NEW SPINS

New Spins is music album cover-art redesign show that I curated at the Lincoln Arts Project in Waltham. Artists were asked to choose an album and re-interpret it in their own way.

Jay-Z "The Black Album

Jay-Z "The Black Album

By Nick Ferreira

Black Star "Black Star"

Black Star "Black Star"

By Daniel Buckley

Bonaparte “Too Much”

Bonaparte “Too Much”

By Maria Stangel

J Dilla, "Donuts"

J Dilla, "Donuts"

By Daniel Buckley

Prince “Sign of the Times”

Prince “Sign of the Times”

By Fish McGill

Fleetwood Mac “Tango in the Night”

Fleetwood Mac “Tango in the Night”

By Jeff Bartell

Joni Mitchell “Blue”

Joni Mitchell “Blue”

By Elisa Hamilton

Maroon 5 “Moves like Jagger”

Maroon 5 “Moves like Jagger”

By Becky Margraf

The Cure “Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me”

The Cure “Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me”

By Rick Pinchera

Gold Panda “Lucky Shiner”

Gold Panda “Lucky Shiner”

By Will Millar

Rogers and Hammerstein “Carousel”

Rogers and Hammerstein “Carousel”

By John Howrey

Rogers and Hammerstein “The King and I”

Rogers and Hammerstein “The King and I”

By John Howrey

Rogers and Hammerstein “Oklahoma!”

Rogers and Hammerstein “Oklahoma!”

By John Howrey

Rogers and Hammerstein “The Sound of Music”

Rogers and Hammerstein “The Sound of Music”

By John Howrey

Rogers and Hammerstein “South Pacific”

Rogers and Hammerstein “South Pacific”

By John Howrey

Boards of Canada “Music has the Right to Children”

Boards of Canada “Music has the Right to Children”

By Dan Nolan

Raekwon “Only Built for Cuban Linx”

Raekwon “Only Built for Cuban Linx”

By Andrew Edman

RZA “RZA as Bobby Digital”

RZA “RZA as Bobby Digital”

By Zachary Kaiser

Eason Chan “7”

By Shine Gao

Tom Tom Club “Tom Tom Club”

Tom Tom Club “Tom Tom Club”

By Sheryl Pace

Sweet Pea “Sweet Pea as Bobby Digital”

Sweet Pea “Sweet Pea as Bobby Digital”

By John Howrey

Henry Mancini “Lujon”

Henry Mancini “Lujon”

By Rita Csizmadia

Sweet Pea “Sweet Pea Signs, George Shearing Plays”

Sweet Pea “Sweet Pea Signs, George Shearing Plays”

By John Howrey

Sweet Pea “Walk the Line”

Sweet Pea “Walk the Line”

By John Howrey

Sweet Pea “You’re My Thrill”

Sweet Pea “You’re My Thrill”

By John Howrey

Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros “Up From Below”

Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros “Up From Below”

By Will Bruno

Below are some photos from the opening. Photos by Kim Maroon (http://www.maroonbiology.com)

FIsh McGill, Jeff Bartell, and I also collaborated on a mural for the New Spins which we dedicated to the Voyager Golden Record, the first record in space.

During the opening I created a workspace for visitors to design their own album covers. Below is a sampling of those submissions.