If you're looking for a nice mixtape to go along with an art opening (or vice versa), head over to the FLAG Art Foundation (545 West 25th Street) tonight, September 17th, 6 to 8 p.m., for an exhibition of new photographs by Awol Erizku called New Flower | Images of the Reclining Venus. They were shot in African brothels in 2012 and you'll recognize the familiar imagery, incorporated here in unfamiliar settings. The mixtape was produced as a collab with LA-based DJ SOSUPERSAM and can be heard at the show and also above. It includes tracks by The Weeknd, Travi$ Scott, Rae Sremmurd and also Drake's "Hotline Bling." (btw: Check out THIS fantastic, live cover version of "Bling" by Sam Smith and Disclosure.) There's also an interesting group show opening tonight on the foundation's 9th floor called "Surface Tension" that features works by 13 artists including El Anatsui, Mark Bradford, Ryan Sullivan and Rebecca Ward. Give the mixtape a listen, above, and take a look at a few (NSFW) preview images from New Flower, along with the full track listing, below.
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All photos come from Awol Erizku, New Flower | Images of the Reclining Venus
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"Aziza"
"Brukawit"
"Elsa"
All photos come from Awol Erizku, New Flower | Images of the Reclining Venus
