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The Boombox Project by Lyle Owerko at XOYO and the Whisper Gallery
The exhibition is in conjunction with Owerko’s book release, The Boombox Project:the machines, the music, and the urban underground. As well as showcasing his archive of imagery, some of which is on show at the exhibition, the book also includes an introduction from Spike Lee, as well as comments on the boombox culture from the like of Ad-Roc The Beatie Boys, LL Cool J and Pras.
With credits that include shooting the cover of Time Magazine (Sept 2001), Owerko’s Boombox Project exhibition is an opportunity to see art taken in a new and unique direction. With association with pop art culture, the portraits take a look at what made boomboxes so captivating and in parts a fashion item all of themselves. However, someone needs to tell the kids with their mobile phones on full blast that they are a pathetic substitute for something that was genuinely cool.
The Boombox Project is free entry, whether you catch it at XOYO between 2nd-7th December (XOYO 32-37 Cowper Street, London EC2A 4AP) or at Whisper Gallery between 9th December 2011 and the 14th January 2012 (Whisper Gallery, 27/28 Eastcastle Street, London W1W 8DH).
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