Off-Site Program: Artist Talk: Kevin Beasley
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New York-based artist Kevin Beasley (b. 1985) transforms personal and familial artifacts into sculpture and sound performances, influenced by house music, hip hop sampling, and the post-industrial decay of once prosperous urban centers, such as Detroit, where Beasley lived for a number of years. Beasley is a recent alum of the Studio Museum in Harlem’s residency, and participated in the 2014 Whitney Biennial. He has performed and exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art, New York; Walker Art Center, Minneapolis; the Queens Museum, New York; the Studio Museum in Harlem, New York; the Museum of Contemporary Art, Cleveland; and the Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, among others.
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Kevin Beasley, Untitled (stack), 2015Polyurethane foam, resin, soil, house dresses, t-shirts, studio debris, soil. 48 x 27 x 20 in. (121.92 x 68.58 x 50.80cm). Courtesy of the artist and Casey Kaplan Gallery, New York. Photo: Jean Vong. -
Kevin Beasley, Movement IV, 2015Vintage Steinway piano, mixing console, effects processors, di-boxes, speakers, cables. 61 x 28 x 28 in. (154.94 x 71.12 x 71.12cm); 30 x 20 x 14 in. (76.20 x 50.80 x 35.56cm); 89 x 42 x 16 in. (226.06 x 106.68 x 40.64cm). Courtesy of the artist and Casey Kaplan Gallery, New York. Photo: Jean Vong. -
Kevin Beasley performing during Sound Horizons, organized by Jim Hodges, May 8, 2014, Walker Art Center, Minneapolis. Image courtesy of Walker Art Center. Photo: Gene Pittman -
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