The Residents are an obscure, un-easy listening musickal ensemble that I've been intrigued with since the late seventies, and this Friday, I had a rare opportunity to... Meet the Residents... so to speak.
Homer Flynn is the primary conceptual artist behind the mysteriously anonymous musical ensemble known as the Residents, and many of his original pieces are currently on display at Johansson Projects, an art gallery located in Oakland California. On Friday night, Mr. Flynn attended a reception, and graciously greeted those of us who showed up. I was unexpectedly surprised to discover that another Resident, Cryptic Corporation President Hardy Fox, was also there in attendance.
Homer and Hardy chat outside Johansson Projects
Turn that smile upside down. My friend, and fellow Residents advocate, Brainphreak, was there too. Here's a 3D image of him with Homer.
What does one say about such quality weirdness? It was a blast to see some of the original pieces of so many familiar things. Among other things, album covers, stage props and sculptures were on display. And of course, Old Blue Eye himself, one of the original eyeball masks, presided over the proceedings.
More fun than a barrel full of... moles?
3 comments:
The eye has it!
That was the church of the oddball eyeballs. Amazing to see the work in person and meet the main man himself. Thanks for posting the pics! Such wonderful art he has created!
http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?desktop_uri=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DS_3CDRZzzu8&v=S_3CDRZzzu8&gl=US
Here is a good clip of a European exinhibitit.
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