Music
Listen to Awol Erizku and SOSUPERSAM's Mixtape Featuring Works by The Weeknd, Rae Sremmurd, Drake and More

by Gary Pini
17 September 2015
    
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If you're looking for a nice mixtape to go along with an art opening (or vice versa), head over to The &amp;lt;a href="http://flagartfoundation.org/exhibitions/new-flower-images-of-the-reclining-venus/"&amp;gt;FLAG Art Foundation&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt; (545 West 25th Street) tonight, September 17th, 6 to 8 p.m., for an exhibition of new photographs by Awol Erizku called &amp;lt;i&amp;gt;New Flower | Images of the Reclining Venus&amp;lt;/i&amp;gt;. They were shot in African brothels in 2013 and you'll recognize the familiar imagery of Venus and the odalisque, but incorporated here in unfamiliar settings.  The conceptual mixtape expands on the ideas from the images and was produced as a collab with LA-based &amp;lt;a href="http://www.sosupersam.com/"&amp;gt;DJ SOSUPERSAM&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt; and can be heard at the show and also above.  It includes tracks by The Weeknd, Travi$ Scott, Rae Sremmurd and also Drake's "Hotline Bling." (btw: Check out &amp;lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDCcC_psV24"&amp;gt;THIS&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt; fantastic, live cover version of "Bling" by Sam Smith and Disclosure.) mixed with soundbites from artist Kerry James Marshall.  There's also an interesting group show opening tonight on the foundation's 9th floor called "Surface Tension" that features works by 12 artists including El Anatsui, Mark Bradford, Ryan Sullivan and Rebecca Ward. Give the mixtape a listen, above, and take a look at a few (NSFW) preview images from &amp;lt;i&amp;gt;New Flower&amp;lt;/i&amp;gt;, along with the full track listing, below. The show will be on display through December 12th.&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&lt;img lazy-loadable="true" src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8yNTkzNzI1Lzk4MHguanBnIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTU2OTQ0OTc2MH0.advQPdU0n4lNq3qY1yEW6bgA7JQx1Y1PNI-qq_7kSDw/img.jpg" id="acc0a" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="2FEXZV1569123249" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image"   /&gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div align="center"&amp;gt;Awol Erizku, &amp;lt;i&amp;gt;Aziza&amp;lt;/i&amp;gt;, 2013&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&lt;img lazy-loadable="true" src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8yNTkzNzI2Lzk4MHguanBnIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTU2OTU3MTQ5MX0.y-RDDvaEdX48R13xyWFKtvbsprhH4lbPIHaUvLgoUTg/img.jpg" id="8d5e4" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="BS6FPL1569123249" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image"   /&gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div align="center"&amp;gt;Awol Erizku, &amp;lt;i&amp;gt;Brukawit&amp;lt;/i&amp;gt;, 2013&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&lt;img lazy-loadable="true" src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8yNTkzNzI3Lzk4MHguanBnIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTU2OTMzNDA0NX0.8qHtiP8hV9LZ0XqVMEsYC3HwlhK6Y1x6CUaJm18Bq94/img.jpg" id="d0465" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="E4P7CD1569123249" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image"   /&gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div align="center"&amp;gt;Awol Erizku, Elsa, 2011&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;i&amp;gt;All photos come from Awol Erizku,&amp;lt;/i&amp;gt; New Flower | Images of the Reclining Venus&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&lt;img lazy-loadable="true" src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8yNTkzNzI4Lzk4MHguanBnIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTU2OTQyMjczNn0.9nn5vp7h-V9aqd6WqV9gRDx1D3rMmb_D_61HebDOuj4/img.jpg" id="cf2e1" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="SKD6C41569123249" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image"   /&gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt; 

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