FIVE SFMOMA Prints
September 19, 2019 – May 30, 2020, at NY Live Arts Ford Foundation Live Lobby Gallery 

Using 3D data obtained during his 2016 FIVE SFMOMA performance, Rashaad translated the fierce, spiraling movements of five vogue dancers to the two-dimensional surface of the prints. In collaboration with the Tamarind Institute, ten plates were created and printed using traditional lithographic methods. In keeping with his expansive, interdisciplinary method of working, Newsome brought 3D printing and collage into the project, incorporating three-dimensional printed forms, and collaged images of the of dancers body into each print. The suite includes five distinct prints representing each of the five dancers. This series incorporates a complex layering of performance, ephemeral and recorded movement, traditional printing and digital technology, bringing a new vibrancy and dimensionality to the printed surface. Also on view will be the performance video of FIVE SFMOMA as well as a newly commissioned large scale wall vinyl titled SHAWAM!