Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation Presents The Coup d’etat Arts Collective “Live to Change Something Through Art” ExhibitionExhibition Dates: November 21, 2009 – January 31, 2010Artist’s Opening Reception: Saturday, November 21, 2009 (4 p.m. – 7 p.m.)
Peace Comrades,Its that time of year again: The 2nd Annual Coup d’etatArtshow. This year’s artshow features works form artists who represent the Coup d’etat Art Collective. Here is some quick history about the Coup d’etat Arts Collective:Coup d’etat Arts Collective is a Brooklyn-based collaboration of highly respected artists who produce various art-related events throughout New York City. The Collective’s annual exhibition features a never-before-seen assembly of New York City’s most sought after visual artists. With music as the backdrop, the Coup d’etat Arts Collective provides a unique platform for creative synergy while filling an undeniable void in the arts community. About The Exhibit: (BROOKLYN, NY) November 12, 2009 – Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation’s Center for Arts and Culture, PUMA, and The Coup d’etat Arts Collective are honored to announce the opening of “Live to Change Something Through Art,”a mixed media exhibition of works created by 23 local artists. Please join the artists for the opening reception on Saturday, November 21, 2009, from 4 p.m.– 7 p.m. at the Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation’s Skylight Gallery, 1368 Fulton Street, 3rd Floor, Brooklyn, New York. This event is sponsored by Karen’s Body Beautiful, Puma & KUSH. “Live to Change Something Through Art” features work that is reflective of the current Brooklyn arts movement and underscores Coup d’etat’s thought-provoking brand principle, “Live to Change Something.”Highlighting a multicultural collective of artists across several disciplines, the exhibition encompasses painting, photography, sculpture, video and installation.Artists that were hand-selected to participate in “Live to Change Something Through Art” include:Molaundo JonesSuhail SmithSam WilsonLichibanRob FokusedAlice MizrachiStephanie LandBrian “Deka” Paupaw SeeOneOne9Alzo SladeAna BravoBermanFenelusJen One Reuben KingAmanda DivaNelson RivasKwesiAbbensettsPaul DeoRobert TrujilloAjamu Walker Suncadm BeyIbrahim andYang-Chi. For nearly four decades, Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation has served as a fertile ground for emerging and established artists throughout Central Brooklyn. Through its Center for Arts and Culture, Restoration continues to present, promote, and preserve the artistic legacy of artists from the African Diaspora. About Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation: Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation, the nation’s first community development corporation, partners with residents and business to improve the quality of life of Central Brooklyn by fostering economic self sufficiency, enhancing family stability and growth, promoting the arts and culture and transforming the neighborhood into a safe, vibrant place to live, work and visit. The Skylight Gallery is open to the public Wednesday through Friday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. and on Saturday from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. Skylight Gallery exhibitions are made possible by the generous support of the New York State Council on the Arts, New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, Brooklyn Community Foundation, andBloomberg, Inc.,
You know coup d’etat Brooklyn makes it a point to support and big up our peeps, here comes another BIG UP!
This saturday March 7th performing live Miss Amanda Diva with one of my new favorite dj’s Jasmine Solano along with the fabulous J*Davey at an event called LICK @ Webster Hall.. the details are on the flyer.. Peace see you there - daoud
LICK featuring J*Davey & Amanda Diva LIVE & DJ Jasmine Solano @ Webster Hall 3/7/09
LICK 4.0
featuring live performances by
J*DAVEY & AMANDA DIVA
with
DJ Jasmine Solano
ABOUT J*DAVEY
According to ?uestlove, super-producer and famed drummer of the Roots, “J*Davey is the swift kick in the ass I’ve been praying for Black Music to produce!” The LA-based group’s sound—an amalgamation of punk, new wave, soul and hip-hop—is hard to define, but their music and image are undeniable. J*Davey broke into public consciousness in 2007, after opening up a string of dates for Prince in Las Vegas, and have since released the Land of the Lost/Beauty of Distortion LP to much fanfare, and landed in major national media outlets like the New York Times, FADER, URB, and Okayplayer.com. http://www.myspace.com/jdavey
ABOUT AMANDA DIVA
Amanda Diva is currently working a new project titled Spandex, Rhymes & Soul: the freEP, available via free digital download everywhere March 4th, featuring original production by Chuck Inglish (of The Cool Kids), Green Lantern, Droop-E, and guest verses by Jay Electronica, Fonzworth Bentley and more. She is also hosting the second season of her Internet comedy show, “Diva Speak TV” (which she describes as a cross between Dave Chappelle and “The Colbert Report”), and is a commentator on VH1 Network. Aside from appearing with J*Davey in New York on March 7th, she will be performing at SXSW in Austin, TX on March 21th in a showcase that also features Solange. http://www.myspace.com/amandadiva
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$10 for the first 50 advance tickets
$12 in advance after
$15 – $20 at the door day of show
Check the latest episode of Diva Speaks TV. Special thanks to everyone who came out to the album listening party lastnite @ Catch 22. We appreciate the continued support!
Coup d’etat affiliate, Amanda Diva, has a show called Diva Speaks, which broadcasts as a youtube series and will be syndicated on CDTBK.com.
We are proud to have our sistren part of the movement, so stay tuned for episodes to come.
This particular volume features coup d’etat Brooklyn, and our participation in the bus ride to DC for Obama’s Inauguration. It was a blast! However, Amanda does a way better job in telling the story than I would.
January 20th marked a historic milestone for America. For those of you who’ve been asleep for the past year, it was the day of Barack Obama’sInauguration. The day put a cap on a journey to America’s most prestigious position that defines one man’s determination, a nation’s progression, and for most people, a symbol of CHANGE!
coup d’etat Brooklyn helped organize a bus ride to DC in collaboration with Mary Pryor (We Fancy), Kristen Fraser (Cornerstone), Charles Anthony, & Al of the Minority Report. If you missed it, you SLEPT… nuff said!
Flyer for bus ride
The weekend before the trip I caught an unfortunate case of food poisoning. As you can imagine, I had my mind made up to stay at home and experience the inauguration vicariously through my television. Monday morning I checked myself into Brooklyn Hospital, concerned that my situation may have worsened. Needless to say, I spent majority of my day in the waiting room reading Alan Moore’s graphic novel The Watchmen.
12 hours, 8 cups of tea and 2 antibiotic pills later I schlepped my sick ass to Santos to assist the organizing cast in giving out gift bags, donuts and coffee to all the voyagers. We were loaded up on the buses by 12:30 and ready to depart without any hitches. At this moment I thought to myself: “Will I let a little tummy ache prevent me from witnessing history?”HELL NO. I was on that bus on my way down to DC to see MY PRESIDENT get sworn in!
Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation Presents
The Coup d’etat Arts Collective
“Live to Change Something Through Art” Exhibition
Exhibition Dates: November 21, 2009 – January 31, 2010
Artist’s Opening Reception: Saturday, November 21, 2009 (4 p.m. – 7 p.m.)
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