Got the Power

Got The Power: Alabama This is the fourth piece in my series of...

Mon, 18 Feb 2013 22:12:38 -0500

Got The Power: Alabama

This is the fourth piece in my series of site specific boombox sculptures and community soundtracks which are composed of local peoples favorite songs and their memories of living in that area. ASFA, Birmingham.

Got The Power: Alabama Mixtape All of the songs were submitted...

Mon, 18 Feb 2013 22:07:00 -0500

Got The Power: Alabama Mixtape

All of the songs were submitted by students at the Alabama School of Fine Arts (ASFA) in Birmingham Alabama, except for 6 songs that were submitted by the faculty. All memories were recorded from the accounts of students at the ASFA.

Song Artist

1. “At Last” Etta Jones

2. “Pumped Up Kicks” Foster The People

3. “Da Funk” Daft Punk

4. “Float On” Modest Mouse

Coming To Alabama Lauren

5. “Rhinestone Eyes” The Gorillas

6. “Dramamine” Modest Mouse

Bany Wesley

7. “Zombie” Fela Kuti

Birthday Presents Emmett

8. “Kids” MGMT

9. “Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger” Daft Punk

10. “Vodoo Child” Jimi Hendrix

Scary Stories Emma

11. “Introspection”

12. “Memory” Yoko Kanno & The Seatbelts

13. “Freak Love” Toro Y Moi

Reality of Alabama Lauren

14. “Sir Duke” Stevie Wonder

15. “Super Freak” Rick James

16. “Build Me Up Buttercup” The Foundations

Vulcan Andy

17. “Milk” Coco Rosie

18. “Dashboard” Modest Mouse

19. “In Bloom” Nirvana

bayetekenan: Me installing “Got The Power: Alabama” at the...

Mon, 18 Feb 2013 21:59:00 -0500

bayetekenan:

Me installing “Got The Power: Alabama” at the Alabama School of Fine Art in Birmingham. Photos by Frank Couch

Song ...

Mon, 18 Feb 2013 21:58:00 -0500

Song Artist

Audition Jonathan

20. “Around The World” Daft Punk

21. “Sweet Dreams” The Eurythmics

Church Picnic Josh

22. “Do The Astral Plane” Flying Lotus

23. “Stand By Me” Ben E. King

House Fire/Family Reunion Jimmy

24. “SpottieOttieDopaliscious” Outkast

25. “I Keep Trying to be Composite” Omari Simmons

Dock, Monkeys Caroline

26. “Graceland” Paul Simon

27. “Heaven” Talking Heads

28. “Revolution” The Beatles

Alabama School of Fine Art Emily

29. “Hey” The Pixies

30. “Electron Blue” R.E.M.

Pet Fish Lilly

31. “Lady Brown” Nujabes ft. Cise Starr

32. “The Man Who Sold The World” The Section Quartet

Camping Fire with Papa Cassandra

33. “Sleepy Head” Passion Pit

34. “Milk Man” Aphex Twins

35. “Folds In Your Hands” Passion Pit

Bark Like A Dog Amanda

36. “Hound Dog” Elvis Presley

37. “Ramble On” Led Zepplin

Grandparents/Returning to Alabama Lily S.

38. “Mr. Tambourine Man” Bob Dylan

39. “Ghost” Nuetral Milk hotel

Dad’s Award Omari

40. “I Have A Dream” Martin Luther King Jr.

Got The Power: Minnesota Created by Bayeté Ross Smith, installed...

Sun, 09 Oct 2011 01:52:00 -0400

Got The Power: Minnesota

Created by Bayeté Ross Smith, installed at Franconia Sculpture Park, one hour outside of the Twin cities at the junction of Hwy 8 and Hwy 95, in Shafer Minnesota in Franconia township. bayeterosssmith.com

Got The Power: Minnesota Mixtape Pt.1 The Minnesota Mixtape was...

Sun, 09 Oct 2011 01:38:00 -0400

Got The Power: Minnesota Mixtape Pt.1

Name, Town, Song, Artist

ROLLER DERBY

1. Amanda, St. Croix Falls, Hot n’ Fun, N.E.R.D. ft. Nelly Furtado

2. Amelia, Minneapolis, Lovely Day, Bill Withers

3. Chelsea, Andover, Torn, Natalie Imbruglia

4. Cordell, Minneapolis, Fight The Power, Public Enemy

5. Lillie, Maplewood, I’mma Be, The Black eyed Peas

6. Woody, Shafer, Everything Under The Sun, DJ ESP

CAMPING

7. Carly, Edmonton, Born to Run, Bruce Springsteen

8. Tom, Franconia, Take 5, Dave Brubek

9. Evelyn, Hopkins, Baby Bumblebee, Camp song/kids song

10. John, Hopkins, All Along The Watchtower, Jimi Hendrix

11. Mike, Chisago City, Dreams, The Allman Brothers

SNOWMAGEDDON 2010

12. Anne, St. Croix, Animals, Neon Trees

13. Matt, St. Croix, Welcome to the Machine, Pink Floyd

14. Kira, Minneapolis, Little Boxes, Malvina Reynolds

WARTS

15. Morgan, Luck, Lollipop, Mika

16. Maia, Luck, Oh No, Marina and The Diamonds

17. Chitti, Minneapolis, Edge Of Glory, Lady Gaga

18. Amy, St. Paul, Cult of Personality, Living Colour

AN EPIC BATTLE

19. Carissa, Franconia, Final Countdown, Europe

20. George, St. Paul, Send Me Your Money, Suicidal Tendencies

21. Sara, St. Paul, Queen Bitch, David Bowie

22. Jeff, Oakdale, Eye of The Tiger, Survivor

23. Andrew, Maplegrove, Looking Out My Back Door, CCR

24. Kevin, St. Cloud, Space Oddity, David Bowie

25. Phoenix, St. Cloud, Somewhere Over The Rainbow, Israel Kamakawiwo’Ole

Got The Power: Minnesota Installed at Franconia Sculpture Park

Sat, 08 Oct 2011 14:27:35 -0400

Got The Power: Minnesota

Installed at Franconia Sculpture Park

Got The Power: Minnesota Mixtape Pt.2 The Minnesota Mixtape was...

Sat, 08 Oct 2011 14:26:15 -0400

Got The Power: Minnesota Mixtape Pt.2

The Minnesota Mixtape was created by collecting song titles from visitors to Franconia Sculpture Park and people I encountered in my travels around the Twin cities area. Each participant was allowed to submit at least one song title. I have included the first name and town of residence of each participant, along with their song title. I also collected recordings of people recalling a memory from their life that relates to Minnesota. These stories are interspersed between the songs. The Minnesota Mixtape serves as a portrait of the Twin cities and the surrounding area, through audio recordings, both the songs people listen to and their actual voices describing significant moments in their lives. Unfortunately they were about 6 songs I was not able to locate, however the other 75 are the direct result of local community’s input.

Name, Town, Song, Artist
HAZELDON
26. Rosalie, Shafer, “Simple Gifts”, classic Shaker Song
27. Paul, Osceola, “Love Is The Law”, The Suburbs
28. Abigail, “If I was Your Girlfriend”, Prince
29. Craig, Shoreview, “Back In Black”, AC/DC
MOVING TO THE TWIN CITIES FROM DALLAS
30. Deb, Bloomington, “Genie in a Bottle”, Christina Aguelira
31. Lisa, Glenwood, “You Are My Sunshine”, Johnny Cash and Ray Charles
LOVE AT FIRST SITE; THE AIRPORT
32. Grozio, Glenwood, “Tangled Up In Blue”, Bob Dylan
33. Jack, Glenwood, “Y.M.C.A.”, The Village People
34. Mia, St. Paul, “Push It”, Salt N’ Peppa
35. Sunidh, Minneapolis, “Bust A Move”, Young M.C.
36. Summer, Woodbury, “The Cars That Go Boom”, L’Trimm
37 Dave, Minneapolis, “Animal”, Miike Snow
38. Pam, Stillwater, “I Can Only Imagine”, Mercy Me
39. Kale, Osceola, “Clint Eastwood”, Gorillaz
MARY POPPINS
40. Alex, St. Paul, “Zhong Nan Hai”, Carsick Cars
41. Josine, Minneapolis, “Shining Star”, Earth wind and Fire
42. Justyne, Shafer, “The Show”, Lenka
43. Liz, Shoreview, “I Want to Hold Your Hand”, The Beatles
44. Paul, Lakeville, “The Joker”, Steve Miller Band
45. Emily, Minneapolis, “Wannabe”, The Spice Girls
46. Nicole, Franconia, “All I Want to Do”, Sugarland
47. Leeann, Taylors Falls, “What’s Up”, Four Non Blondes
48. Lisa, Glenwood, “Imagine”, John Lennon

Got The Power: Minnesota Installed at Franconia Sculpture Park

Sat, 08 Oct 2011 11:16:00 -0400

Got The Power: Minnesota

Installed at Franconia Sculpture Park

Got The Power: Minnesota Mixtape Pt. 3 The Minnesota Mixtape was...

Sat, 08 Oct 2011 11:15:00 -0400

Got The Power: Minnesota Mixtape Pt. 3

Name, Town, Song, Artist
49. Mike, Minneapolis, “Freaks Come Out at Night”, Whodini
SNOWEY HALLOWEEN
50. Cindy, St. Paul, “Up On the Roof”, James Taylor
51. Kari, Minneapolis, “Only the Lonely”, Roy Orbison
52. Katie, Minneapolis, “Rhapsody In Blue”, George Gershwin
53. Nan, Hugo, “Pride and Joy”, Stevie Ray Vaughan
54. Leslie, Newport, “Rock Me Amadeus”, Falco
55. Pat, Egan, “Minute By Minute”, The Doobie Brothers
56. Lydia, Brooklyn Park, “In The Light”, DC Talk
57. Clara, Brooklyn Park, “Cinderella”, Steven Curtis Chapman
58. Dale, Anamosa, “Think: Freedom”, Aretha Franklin
59. Jen, Little Canada, “Amazing Grace”
60. Marcus, Little Canada, “Thriller”, Michael Jackson
ICE FISHING
61. Carolyn, Minneapolis, “Barton Hollows”, Civil Wars
62. Carol, Minneapolis, “Appalachian Spring”, Aaron Copland
63. Charlene, Minneapolis, “Damn Right I’ve Got The Blues”, Buddy Guy
WHEN I KNEW MY HUSBAND WAS MINE
64. Tasha, Franconia, “I’m Too Sexy”, Right Said Fred
65. Somu & Jaya, Roseville, “Ellam Inba Mayam”, classic Southern Indian Song
66. Karthik, Roseville, “Last Friday Night”, Katy Perry
67. Anonymous submission 1, found in boom box, “Alarm Clock Songs” mix
68. Anonymous submission 2, found in boom box, “Ingapirica, Pan Flute from the Andes”
69. Anonymous submission 3, found in boom box,
70. Clayton, St. Paul, “The Real Slim Shady”, Eminem
71. Sergio, Minneapolis, “Suspicious Minds”, Elvis Presley
72. Anonymous submission 4, found in boom box, “Let It Be, Ingapirica, Pan Flute from the Andes”
73. Hugo, Minneapolis, “Ballade Pour Adeline”, Richard Clayderman
74. Local Radio, heavy rotation, “Pumped Up Kicks”, Foster The People
THE BIRTH OF ELISE HARDY

Got The Power: Minnesota Installed at Franconia Sculpture Park...

Sat, 08 Oct 2011 11:03:00 -0400

Got The Power: Minnesota

Installed at Franconia Sculpture Park in Shafer Minnesota. One Hour outside the Twin cities.

Special Thanks to the following people for their generous support which made Got The Power: Minnesota possible

Thu, 06 Oct 2011 02:25:00 -0400

Rise Wilson Will Shepard
Hunter Piermont Shera Selzer
Dawoud Bey Guido Maus
Rob Selzer Michael Roosevelt
Hank Willis Thomas Heather Holt Villyard
Aquila Lynch Alicia Smith
Robin Stewart Martin Firrell
Jose Arias Lizzie Brock
Maya L. Thomas Raquel DeAnda
Bonita Buford Kai Haley
Jess Zimbabwe Richard Newirth
Ottar Ormstad Jennifer Donald
Takaaki Okada Paul Smith
Cheryl Ward Cindi Dunn
Eric Gottesman Deirdre Visser
Ryan Alexiev George Robbins
Casey Selzer Lacy Austin
Hasan Elahi Wilbert Wilder
Kerry Phillips Abigail Christenson
Elsa Romero Susan Jedrezjewski
Robert Wolf Heather Hart
Piero Passacantando Michele Pred
Jim GoldBerg Bob Callaway
Erica Young Carlos Robinson
Tara Foster Teresa Rivera
Alexandra Mavar Molly Leutz
Jeffrey Sims Shane Aslan Selzer
Bjorn Picard Kamal Sinclair
Susan Clements Jessica Ingram
Tracy Collins Liz Walsh
Mary Powers Jazzminh Moore
Taraneh Hemani Alexa Dilworth
Petrushka Bazin Nicholas Larsen
Sheila Pree Bright Romain McLean
Albert J. Ignacio Shaun Leonardo
Quia Querisma Maya Escobar
Richard Smith Lydia Mathews
Michael Premo Vibeke Marnburg
Samantha Liapes Clayton Mitchell
Brett Myers Molly Surno
Yancey Strickler Michael McGregor
Madge Miriam
Kateria Niambi Liz Axtman
Perry Chen Sara Cannon
Sylvia Johnson Bridget Beck
Whitney MCN Justin Kazmark
Tom and Gary Alexandra Marvar
George Robbins J. Luke Krill
Stephanie Grant Raissa Simpson
Push Dance Company
Sady Sullivan John Penn II
Jonathan Rickman Corey Knox
Robert Wolf Simon Isenberg
Mary Powers Sarah Inglis
Anne Kristoff Jim smith
Sherri Wasserman Mathew Shain
Catherine Provenzano Elie Charpentier
Josh Heller Shell Mitchell
Jason Jagel Anna Mahnke
Taro Hattori Brandon Ross
Carolina Ponce de Leon Kimberli Gant
Ida Woldmichael Kerry Graul
Eric Damon Walters Owen Duckworth
Sonya Blesofsky Elizabeth Traina
Michele Theberge Paddy L
Kuni Heather Mallory
JD Donald Tim Schwartz
Brian Jardine Mike
Alexander Winter Clarence Richard
Razi Khamsi Wilson Olivia Scarlett
Peter Ross Suné Woods
Abel

AND everyone who contributed a song title and memory!

Got The Power: Minnesota, on the gantry, in progress. Franconia...

Wed, 05 Oct 2011 03:10:00 -0400

Got The Power: Minnesota, on the gantry, in progress.

Franconia Sculpture Park, Sept. 2011

Got The Power: Minnesota in progress at the Franconia Sculpture...

Wed, 05 Oct 2011 03:06:00 -0400

Got The Power: Minnesota in progress at the Franconia Sculpture Park in Shafer Mn. Welding the base and supports. Franconia Sculpture Park is a hour outside of the Twin Cities, at the junction of Hwy 8 and Hwy 95.

Got the Power: Bowery MixtapeCreated through contributions from...

Fri, 22 Jul 2011 22:08:00 -0400

Got the Power: Bowery Mixtape
Created through contributions from The Festival of Ideas for the New City at the New Museum on the Bowery, NY, NY

Got The Power: West Baltimore Installed on North Avenue

Fri, 22 Jul 2011 04:02:00 -0400

Got The Power: West Baltimore

Installed on North Avenue

Got The Power: West Baltimore Mixtape (History) Residents of...

Fri, 22 Jul 2011 04:00:00 -0400

Got The Power: West Baltimore Mixtape (History)

Residents of West Baltimore talk about the history of their neighborhood and the city.

Music by Reggie Ruckus

Got The Power: West Baltimore Installed on North Avenue

Fri, 22 Jul 2011 03:59:00 -0400

Got The Power: West Baltimore

Installed on North Avenue

Got The Power: West Baltimore Mixtape (Pennsylvania Avenue) West...

Fri, 22 Jul 2011 03:56:00 -0400

Got The Power: West Baltimore Mixtape (Pennsylvania Avenue)

West Baltimore residents talk about their memories and the history of Pennsylvania Avenue, the main strip in West Baltimore and the epicenter of Black culture in the city of Baltimore.

Music by Reggie Ruckus

Got The Power: West Baltimore Installed on North Avenue

Fri, 22 Jul 2011 03:54:00 -0400

Got The Power: West Baltimore

Installed on North Avenue