Taliesen Thomas reviews an exhibition of work by Hudson Valley-based video artists at Foreland in Catskill curated by Peggy Ahwesh. The show, which opened on February 19, runs through March 27.
Columbia County’s picturesque Germantown offers visitors and locals alike plenty to entertain in the hot summer months, from local ice cream parlors to paddling on the Hudson.
An unorthodox rule for visitors to “Negus” an audio-visual installation at Dubai’s The Third Line in collaboration with festival operator Sole is that you have to have your phone locked away in a small pouch. The intention is to allow you to be completely immersed in a space where music meets art for 28 minutes without distractions. Lights off, headphones on.
The eight-track recording currently unavailable for download outside of the installation was created by Brooklyn-born hip-hop artist Yasiin Bey (previously known as Mos Def), known for his hard-hitting tracks on topical concerns, including police brutality and racism.
“Negus” is making its Gulf debut here, having formerly been in installed in Marrakech, Hong Kong, and New York.