SOL'SCOOL Monday's! 6-9 pm Yoruba Culture and Art
Sol’Scool ❄️ every Monday
Online Live from New York City
Monday's
6:00 - 9:00 pm
Free
SOL'SCOOL ❄️
Run by Artist Sol'Sax - I will introduce Culture Soldiers like you, to stories seldom told.
Yoruba and Congo culture are two of the most influential cultures to our contemporary popular culture. Yet most people, artist or not, know little to nothing about these two cultures and their impact on today’s cultural practices. Sol’Scool is an on going performance piece where the audience is introduced to Sub-Saharan History, Concepts and Expressions that are at the root of art movements like: Dadaism, Abstraction, Assemblage, Gospel, Blues, Jazz, Rock n Roll, Hip Hop, Modernism and Post-Modernism.
ABOUT SOL'SAX
The Good God Almighty Sol’Sax, King of Kings County, Burning Bushman of Bushwick, Was born in Kings County Hospital in 1969 his Mother was also born at the same Hospital. Sol’Sax Brooklyn’s Finest Artist, was Bred in Bucktown and now lives and works in The Boogie Down, Bronx. Sol’Sax studied the occult arts at both Cooper Union and Yale matriculating from both with honors. Sol’Sax is a Tri-State educated sculptor schooled in Old School ways from not just studying at Ivy League Schools but several Schools Of Hard Knocks including Bellevue, and Rikers. His diverse and difficult education earned him The title: The All See Street Dreaded IllumiNatty, Yale's Lock Jaw Warlock.
Sol'Sax has been seen breakdancing on MTV in 1984 and was a Party Crasher on The Cosby Show in 1987. In 1989 Sol'Sax studied Zen stone carving in Berlin. On the first day Sol'Sax visited East Berlin, The Berlin Wall Fell.
In 1991 Sol'Sax was initiated into The Mysteries of African Traditional Religion sometimes referred to as HooDoo. Since then SolSax has made art work that celebrates African Traditional Culture and it's African American retentions. His work has been shown at well known venues and collected internationally. Danny Simmons of Rush Arts has said that Sol'Sax is the Greatest Artist of his Generation.
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GRACE:
Grace, n. - simple elegance or refinement of movement
Grace Period - an extended period granted as a special favor
The Three Graces (Greek Mythology) - charm, grace, and beauty
Opened in 2006, Grace Exhibition Space is devoted exclusively to Performance Art. We offer an opportunity to experience visceral and challenging works by the current generation of international performance artists whether emerging, mid-career or established. Our events are presented on the floor, not on a stage, dissolving the boundary between artist and viewer. This is how performance art is meant to be experienced and our mission is the glorification of performance art.
SOL'SCOOL Monday's! 6-9 pm Yoruba Culture and Art
by Grace Exhibition Space for International Performance Art
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