Wednesday, October 6, 2010

10.384 JASON RHOADES

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  1. INSTALLATION ARTIST WHO ENJOYED CRITICAL ACCLAIM, RECOGNITION, AT THE TIME OF HIS DEATH, ONE OF THE MOST SIGNIFICANT ARTISTS OF HIS GENERATION. RHOADES WAS RECENTLY CELEBRATED FOR HIS COMBINATION DINNER PARTY/EXHIBITIONS THAT FEATURE VIOLET NEON SIGNS WITH AFRICAN, CARIBBEAN, CREOLE AND HIP-HOP . FOUNDERS OF A MOVEMENT CALLED "FUNK O' METRIC", ALSO KNOWN AS FOM OR FOAM. EXHIBIT TITLED "SWEDISH EROTICA AND FIERO PARTS". THE PIECE FILLED THE BUILDING AND INCLUDED ASSEMBLAGES OF CARDBOARD, SCRAP WOOD, STAPLES, PAPER CLIPS, AND YELLOW LEGAL PADS, AS WELL AS THE ARTIST'S CAR CONSIDERED PART OF THE ARTWORK.

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