http://cultureserve.net/blog/2007/09/10/video-dissident-display/ global art + culture Wed, 07 Jan 2009 13:13:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 http://cultureserve.net/blog/2007/09/10/video-dissident-display/#comment-6 Wed, 03 Oct 2007 12:42:31 +0000 http://cultureserve.net/blog/2007/09/10/video-dissident-display/#comment-6 [...] 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 [...] […] 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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