S. G E.
Publisher
Contemporary Arts Museum Houston
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Slowed and Throwed: Records of the City Through Mutated Lenses is a two-part interdisciplinary exhibition orbiting around the legacy of the late Houston legend DJ Screw. Until his death in 2000, DJ Screw distorted songs by musical artists, creating "chopped and screwed" versions of the original by slowing the tempo, reducing pitch, chopping lyrics, and layering freestyles by Houston-based rappers. The exhibition features unconventional photography...