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Arthur Jafa & Mark Leckey Show Off Their History-Making Videos — and DJ Skills — Together for First Time
Arthur Jafa and Mark Lecky showed off their history-making videos and DJ skills together for the first time.
This summer, two of the world’s best known and most music-obsessed contemporary visual artists are showing their seminal video works together for the first time in an unlikely setting: an empty store tucked away in a shopping mall in Croydon, in suburban South London. The video is composed of footage from ’70s discos, Northern Soul dances and British raves, while its audio references Kraftwerk and staple fashion brands such as Adidas, Burberry and of course, Fiorucci. Gavin Brown, currently a partner at New York’s Gladstone Gallery, wanted to launch “HARDCORE / LOVE” off the beat path in Croydon, where he was born and raised, to bring the iconic works to a place more accessible to aspiring artists who may not be able to afford rent or studio space in bigger cities.
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