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The creative options are endless and a little ESP goes a long way. After I lost my best friend and writing partner, guitarist Ronny Drayton, there was only one person I could think of to choose; guitarist Eddie Martinez.
And that is The Conversation Project Band.
I thought of a lot of rappers during the early stage of development for my single, On A Different Day; Busta Rhymes, Chuck D, and several others. But it was Dark-i who gave the song a unique identity vocally. I was introduced to Kiki Hawkins through Ronny Drayton, and after his death we began to talk about working together. Kiki is a supreme vocalist and then there is Monami Brown, my daughter.
Monami started singing at age three, the same age I started playing piano. I would always play music in the car on the way to daycare in the morning. Björk, Joni Mitchell, Skin from Skunk Anansie, Aretha Franklin, and she could sing the melodies without any difficulty, in perfect pitch. So, it is an honor to have her with us in this band and on our tour starting this summer.
(Oscar Deric Brown, Summer 2022)
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Ogijima Pavillion, a collaboration work with Japanese architect Shigeru Ban for Setouchi Trienalle 2022 (Open August 5th 2022)!
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My Meta Studio
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If I were living in ...
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My Studio in São Paulo (1956) |
Video produced by Art-ist, New York.Music: Leo. |
Shadow Cat Meets Light Rabbit digital project
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“Zeus, the god of Olympia”, 2019, marker pen and charcoal on paper, 3 x 6,7 meters Museum link
The Japan Foundation presents Beyond the Lines: The spread of Covid-19 had a heavy impact on society worldwide, and contact between individuals has been greatly curtailed to contain the pandemic. Art museums around Japan have been affected by the situation, with institutions being forced to close their doors, and many exhibitions having to be canceled or postponed. Despite these circumstances, artists are still actively producing and exhibiting. The Japan Foundation (JF) is organizing an online exhibition by six such artists to present their new works, along with interviews, to give viewers at home the opportunity to discover and enjoy their art.
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Video produced by Cekai, Tokyo. |
Date: 2021.Feb.5 (Fri) - Mar.7(Sun).Address: Hillside Terrace A, 29-18 Sarugaku-cho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo Gallery link
Date: 2021.Feb.20(Sat) - Mar.27(Sat). Address: 3-5-22, Nagata, Joto-ku, Osaka Gallery link
Japan International Cooperation Agency, Japanese Overseas Migration Museum, Yokohama.
Address: 2 Chome-3-1 Shinko, Naka Ward, Yokohama, Kanagawa.Museum link
Talk with singer Lisa Ono Moderator Rei Maeda Yebisu International Festival for Art & Alternative Visions 2021 February 11th , 2021. |
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20 drawings realized in New York using a digital pad in the spring of 2020 during the historic pandemic.
Tokyo Olympics 2020 themed work for exhibition at Maison de la culture du Japona Paris in the fall of 2019.
Wall drawing, commissioned work for the Kanazawa 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art in the spring of 2019.
Installation realized in New York for an exhibition at Cadillac House Gallery, between March and April 2019. Project produced by Visionaire.
Commission work for Yangpu District and Shanghai City as part of 2019 Shanghai Urban Space Art Season Free access
CBS news(Los Angeles), January 10th, 2020.