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Set in an intergalactic Kabuki theater,  the book is a play inside of a comic book. Against the backdrop of childhood iconography, the psychedelic dialogue functions as a critique of cultural theory. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAdam Green\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e is an artistic polymath—a songwriter, filmmaker, visual artist, and poet.  A co-founder of The Moldy Peaches and author of ten solo-albums, his songs have been performed by artists as diverse as The Libertines, Carla Bruni, Kelly Willis, Dean \u0026amp; Britta, and Will Oldham. Green’s paintings and sculptures have been the subject of exhibitions in America, Asia and Europe, including a 2016 show at the Fondation Beyeler Museum in Basel, Switzerland.  He wrote and directed the feature film \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Wrong Ferarri\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e (2010), the first feature film shot entirely on an iPhone, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAdam Green's Aladdin \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e(2016) which Buzzfeed.com described as “the trippiest movie ever made.\" In 2019, Green released \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWar and Paradise\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, a graphic novel combining his lyrical and visual vocabulary. The satirical war epic is about the clash of humans with machines, the meeting of spirituality with singularity, and the bidirectional relationship between life and the afterlife.   \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGreen’s 10th and latest solo album, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEngine of Paradise\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, is a musical exploration of these same themes. Recorded in Brooklyn, New York, by Loren Humphrey, the album reimagines the baroque orchestral style of his early 2000s era records and features performances by James Richardson (MGMT), Florence Welch (Florence and the Machine) and Jonathan Rado (Foxygen). \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn 2020, Green published an epic-poem MDVL: 1,000 Years of Dark Ages with Spheres Projects, a section of which was included in the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePoetry London \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eliterary journal. 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Central to Rosenberg's practice are the ways images produce and reproduce notions of spectatorship, gender, family, history, and legacy—that is, the conditions of everyday life. For over five decades, her work has challenged how such vernacular images create seemingly naturalized meanings through which people understand themselves in the world. This book complements Rosenberg's joint exhibitions at the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/weissman.baruch.cuny.edu\/mishkin-gallery\/upcoming\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMishkin Gallery\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/pioneerworks.org\/exhibitions\/aura-rosenberg-what-is-psychedelic\"\u003ePioneer Works\u003c\/a\u003e, curated by Alaina Claire Feldman. 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American Artist’s multidisciplinary approach delves into three pivotal themes of Butler's oeuvre: the role of Pasadena and Los Angeles, with their distinct academic, scientific, and natural landscapes, in shaping her imaginative  storytelling; the profound impact of her maternal family's migration, evidenced in her writing by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethemes of aspiration, labor, and displacement; and her critical engagement with space exploration, interrogating its implications for Black and Indigenous communities.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFeaturing American Artist’s new and existing works—encompassing video, installation, sculpture, and drawing—alongside essays, exhibition documentation, and a rich compilation of diverse media, including sketches, digital communications, and archival materials. 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