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Ross Sinclair, James Alley Blues, 2007 |
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JAMES ALLEY BLUES BY RICHARD (RABBIT) BROWN, 1927 REMIX: ROSS SINCLAIR, JAMES ALLEY BLUES, 2007 Songster Richard ‘Rabbit’ Brown was from one of the most exciting and roughest parts of New Orleans, known as the “Battlefield, a neighbourhood so tough the police would not enter”. Sinclair’s image signifies his connection and affiliation with the songs of the archive and the singers. It symbolises the demented desire to make art out of the melancholic and tragic splendour of living. He says “It positions my own unquenchable thirst to create while all around is collapsing in flames....” Born in Glasgow, Sinclair has received several major awards including the Basel Art Fair and The Paul Hamlyn Award. Solo shows include Galerie KnapperBaumgarten in Stockholm, South London Gallery, CCA in Glasgow and Badischer Kunstverein, Karlsruhe. www.rosssinclair.co.uk |
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