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iona rozeal brown: all falls down

by Museum of Contemporary Art, Cleveland

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Megan Lykins Reich on the influence of music in the work of iona rozeal brown 02:30
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Megan Lykins Reich on 'iona rozeal brown: all falls down' 03:03
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Megan Lykins Reich on the influence of language in the work of iona rozeal brown 02:18

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The exhibition "iona rozeal brown: all falls down" featured fifteen paintings from Brown’s series "you can’t turn a hustler into a husband (or lessons on how to get something for nothing)". The paintings were based on a complex mythology developed by the Brown over a period of time, through which she created a narrative that explored how young women get thrown 'off course' by the cultural chaos of contemporary society. The bold figurative paintings included references ranging from "The Lord of the Rings" to hip hop music to West African Adinkra symbols to Japanese Noh theater. Sampling different elements in dj fashion, Brown spun an elaborate story filled with fantastical lands, dynamic characters, and engaging plots. This age-old battle was made current through a focus on the cultural elements that lead teenage girls down the wrong path. MOCA commissioned Brown to create new paintings based in part on Japanese Ukiyo-e prints from the Allen Memorial Art Museum at Oberlin College, as well as to complete a residency with Cleveland area high school students. This series of artwork pushed Brown’s sampling of African American hip hop culture and Japanese art history into new arenas. This exhibition was curated by Megan Lykins Reich and was generously supported by Cuyahoga Arts and Culture, The Cleveland Foundation, The George Gund Foundation, The Ohio Arts Council, Nesday + Schwartz, and ideastream.

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released January 29, 2010

Photo credit: Iona Rozeal Brown, "king kata #3: peel out (after Yoshitoshi’s “Incomparable Warriors: Woman Han Gaku”)", 2007, Gouache and Acrylic on Paper, 62 x 50 inches. Collection of Tara Sandroni and Eric Hirshberg, Los Angeles.

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