein

http://www.matiklarweinart.com/abouttheartist.php

Victor Moscoso

http://www.victormoscoso.com/

https://www.visualnews.com/2016/04/26/history-psychedelic-art-woodstock-coachella/

GOOD LOOKS (interview):

Sagey

@rastagrandpa

REALTALK:

Commercialization of weed & rasta culture

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

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Daughter of Contrast

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Amber

@ambersafro

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HoodGrown by David-James

@davedashjames_

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Transition music

Nathan Peters

@mztrwlsn @mrwilsonbeats

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Eyevan

@eyevan617

https://www.aoasupply.com/eyevan

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Read Boston

@readboston

http://www.readboston.org/summer-programs/

WORD ON THE STREET:

ED

Mayor redirects $2.4 million for behavioral support in Boston schools

http://www.bostonherald.com/news/local_coverage/2018/04/mayor_redirects_24_million_for_behavioral_support_in_boston_schools

Breaking Down Our Bilingual Double Standard

https://www.good.is/articles/bilingualism-is-only-seen-as-good-for-privileged

BOS

Facebook alerts

https://www.boston.com/news/technology/2018/04/08/facebook-to-send-cambridge-analytica-data-use-notices-monday

INSTAGRAM BULLSHIT

Boston Marathon welcomes trans athletes in new race policy

https://mashable.com/2018/04/09/boston-marathon-trans-women-acceptance/#jseI3qsJwkqB

National Art

From Baselitz to Burning Man: 28 Can’t-Miss Museum Shows to See in the United States This Spring

https://news.artnet.com/exhibitions/28-museum-shows-spring-1257824

A Developer Censored a ‘Divisive’ Art Billboard Saying ‘There Are Black People in the Future’—Then the Backlash Began

https://news.artnet.com/art-world/billboard-censored-pittsburgh-1260494

TRASH

President Trump Has Signed an Executive Order Pushing Work Requirements in Return for Welfare

http://time.com/5235889/trump-executive-order-welfare-work-requirements/

WAIT WHAT?

Patriots Owner Robert Kraft Visits Meek Mill in Prison: 'He’s an Amazing Young Man'

http://www.complex.com/music/2018/04/patriots-owner-robert-kraft-76ers-owner-michael-rubin-visits-meek-mill-in-prison

KING PINS:

Shawn Theodore

@_xst

https://www.shawntheodo.re/

UNSUNG HEROES/history moves:

Dada Movement

http://www.theartstory.org/movement-dada.htm

GOOD LOOKS (interview):

The sixth element

@thesixthelementonline

https://thesixthelementonline.com/

REALTALK:

Women and Men in the same competition

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

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@daughterofcontrst

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@ambersafro

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