New Orleans Museum of Art to Present Skylar Fein: Youth Manifesto

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New Orleans Museum of Art to Present Skylar Fein: Youth Manifesto



NEW ORLEANS, LA.- This fall, the New Orleans Museum of Art presents Skylar Fein: Youth Manifesto, the first solo museum exhibition of work by the New Orleans-based artist Skylar Fein. Focusing on youth culture, rock and roll, Americana and advertising, Youth Manifesto tackles the pervasive power and symbiotic relationship between rock music and consumerism. The high-energy exhibition is comprised entirely of new work, including painting, sculpture, video and screen prints.

Skylar Fein: Youth Manifesto is organized byMiranda Lash, Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art. The exhibition will be on view in the second-floor Frederick R. Weisman Gallery from September 12, 2009 through January 3, 2010.

A concert to celebrate the opening of Skylar Fein: Youth Manifesto featuring New Orleans-based bands, including experimental indie rockers Belong and others to be announced, as well as DJ Musa Alves, will be held Saturday, September 12, 2009 from 5:30 to 10 p.m. at the Museum. The free concert, co-curated by Fein and Alves, is supported through a grant from the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Foundation.

Beginning with the aesthetic of punk culture from the late 1970s and early 1980s, Fein recontextualizes this esprit into large-scale sculptures, paintings and T-shirts presented as art objects. Fein’s intent is to create a visually “explosive” environment, an ambience that conveys the charged energy of youth. The rebellion, drugs, and sexuality associated with counterculture are made apparent through references to alternative magazines such as Oor and VILE, as well as influential punk and New Wave bands including T.S.O.L., Adam and the Ants, Hüsker Dü and Crime. Memorabilia from rock concerts—ticket stubs, bootleg cassettes, CDs and flyers—are re-interpreted into arresting, monumental objects. Drawing from the legacy of Pop art, Fein turns a bootleg tape of a concert by The Clash, for example, into a sleek sculptural presentation over four feet wide.

Typical of his artistic style, Fein imbues his art with elements of ambiguity and critique. His own appropriations from pop or “low” culture are paired with references to American culture, famous for its ability to assimilate. His Black Flag and presidential silhouettes of George Washington and Thomas Jefferson are covered with advertising icons and prices, thereby raising the question of whether American history is a “product” in itself. Is the United States, as a black flag would indicate, in distress? Or is it merely available for consumption and sale?

Music plays a central role throughout Fein’s installation, including in his video component, entitled The YouTube Show. Recognizing YouTube as a preeminent force in twenty-first century youth culture, The YouTube Show displays a selection of actual YouTube videos that use music as a central emotive factor. Used with permission from the original authors, the videos are chosen for their ability to elicit strong responses from their viewers. Visitors to the Museum are invited to view the commentary associated with these videos, which is projected onto an adjacent wall, and to add their own thoughts.





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