Thismonth at #targetfirstsaturday, we celebrate the work of Kehinde Wiley, whoselarger-than-life pai

Thismonth at #targetfirstsaturday, we celebrate the work of Kehinde Wiley, whoselarger-than-life paintings feature people of color striking art-historicalposes amid ornate floral backgrounds. I can think of no better musical act tokick off the night than Chargaux,a classically trained artist duo whose lush compositions on violin and violamake me feel like I’ve stepped into the vivid lushness of one of Wiley’spaintings. With a live drummer kicking out R&B beats, gorgeous strings, andCharly and Margaux’s ethereal harmonies, songs like I’m So Pretty and DreamWorks are aptly named. But even if the concert was muted, I’d still bestanding there enthralled: watching the two women’s chemistry, their obvious love ofplaying music together, and their incredible fashion sense is spectacleenough. Seeing Chargaux play, anyone who ever thought they were too cool formiddle school band will realize just how wrong they were.Onthe topic of cool—can we talk about JulianaHuxtable? Because you don’t get to be both an artist and a muse in the NewMuseum Triennial without being a complete boss, and Juliana Huxtable is allthose things and more. She’ll show off just one of her many talents thisSaturday with a DJ set. Her beats are industrial, gritty, and futuristic. Theyfeature beeps and boops that could be coming from the control room of aspaceship headed for a queer utopian planet where everyone’s a green-skinnedcyborg witch (as Huxtable appears in her self-portrait for the New Museum show,which also happens to be the signature image—a sign that perhaps that future iscloser than ever). She’s the founder of Shock Value, a weeklynightclub “run by women, cis, trans or otherwise”and a member of House of LaDosha—strong indications that dancing is inevitable.Closing out the night is Zebra Katz, the self-proclaimed  “dark rapper, dark villain, darklord of the fashion world.” Like the people he shares the billwith, Katz too is never content to make music his only artistic outlet,and in fact his rap persona grew out of a performance piece called “MoorContradictions.” His music is bass-heavy, with layers of minimalist beats and adeep, whispery lyrical delivery. Katz covers a span of atmospheres—from thequietly menacing sass in the video Ima Read, to thewind-down jam DRKLNG,to the bouncy and danceable Tear The House Up. As we honor Kehinde Wiley, an artistwhose wildly successful work challenges the museum institution, Katz’sassertion: “now they’re beggin’ me to tear it up” seems a perfect metaphor forthe night. Join us to watch this new generation of musical artists shred thepast and build something new in its place. Posted by Sam Kelly -- source link

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