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Devin Flynn, Keep Runnin' Mississippi, 2007 |
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40. NEWPORT BLUES BY THE CINCINNATI JUG BAND, 1929 REMIX; DEVIN FLYNN, KEEP RUNNIN’ MISSISSIPPI, 2007 Newport Blues was recorded in 1929 in Cincinnati, Ohio. Flynn explains his approach: “Seeing as how Cincinnati is still tipping the scales in racial tension, I can only imagine the ignorance citizens were up against at that point in time. My intent is not to highlight the negative, but to celebrate the undeterred spirit of those willing to express themselves under such conditions. All hatred stems from fear, and I bet the sounds of a jug band at night secretly terrified those card carrying Christian White Knights. The shadow hoods are a reference to the 23rd psalm, particularly the line "Yea though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil". The work is called ‘Keep Runnin' Mississippi’ a reflexive metaphor for chasing racism away with truth.” Devin Flynn is an artist and musician based in Brooklyn, New York. He is a member of the band Pixeltan, and most recently has been collaborating on music with Gary Panter. His visual art has been exhibited in group exhibitions including Music Video Art at Art Basel Miami Beach, 2006 he also curated and exhibited in Tedious Limbs Exhibit at Anthology Film Archives, and Deitch Projects in 2005. |
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