VIDEO: Dissident Display
Dissident Display Multimedia Studio and Gallery is hosting the next leg of WILDSTYLE: The Exhibition - an exclusive showing of photos by Charlie Ahearn. Based in Washington DC, The Dissident Display Gallery show will feature an exclusive Dissident Display video, Wildstyle: Backstage at Summerstage, featuring interviews with legendary Hip Hop culture aficionados: Ahearn, Busy Bee, ‘Lil’ Markey C, Prince Whipper Whip and, Sara Rosen of Miss Rosen Editions/Powerhouse Books (publisher of the book Wildstyle: The Sampler). In the video Ahearn discusses the use of photographs in shaping scenes in the film Wildstyle and, how Hip Hop became an alternative to joining the military for young men in the late 70’s. The show was on view in July at Powerhouse Arena in Brooklyn. Opening Night in DC is September 14th, 7pm - midnight…if you’re in town stop by the party….if you’re not, click here to WATCH THE VIDEO!
[…] The Wildstyle show at Dissident Display Gallery in Washington DC, noted on the last issue of Cultureserve, was a smashing success. As promised old school legend Busy Bee came through and dropped some rhymes and Charlie Ahearn, writer, producer and director of Wildstyle, signed books. The diverse crowd was definitely pleased to get some authentic love at home in the nation’s capital. While in DC, I had the chance to go by another one of the handful of progressive galleries in the area, PROJECT 4. On view were some to die for photographs (if you have a science fiction jones or love landscapes) by Paris based artist, Cedric Delsaux. The show entitled Landscapes/Star Wars on Earth showcased some incredible perspective on the terrain that humans inhabit, from beaches to mountains, and digital images that combine C-prints of stark Parisian suburbs and Star Wars figurines. The vastness of space that the work implies, from the literal to the imagined, coupled with a sublimely subtle appreciation of color tonalities, renders a one of a kind viewing experience. The show is on view through 10/20/07. Below: “footbal dans la plaine” by Cedric Delsaux […]
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