~SIMON CERIGO . . MERCER UNION, TORONTO / ‘CULTURE AGAINST U.S.’
of course, Cardi B just named her first baby, a daughter: ‘Kulture’ / b. July 10, 2018.
so, turns out,
Simon . . and baby Kulture also, actually share a zodiac sign: ‘Cancer’.
Simon having being born July 3, 1952 / & died Jan 20, 2013.
/ expect baby Kulture to be deeply intuitive.
image via MERCER UNION ARCHIVE
see: ’54/84′ / ‘HOMMAGE a GUIDO MOLINARI’ / Mercer Union, Toronto / Oct 23, 1984 – Nov 17, 1984
SIMON CERIGO, ‘CULTURE AGAINST U.S.’, early 1980s, Lower East Side, NYC
paint & oil pastel, collage, on found cotton shower curtain.
exhibited in: ‘Under the Volcano: Simon Cerigo, Dan Asher, Nancy Smith’
a one weekend pop-up exhibit – on the Bowery near Delancey, in Chinatown / June 6-7, 2015.
the show was curated by his / & mine . . 2 grown kids: KATE & THEO CERIGO.
it’s quite large.
Photo: Nancy Smith
this is one of Simon’s later 1980s paintings, Lower East Side, NYC,
with the 2 curators, KATE & THEO CERIGO.
Simon often used actual t-shirts / with their pop culture references, in his work.
as well, as other found cultural ‘markings, note the vinyl LP / record, at the top.
Photo: Nancy Smith