Wild Life
Elizabeth Murray & Jessi Reaves
Brown Foundation Gallery
On View February 24–May 16, 2021
Wild Life: Elizabeth Murray & Jessi Reaves brings together paintings by Elizabeth Murray (b. 1940, Chicago; d. 2007, New York) and the work of New York-based sculptor Jessi Reaves (b. 1986, Portland, OR; lives in New York). Although Murray and Reaves are generations apart, this exhibition highlights each artist’s simultaneously lyrical, playful, and rigorous engagement with the decorative, domestic, and bodily.
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Records of the City Through Mutated Lenses
Nina and Michael Zilkha Gallery
On View:
February 24–April 25, 2021
Slowed and Throwed: Records of the City Through Mutated Lenses is a two-part interdisciplinary exhibition orbiting around the legacy of the late Houston legend DJ Screw. Until his death in 2000, DJ Screw distorted songs by musical artists, creating “chopped and screwed” versions of the original by slowing tempo, reducing pitch, chopping lyrics, and layering freestyles by Houston-based rappers. Known for his signature stretched sound, he also displayed deft skill evident in his transitions, sampling choices, and beat juggling.
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Apr
15
Thursday, April 15, 2021
Performance | Musiqa
In conjunction with the exhibition Wild Life: Elizabeth Murray & Jessi Reaves, Musiqa proudly presents a special virtual concert inspired by the work of Elizabeth Murray and Jessi Reaves. The program will include new works for string quartets, commissioned by Musiqa. Burning will be premiering and is a work composed by Musiqa’s 2020 Emerging Composer Fellow Nicky Sohn, the second work is Axiom by Houston composer Karl Blench.
Apr
16
Friday, April 16, 2021
Virtual Art at Noon | Jamal Cy...
Join artist Jamal Cyrus for a discussion of his work within the context of the exhibition Slowed and Throwed: Records of the City Through Mutated Lenses. Cyrus will share more about his unique process in relation to methodologies of material manipulation and the strategies used by DJ Screw. Slowed and Throwed is an exhibition that orbits around the legacy of the late Houston legend DJ Screw. This talk will premiere on CAMH’s YouTube Channel.
Apr
17
Saturday, April 17, 2021
Mindful Observation | Drop-In ...
Inspired by the use of everyday objects in the exhibition Wild Life: Elizabeth Murray & Jessi Reaves, this walking meditation is designed to help you and a friend see how art can exist everywhere.
Apr
24
Saturday, April 24, 2021
Playlist Release | #Screwtape Memories, Chapter 1
View a series of short crowd-sourced videos from Screwheads worldwide. Submissions responded to the prompts: What is your earliest memory of Screw? What is your favorite Screwtape? What is your favorite piece of Screw memorabilia?, to become part of a community archive and build on the legacy of DJ Screw. This is part of an ongoing collaboration between CAMH and Screwed Up HQ.
