Sun Ra, currently visiting Earth.
// September 2nd, 2009 // No Comments » // Art, Design, Picks
Pathways to Unknown Worlds: Sun Ra, El Saturn and Chicago’s Afro-Futurist Underground 1954-68 is currently on display in the CCB Gallery at the Durham Art Guild. The exhibit runs through 10/18/09. Drop by — it’s a must-see while it’s here.
Close inspection yields some great results: album covers, original artwork, press-releases, business cards, etc. all show the “hand” quality, regardless of whether the hand happened to be from space or Birmingham. The language used is also entertaining, even though completely serious. Make sure to check out the (ALL-CAPS) press releases and watch some of the documentary running in the gallery space, too.
I designed some artwork for the exhibition. We derived the design from a mask commonly worn by Sun Ra, but turned it into a maze and put in orbit.
And an example of something cool you’ll see… a print block.
The Durham Art Guild is located at 120 Morris Street in Durham, NC.
