In 1984, artist Tim Rollins started the "Art and Knowledge Workshop" in the Bronx, working with "at-risk" students who go by the name K.O.S. (Kids of Survival) to create literary-inspired artwork. Rollins and K.O.S. have exhibited in some of the most renowned museums throughout the world and are represented in prestigious art collections. For their current exhibit at Lehmann Maupin, the collective continues the "practice of challenging notions of art through deep engagement with literary and historical texts" (from the press release).
The new works closely examine literary classics The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and The Great Gatsby, and the opera The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny mining "the literature and historical information surrounding them for visual motifs that transcend the object and reveal a contemporary message." Rollins and the K.O.S. kids found inspiration in F.W. Kemble's original illustrations for Huck Finn and explored the color symbolism found in Gatsby. The works incorporate pages from the books by neatly arranging them into grids on the canvases and painting over them—the text peeking out from behind the colorful imagery. The artists made nets out of twine and gold paint and stretched them over the sheet music pages of the politically satirical opera The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny.
Rollins, who received his BFA from the School of Visual Arts and studied art education and philosophy at New York University, is clearly a terrific mentor to the many groups of students he's collaborated with over the years. The artwork they create vividly, skillfully, and imaginatively reinterpret classic pieces for modern audiences. Learn more at Lehmannmaupin.com and at crownpoint.com. Through April 30th.
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn - Asleep on the Raft (After Mark Twain)
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn - Asleep on the Raft (After Mark Twain), close-up
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn - On the Raft (After Mark Twain)
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn - Buttons on Their Tails (After Mark Twain)
The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny - Act III (After Brecht and Weill)
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