On Tuesday, April 30, 2013 at 7 p.m., PictureBox will host David Grubbs for an event at Blonde Art Books--in honor of the release of their newest publication:
Sun Ra + Ayé Aton: Space, Interiors and Exteriors, 1972
By John Corbett
Introduction by Glenn Ligon.
This once-lost trove of photographs date from 1972, a pivotal year for the musician, composer and mystic Sun Ra. Half of the photos in this book are of interior, space-themed murals made by Ra-colleague and musician Ayé Aton--spectacularly weird and beautiful in their 1970s supersaturated color. From the same period, a cache of never-published photographs taken on location in Oakland for the film Space is the Place, features Ra in full regalia, wearing outrageous and beautiful Egyptian costumes. A rare glimpse behind the scenes of the architect of Afrofuturism.
The celebration will include a slide show and conversation between John Corbett and David Grubbs, and then Grubbs will perform some music.
A selection of artwork will be exhibited especially for the event.
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