Click image for my new Music Video: Nicky Da B “Go Loko” (NSFW, Seizure Warning)

It’s with great pride that I debut “Go Loko,” the insanely fun new music video I directed for Nicky Da B. Prepare yourself for machine-gun New Orleans Bounce, twerking latex-clad bunnies, intergalactic booty constellations that would make Carl Sagan cry tears of joy, an asstronaut, a possibly demonic hairless cat, and perhaps my greatest invention yet: The Asscam™. 

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(Directed by: Clayton Cubitt / Edited by: Bob Weisz / Makeup and hair: Katie Wedlund / Wardrobe styling: James Rosenthal / Dancers: Ro and Quack / Contortionist: Amanda Whip / Metallic mesh masks and jewelry: Arielle de Pinto / Leg jewelry on contortionist: Lizz Jardim / Production assistance: Rusty Lazer, Yumna Al-Arashi, Julia Pogodina.

Contents of my pockets, clockwise from top left:

Canon S100, Sabre pepper spray, vintage Ride to Live, Live to Ride wallet, Lacie key drive, scrimshaw pocket knife, iPhone 5, black bandana. 

Black Toyota with red gas can, Brooklyn  (1483)

Preparing the masks for my birthday presents tonight.

Black Irish Girl attitude.

This too shall pass.

Everybody says sex is obscene. The only true obscenity is war. -Henry Miller

Silver tray. Black condoms.

For each man kills the thing he loves, Yet each man does not die. -Oscar Wilde

Physical love is unthinkable without violence. -Kundera

There is a thrill in domination, and we are all secretly attracted to violence. -Tom Robbins

My “Fugue State” series was about exploring what beauty could be found in acts of violence, physical or emotional. And much like the “Decay” series it was about relinquishing control as an artist, to allow accidents to inform the work. Pigment prints were made in triptychs and laid side by side, then splattered with one swipe of India ink. The resulting splatter tied the triptych together into one piece, while also individualizing each print in it. Much like violence creates unique scars on each of us, yet unites us in the experience of pain.

Legend has it that Mardi Gras Indians originated as a show of respect for the neighboring Native American tribes that sheltered runaway slaves. Comprised of working class men and women, the Indians sew their own beaded costumes all year in preparation for Mardi Gras. Weighing up to 130 lbs and standing as tall as 10 feet, the costumes are different each year.

But also, underneath the Indian imagery, intermixed with it, is African imagery and chants. As one big chief said, the costumes were also a way to celebrate their African heritage in a hostile culture. Mardi Gras has a long tradition of this, from the Indians to the gay ball culture, anything is possible when everyone is in masks.

Shadow in the snow, Brooklyn

Half angel and half bird, And all a wonder and a wild desire. -Browning