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BRING IN THE FUNK February 12 2010
Just a heads up - this is the beginning of a three part blog series, and I’m starting with the best first. At both the MOCA Geffen and MOCA Grand, the museums are celebrating their 30th anniversary by exhibiting pieces they’ve carried in the last three decades (Grand has the first 15 years, Geffen has the last 15 years). Out of the 500 artworks that span over 70 years of contemporary art history, there was one that really stood out.
It was Renée Green’s ‘‘Import/Export Funk Office’’ from 1992. It is a research-like, archive-like display of books, newspapers, cassette tapes, magazines and listening stations that document the role of black music and black power in recent American history. The books included some of my favorites like “Soul on Ice”. The newspapers included front page headlines about events like the LA riots. The cassette tapes reminded me of my own collection as a child. Magazines like “Source” featured young, yet familiar faces. The photographs on the wall defined words in my everyday lexicon. The listening stations played Digable Planets and De La Soul. It was all very relatable, and quite unexpected amidst the pieces surrounding it.
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