Arts Associates China-themed exhibit speaks volumes on culture
Patrick Tine
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Installation view of Coming of Spring” at the Arts Associates in Albany. (Patrick Tine)Patrick TineShow MoreShow Less
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Installation view of Coming of Spring” at the Arts Associates in Albany. (Patrick Tine)Patrick TineShow MoreShow Less
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Installation view of Coming of Spring” at the Arts Associates in Albany. (Patrick Tine)Patrick TineShow MoreShow Less
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The quickest way to get from downtown Albany to Art Associates Gallery, the quirky frame shop with a dedicated gallery space on an otherwise unwelcoming industrial stretch of Railroad Avenue, is to take I-90 west. On a recent morning, a banner bearing the name of an organization the Anti-Defamation League calls anti-Semitic, racist and white supremacist hung from the overpass at the Loudonville/Arbor Hill exit. It had been removed by the time I made my way to see “Comin
found anyone better. i m excited for the world to get to experience n.w.a. and eazy-e and what they accomplished and went through. this story definitely needed to be told. especially for my generation because a not of people are familiar with who eazy-e is. they know dr. dre from beats and ice cube in movie but they need to know the history. i m excited for that. brandon, you spent eight months in jail waiting trial on charges that you conspired to commit a series of gang related shootings. you talked about it on this show. the charges were dismissd. the only evidence againsts were the lyric in no safety. do you think rab rappers get a bad name. they deemonize your culture. they try to make it not right. like ice cube said, this is a reflection of our life, what we see, what we live on a daily basis. i feel like why should t be be
eazy-e and dr. dre. you are witnessing history. you have a unique voice. the world needs to hear it. they want n.w.a., let s give them n.w.a. n.w.a., known for provocative songs about inner city lives, two of the biggest stars, ice cube and dr. dre. critics say the movie glorifies the controversial group and omits its past, particularly the treatment of women. joining me is political and social commentator kevin powell, author of a boy s journey into manhood and buzz feed entertainment reporter kelly. n.w.a. was the original face of it. kelly, what do you make of those numbers? what does it say about the