Final Vinyl Dayz
Even though this exhibition has been on view since July 20th, yesterday my schedule finally allotted me time to check it out. If you're like me--a fan of urban music & vinyl records (the exhibit has over 1,000), you must check out Perspectives 157: Xaviera Simmons on view at The Contemporary Arts Museum's Zilka Gallery (5216 Montrose) until Sunday, September 16th. Admission to the museum is always FREE.
The exhibit walls are covered in a who's who world of R&B artists, hip hop emcees, jazz prodigy's, reggae legends, poetry innovators, comedy legends, a neverending line of musicians from Prince & Stevie Wonder, to Diana Ross, Cameo, Whitney Houston, Mary J. Blige, Notorious B.I.G., Nas, Naughty by Nature, Pete Rock & CL Smooth, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Winton Marsalis, Bob Marley & the Wailers, Yellowman, Steel Pulse, Gil-Scott Heron, The Last Poets, Redd Foxx, Moms Mabley, & the wall goes on & on. I fell in love at first sight.
In viewing these album sleeves, man, it took me waaayyy back...back to being a curious 11-year old watching Purple Rain for the first time; & being that 17-year old rocking to Naughty by Nature's O.P.P. at her first homecoming dance.
It's no guess, the artist Xaviera Simmons is a DJ as well. Like many great DJs, Simmons knows exactly the right song to exhibit exactly the right mood. While you're viewing these classics, archival footage of jazz, R&B, & hip hop concerts are permeating the speakers.
To find out more information about the artist & exhibit, please visit Perspectives 157: Xaviera Simmons at http://www.camh.org/exhib_MAIN.html
- WanderinNomad
