Ghostnotes: Music of the Unplayed
BRIAN CROSS AKA B+
MID-CAREER RETROSPECTIVE EXHIBITION IN THE RHA
ChoiceCuts and Rhythm of Vision present a series of events bringing together live music, DJ sets and an photography exhibition in The Sugar Club & RHA Gallery, Dublin.
Ghostnotes is hiphop photographer B+’s mid-career retrospective, featuring over 200 images of hiphop artists and those that influenced them. Taking its name from the unplayed sounds that exist between beats in a rhythm, the book creates a visual music, putting photos next to each other to evoke unseen images and create new histories. Like a DJ seamlessly overlapping and entangling disparate musics, Cross brings together L.A. Black Arts poetry and Jamaican dub, Brazilian samba and Ethiopian jazz, Cuban timba and Colombian cumbia. He links vendors of rare vinyl with iconic studio wizards ranging from J Dilla and Brian Wilson to Leon Ware and George Clinton, from David Axelrod to Shuggie Otis, Bill Withers to Ras Kass, Biggie Smalls to Timmy Thomas, DJ Shadow to Eugene McDaniels, DJ Quik to Madlib. In this unique photographic mix tape, an extraordinary web of associations becomes apparent, revealing connections between people, cultures, and their creations. B+ will be giving a keynote speech at Offset over the course of the weekend to promote his exhibition and photobook.
One of the artists photographed in Ghostnotes is the queen of neo-soul Erykah Badu, who will be gracing The Sugar Club stage for special DJ performances on Friday 23rd and Saturday 24th. Erykah Badu (DJ Lo Down Loretta Brown) is one of the most prolific artists of our time. Having just celebrated her 20 year anniversary of Baduism, her debut album, last year, Badu has solidified her place in R&B and Soul history with 4 Grammys and countless other awards and nominations.
This exhibition will showcase 60 of the works from the book in the RHA Gallery from March 23-25, with the gallery open to the public from 11-5pm over the weekend, and special ticketed events in the evening from 6 -11pm with DJs, visuals, bar courtesy of Becks and merchandise for sale.
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Our timetable for events over the week is as follows:
Wednesday 21 March: Open Mike Eagle & Milo at The Sugar Club
Thursday 22 March: Official launch party for Ghostnotes exhibtion at RHA Gallery
Friday 23 March: Ghostnotes exhibition RHA Gallery, 11-5pm
Rhythm of Vision party at RHA Gallery, 6-11pm with DJs & more
KNOWER live at The Sugar Club, 7.30-10.30pm
DJ Lo Down Loretta Brown AKA Erykah Badu, The Sugar Club, 11.30-3am
Saturday 24 March: Ghostnotes exhibition RHA Gallery, 11-5pm
Rhythm of Vision party at RHA Gallery, 6-11pm with DJs & more
KNOWER live at The Sugar Club, 7.30-10.30pm
DJ Lo Down Loretta Brown AKA Erykah Badu, The Sugar Club, 11.30-3am
Sunday 25 March: Ghostnotes exhibition RHA Gallery 12-5pm
Closing party at The Sugar Club 5pm-