MIXTAPE VOL. 21
I'd like to pretend I picked all of these BOMB songs myself, but, since I'm still kinda new to the hip-hop game, I outsourced this wk's playlist to much-more-underground-than-I-am Lucas Shanks. Get ready to be FOCU$ED AF.
ART SCENE: MUST-SEE SHOWS
GET ARTY THIS WEEKEND WITH THESE RAD EXHIBITIONS
RALPH PUCCI: THE ART OF THE MANNEQUIN
Museum of Art & Design, 2 Columbus Circle, New York, NY
Ralph Pucci: The Art of the Mannequin will be the first museum exhibition to explore the work of renowned New York-based designer Ralph Pucci, who is widely regarded for his innovative approach to the familiar form of the mannequin. Having collaborated with luminaries such as Diane von Furstenberg, Patrick Naggar, Andrée Putman, Kenny Scharf, Anna Sui, Isabel and Ruben Toledo and Christy Turlington, Pucci’s mannequins not only expand the parameters of this ubiquitous sculptural form, but reflect major cultural trends of the past three decades.
PAPER
Garth Greenan Gallery, 529 West 20th Street, New York, NY
"Running now through August 21st, the exhibition explores the myriad ways in which artists use paper as a medium. The exhibition includes sixteen works by eleven artists: Rosalyn Drexler, Paul Feeley, Mark Greenwold, Ralph Humphrey, Nicholas Krushenick, Al Loving, Gladys Nilsson, Matthew Palladino, Howardena Pindell, Norbert Prangenberg, and Richard Van Buren. Many of them have never before been exhibited."
VERA PAINTS A RAINBOW
Alexander Gray Associates, 510 West 26th Street
Alexander Gray Associates presents Vera Paints a Rainbow, an exhibition of artworks by Vera Neumann (b.1907, Stamford, CT – d.1993, North Tarrytown, NY), created between the 1960s and 1980s. The presentation focuses on the artist’s use of color as means to express emotions through compositions characterized by a colorful palette. The works on view, organized following the rainbow spectrum—red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet—emphasize Neumann’s rich use of color, which in her words, “is a marvelous way of expressing emotion.”
THE FAUX MINIMALIST
Gallery Rene Mele at Nolita Cleaning Co., 149 Elizabeth Street, New York, NY
This summer show brings three artists interested in the minimal worlds of video game imagery to an unlikely venue: the Nolita Cleaning Co. Organized by Rene Melchor and Gabrielle Segal, the exhibit features work of Timothy Hutchings, Lucia Love, and Matthew Stone.
LIVE TONIGHT: MISS VELVET
"Miss Velvet sits in a whimsical universe - one that's raw and somewhere in between dreams and nightmares."
Looking to catch some live music tonight? With the sensual romance of Lana del Dey and the vocal soul of Jim Morrison, Miss Velvet creates dreamy tracks sparking with 70s spirit -- a time when artists were all about THE MUSIC. I was lucky to catch her last year when she performed LIVE at The Box on the Lower East Side. Kicking off the summer with some new tracks in tow, Miss Velvet is hitting up the stage again -- this time at Rockwood Music Hall. It's impossible to watch this velvet goddess perform and not instantly become infatuated with her as she sways to the sounds, long hair flowing wildy -- she's a nostalgic and neoteric experience all at once. See Miss Velvet LIVE tonight, July 15th, at Rockwood Music Hall, 196 Allen Street, New York, NY, Stage 2 @ 9:30 PM. -- it's a show you won't want to miss!
NEW MUSIC TUESDAY
This week's new music releases are total FIRE. I compiled the best of the rest for you here>>