Mid-Week Libation: Painted for the Gods
Music from Manu Chao & Mick Karn, photography from LaToya Ruby Frazier & Lee Friedlander, a Spanish "black wine," wisdom from Dorothy Bussy, & SF’s Drag Laureate D’Arcy Drollinger on fashion history!
Mid-Week Libation is our weekly curated splash of inspiration and culture!
Song Around The World | Playing For Change | “Mr. Bobby” feat. Manu Chao
“Join us on this sonic journey as we bring together talents from the streets of Angola, Colombia, and Kingston, along with the talented Mayan rapper Tzutu Kan, who imbues hip-hop with ancestral wisdom, and Elly B, a phenomenal Jamaican guitarist, singer-songwriter; creating a truly mesmerizing and culturally diverse musical experience.” [Source]
Wildstar’s Wednesday Wine Pick: 2022 Envínate Albahra (Castilla-La-Mancha, Spain)
Paying Homage to America’s Working Class | LaToya Ruby Frazier on Documentary Photography (via MoMA)
“Photographer and activist LaToya Ruby Frazier sees the legacy of the Black women of America’s working class in Lee Friedlander’s “Ohio Factory Valley” series. Through her personal memories and close observation, these lesser-known photographs become “knockouts” that empower the women they depict.” [Source]
Visit the exhibition, LaToya Ruby Frazier: Monuments of Solidarity at MoMa in New York City (currently on view until September 7, 2024!)
Official Site of LaToya Ruby Frazier / Works for Sale (via Artsy)
Remembering Musician/Songwriter Mick Karn (July 24, 1958 – January 4, 2011)
Check out this great Spotify playlist featuring the music of bassist Mick Karn, including his work with Japan, Dalí's Car, Rain Tree Crow, Joan Armatrading, Gary Numan and Kate Bush:
San Francisco Fashions That Slay the House Down (ft. D’Arcy Drollinger) | Drag Art History
“Are y’all ready to dish? Join Curator Laura Camerlengo and SF’s Drag Laureate D’Arcy Drollinger as they spill the tea on the designs in Fashioning San Francisco, quiz each other on fashion and drag terms, and share how they fell in love with fashion.” [Source]
Check out the exhibition, Fashioning San Francisco: A Century of Style, at the de Young Museum in San Francisco (Closing soon! Currently on view until August 11th, 2024!)
Interesting Artists Born Today: July 24th
Visual Artists:
Today is the birthday of Madeleine Boullogne, Fanny Palmer, Raimundo de Madrazo y Garreta, Édouard Toudouze, Alphonse Mucha, Guillermo Tolentino, Marcel Gromaire, Hanns Katz, Max Borges Jr., Arthur Boyd, Alex Katz, Cristina Merchán, Dennis Stock, Sheila Hicks, Mel Ramos, Ron Kleemann, Eugene J. Martin, Ron Cooper, Earl Dotter, David Hammons, Gusmano Cesaretti, Leee Black Childers, Stasys Eidrigevičius, Tadashi Kawamata, Hank Murta Adams, Trevor Von Eeden, Colleen Doran and Jen Miller!
Writers, Philosophers & Scholars:
Today is the birthday of Alexandre Dumas, Frank Wedekind, Dorothy Bussy, E. F. Benson, Lord Dunsany, Jun'ichirō Tanizaki, Robert Graves, Amelia Earhart, Zelda Fitzgerald, Kenneth Bancroft Clark, John D. MacDonald, Vi Hilbert, Bella Abzug, Griselda Gambaro, Henry Real Bird, Moniro Ravanipour, Banana Yoshimoto and Madeline Miller!
Musicians & Composers:
Today is the birthday of Adolphe Adam, Ernest Bloch, Caterina Jarboro, Washboard Willie, Robert Farnon, Billy Taylor, Adele Addison, Wilfred Josephs, Ahmad Alaadeen, Rudy Collins, Les Reed, Charles McPherson, Bobby Matos, Lynval Golding, Jon Faddis, Garry Shider, Pam Tillis, Mick Karn, Xenia Rubinos and Andreas Varady!
Film/TV/Stage:
Today is the birthday of Ira Aldridge, Chief Dan George, Delmer Daves, Frank Silvera, Miiko Taka, Colin Low, Peter Yates, John Aniston, Ruth Buzzi, Gallagher, Lynda Carter, Gus Van Sant, Kadeem Hardison, Cristóbal Jodorowsky, Kristin Chenoweth, Troy Kotsur, Jennifer Lopez, Zero Chou, Patty Jenkins, Rose Byrne, Alexis Mateo, Summer Glau, Elisabeth Moss and Anna Paquin!
This Week’s Words of Wisdom: Dorothy Bussy (July 24, 1865 – May 1, 1960)
