by shantytowndesign | Jun 5, 2016 | Writing
Dawn Dedeaux “Soul Shadows: Urban Warrior Myths” An installation By Joe Lewis Artspace, March/April 1993 The trouble with a lot of politically motivated art is a failure of nerve. Artists who produce work that they know is not favored by our...
by shantytowndesign | Jun 5, 2016 | Writing
Read it a little more clearly: THOSE AFRICANS LOOK LIKE WHITE ELEPHANTS: An Interview with Robert Colescott By Joe Lewis The humor is the bait. It is the price you pay to get in. Robert Colescott’s paintings deal with popular ballads that have been thrown askew by...
by shantytowndesign | May 3, 2016 | Exhibits, Press
“Pump Up The Volume!”, a free exhibit in Sac State’s Robert Else Gallery, interprets the world and music of hip-hop through art. The artists, Jane Dickson and Joe Lewis, know their subject: They were in the South Bronx when hip-hop was born in the 1970s...
by shantytowndesign | May 3, 2016 | Press
Tanja M. Laden September 22, 2015 “‘Aurora Borealis” “Noah was short on explanations of his work. He expected people to bring their own meanings and thoughts to his works. The use of discarded materials only increased the intellectual layers...
by shantytowndesign | May 3, 2016 | Press
let’s get efficient This week I am thinking about essentialism: getting rid of the noise, the clutter in your life, and moving towards your light—whatever that may be. Time is short. Let’s get efficient. To borrow from this week’s interview subjects, let’s...
