The Global Sound Of The Street
Booty Tablets, Kenya (Robinson), 201
photo credit: Whitney Browne
photo credit: Whitney Browne
photo credit: Whitney Browne
photo credit: Whitney Browne
photo credit: Whitney Browne
photo credit: Whitney Browne
photo credit: Whitney Browne
photo credit: Whitney Browne
photo credit: Whitney Browne
photo credit: Whitney Browne
photo credit: Whitney Browne
photo credit: Whitney Browne
photo credit: Whitney Browne
photo credit: Whitney Browne
photo credit: Whitney Browne
photo credit: Whitney Browne
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New Performances by DJ Lightbolt and Kenya (Robinson)
Saturday, October 16, 2010
Doors open at 7:30 pm
The Global Sound of the Street
DJ Lightbolt (Nicky Enright)
8 pm – midnight
The Ten Commandments
Kenya (Robinson) with DJ Lightbolt
at 9 pm
Third Streaming is pleased to announce two new performances, The Global Sound of the Street by DJ Lightbolt, and The Ten Commandments by Kenya (Robinson) in collaboration with DJ Lightbolt.
In The Global Sound of the Street, DJ Lightbolt will stream a sonic journey that explores various takes on global Hip-Hop, visiting townships, banlieues, yards, and favelas. The artist investigates how diverse street cultures outside the US have adopted the stance, sounds, and structures of this genre, while infusing it with their own musical traditions and local concerns.
The Ten Commandments is an improvisational performance in which Kenya (Robinson) will respond to a set of instructions selected by DJ Lightbolt. For her performance, inspired by call and response, the artist emphasizes the Bible-Belt-Pentecostal elements of her upbringing and hence the impact of numerous musical forms on her artistic practice.
DJ Lightbolt (Nicky Enright) is a multimedia artist based in the Bronx. His work addresses global issues of contemporary culture, such as national borders and cultural mobility. DJ Lightbolt has performed at El Museo del Barrio as part of Performa 09, Exit Art, Bronx River Art Center, and The Lab for Installation and Performance Art, as well as at various music venues, including Shrine, The Frying Pan, Beauty Bar, and Kush. In December, he will participate in apexart’s Outbound Residency in Bangkok.
Kenya (Robinson) is a multimedia artist based in Brooklyn. She takes the ritual as a cue for her artistic production, addressing the politics of mass consumerism and the quotidian. Her debut exhibition HAIRPOLITIC: The Pursuit of Nappiness was on view at the Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Arts in 2008. She recently participated in the Workspace program at the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council and received a Brooklyn Arts Council Re-Grant. Her curatorial work AfricanAmericana was funded by the Hudson County Office of Art and Culture. She is currently developing a new performance work for The Kitchen, which is scheduled for spring 2011.
This event is organized in conjunction with the exhibition Bite: Street Inspired Art and Fashion