Jati Lindsay

Jati Lindsay's work is all over the place. Open the City Paper, The Washington Post, The Source and even Essence and you are bound to see of some his photos. His work has been featured in local and international galleries including the Philadelphia African American Museum. His ongoing documentation U Street has brought attention to an area that has gone through more rapid changes than perhaps any other area in Washington DC. His black and white images evoke nostalgia of the days when U Street was a home of jazz greats and urban hangouts, not over priced boutiques and cookie cutter lounges.

Long before photographers such as David Scheinbaum even discovered hip hop/urban culture, Jati Lindsay was shooting hip hop artist in concert and for album covers. Some albums he shot covers for include; Big Brother, Platinum Pied Pipers and The Foreign Exchange. Jati is often seen around town with his camera shooting events, local artist and landscapes.

Once you get a chance check out his website: Jati Lindsay

Inside Outside All Night Art Party!

The Heineman Myers Gallery will be hosting a 24 hour art party from 10pm February 23^rd till 10am February 24th. There will be free personalized drinks, aura readings, and even omelets in the morning! All the current exhibits will be on view and Tim Conlon, the graff writer who did one of the pieces for the hip hop exhibit at the National Portrait Gallery, will be doing a live graffiti installation in the court yard.

Sound too good to be true, well the catch is you have to RSVP at info@heinemanmyers.com

Go see...

Recognize: Hip Hop and Contemporary Portraiture
This exhibit runs through March 2, 2008 at The National Portrait Gallery.

Trip on Memory Lane: The Solo Show of Joka

Joka's surreal paintings are erie in there detachment from reality. Paintings of babies with watches for faces and naked women fanning themselves with raw meat make for a somewhat screwed view of humanity. I know this sounds like something from the most recent horror movie and believe me some of his paintings are just that demented. But, there is something in his work that draws you in, something very familiar about it. Perhaps it's the fact that death, meat and sex all play a huge part in his work just as they do in American pop culture.
I love his work. But then again, I am a sucka for art that causes a physical reaction in me, even if that reaction is fear and nausea.

The opening for Trip on Memory Lane will be at the Art Whino Gallery on February 22, 2008 from 6-12pm the exhibit runs through March 15, 2008. Music will be provided by HoneyLab's DJ Eddie Twain.

For more information on Joka visit him here