Sun Ra Exhibit

[jazztrain]

Not sure where to post this or if someone else has already.

Here's a link to a review in the New York Times about a Sun Ra exhibit in Philadelphia.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/01/arts/des...20ra&st=cse

[Chalupa]

I work about a two minute walk from the ICA. I went to the show on Thursday. Pretty cool but, I'm not sure if I would make a special trip to Philly just to see it. It's a small show and I would guesstimate that the album covers(and related material) make up about 50% of the show. Also, sad to say but some of the material is rapidly disintegrating. For instance, the original painting that was used for "Jazz in Silhouette" is crumbling. A large part of the lower right hand corner is broken off.

[BFrank]

That was a great review. I wish it was a closer than 3,000 miles to check it out.

[ghost of miles]

I wanted to go see this when it was originally on display in Chicago. There's a good book based around it as well.

[BFrank]

Maybe this is a case where the book is better than the exhibit.

[clifford_thornton]

Well, it is from an archives and sometimes those types of collections can be hard to exhibit.

I have the book and it's very nice indeed.

[Chalupa]

Yes there is definitely more in the book than is on display.

[Adam]

From a friend:

Here's the exhibition catalog:

http://www.press.uchicago.edu/presssite/me...;bookkey=227185

Another good book edited by Corbett:

http://www.amazon.com/Wisdom-Sun-Polemical...r/dp/0945323077

Interesting symposium they had in connection w/the exhibit in Chicago

http://www.hydeparkart.org/4833/symposium/

And a link to the ICA's Sun Ra info:

http://www.icaphila.org/exhibitions/sunra.php

[sheldonm]

I wanted to go see this when it was originally on display in Chicago. There's a good book based around it as well.

Saw it in Chicago with Henry Grimes, Margaret, Roy Campbell and Chad Taylor. Michael Wiess was in town as well and stopped in. It was pretty cool.

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[chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez]

NY Times did an article last week about it

[ghost of miles]

I wanted to go see this when it was originally on display in Chicago. There's a good book based around it as well.

Saw it in Chicago with Henry Grimes, Margaret, Roy Campbell and Chad Taylor. Michael Wiess was in town as well and stopped in. It was pretty cool.

m

Sounds like it--especially with that crowd!

[Chalupa]

Local review....

http://www.philly.com/inquirer/magazine/44347422.html

[jasonguthartz]

[Enterprise Server]

Nice! I wish I could attend the exhibit. Seen Sun Ra before in San Diego a few times and met him. Visionary without questions.