D4 The Afro-American July 6, 2024 - July 12, 2024
New exhibit celebrates the intersection of art and funk music By Aleisha Robinson AFRO Intern arobinson@afro.com
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n June 27 the D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities (CAH) and the family of George Clinton hosted “A Toast to the Boogie: Art in the Name of Funk(adelic).” The exhibit showcases A new art exhibition celebrates the George Clinton’s funk group Parliamentrare archival pieces and Funkadelic, known for their eclectic Afro-futuristic music, clothing, stage set designs and album covers. memorabilia from the Clinton family and work sourced from D.C. metropolitan artists. These pieces will be on display at the Street Gallery at 200 Street Southeast through Aug 16. The event hosted a panel discussion with musician and activist George Clinton and Gabrelle German of the Protecting Our Legacy Foundation. They explored Clinton’s work, which has motivated artists and musicians, and spoke on ownership rights for creatives.
Legendary artist George Clinton (center, front) is accompanied by his grandson, Zavier Croft (left), and granddaughter Tonysha Nelson.
All photos by J. Pamela Stills
Artist Roderick Turner creates a live painting of George Clinton during the opening reception of the exhibit, “A Toast to the Boogie: Art in the Name of Funk(adelic).” Photos from the personal collection of the George Clinton family.
Artist Auguster Williams (left) discusses his piece, “Aboard the Fundadelic Star Ship (FSS) Pedro Bell: Boogie in the Black Hole,” with guests.
Artist Seemeen Hashem’s artwork “Harmony in Form,” is an assemblage of piano dampers, piano strings, piano keys, metal drum rim, a cymbal, veena, violin and car tail light.
Shown here, an art piece titled “Guitars, Sax, and Tail Lights,” by artist Seemeen Hashem.
Artist Roderick Turner unveils his SG20 (Solid Ground 20/20 Vision) series, featuring silver-painted boxes with sculptures and black-and-white photography. A light bulb within pays homage to Parliament’s song, “Flashlight.”
Artist Auguster Williams showcases his art, “Digitally Downloaded and Decoded: Straight Out the Slop.”
A photo of Pedro Bell, from the personal collection of the George Clinton family.
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