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S t udi oK. O. S . | T heCont i nui ngL ega c yof T i m Rol l i nsa ndKi dsofS ur v i v a l J a nua r y15, 2021–Ma r c h20, 2021 S t udi oK. O. S . : T heCont i nui ngL e gac yof T i mRol l i nsandKi dsof S ur v i v al i sa ne x hi bi t i ont ha toer sal ook a tt hehi s t or i c a la r t wor kofT i m Rol l i nsa ndK. O. S .a l ongs i dedi gi t a la r t wor kf r om t hec ont empor a r y pr a c t i c eof S t udi oK. O. S , t hea r t i s tc ol l ec t i v enowc ont i nui ngt hel ega c yof t hei rl ongt i mement orRol l i ns .

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T hewor k s hopst ookpl a c er emot el yonadi gi t a lpl a t f or m bec a us eout s i det hei rdoor sadea dl ya nd hi ghl yc ont a gi ousv i r usha ss wepta c r os st hewor l da ndha s , f ormont hs , r a v a gedt heUS .

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T heydev el opedawa yof wor k i ngt ha t c ombi nedr ea di nga nda na l y s i swi t hdr a wi nga ndpa i nt i ng.

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Rol l i ns pr ompt edt hos ecr eat i ngt hear t wor k:“ …youal lhaveyourownt as t eandyouhavedi ffer entvoi c es .

I fyouc oul d beagol deni ns t r ument , i fyouc oul dpl ayas ongofyourf r eedomanddi gni t yandyourf ut ur eandever yt hi ngyou f eelaboutAmer i k aandt hi sc ount r y ,whatwoul dyourhor nl ookl i ke? ”Thehor nsi magi nedbyK. O. S.and s ubs equentwor ks hoppar t i ci pant sar ei ns pi r edbydi ver s es our c est heyenc ount er edi nt hei rl i ves— popcul t ur e, near tt ext books , mus i c , t hes t r eet sar oundt hem.

Theover l appi ngandc ombi ni ngoft hei ndi vi dualhor nsi nt he l ar gerwor ksevokeanot herofTi m Rol l i nsandK. O. S. ’ si ns pi r at i ons ,Ral phEl l i s on’ sI nvi s i bl eMan,i nwhi cht he nar r at orc oncl udest hat“ Amer i cai swovenofmanys t r ands , ”t hat“ ourf at ei st obec omeone, andyetmany . ”

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AsRol l i nsnot edwhens peaki ngaboutoneoft heAmer i k amur al scr eat ed wi t hs t udent si nt heBr onxi n1988,“ Themur alr epr es ent snotonl yt hebeaut ybutal s ot hechal l engeof democr acy . ”

Thes i gnat ur emet hodands t yl eof Ti mRol l i nsandK. O. S. , ass howni nt hes ewor ksandot hers er i es , i st hatt heyar e s i mul t aneous l yput t i ngt hei rper s onals t ampont heor i gi nalt extandhavi ngt hei rwor kbuoyed, act ual l yhel dup, byt hel i t er at ur e.

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XMen/ Ma l c ol m X( a f t erMa r v el Comi c sa ndMa l c ol m X) , 1997 Knownf orus i ngbookst hems el vesasanar tmedi um,Ti m Rol l i ns& K. O. S.woul dof t enf or geunc ommon c onnect i onsbet weenc onc ept si nl i t er at ur e,popcul t ur e,andc ont empor ar ys oci et y .Her e,t heyexpl or et he s yner gybet weent wos eemi ngl ydi s par at es our c es : t heXMenandMal c ol m X.

t houghMal c ol m Xi sac ent r alCi vi lRi ght s gur eandt heXMenar eawor kof ct i on, K. O. S.ndst hatt her ei sa Al c ent r ales s enc et hatt heyhavei nc ommon:bot har eout s i der swhos ever ybei ngi sper c ei vedasat hr eatt ot he s oci et yi nwhi cht heyexi s t .Mal c ol m Xandt heXMen’ si nher ents t r uggl ei sf orr es pecti nawor l dt hatr ef us est o r ec ogni z et hem asequal .Thei rpoweri sf ear edandr es i s t ed,r at hert hans eenf ori t spos i t i vet r ans f or mat i onal pot ent i al .

Al t houghmi s under s t ood, t hr ought hei rwor dsandact i ons , t heycl ear l yes t abl i s ht hems el vesasbei ng ont hes i deofr i ght eous nes s .

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Cr eat i ngandt r ans f or mi ngj us tf ort hes heerj oyi t , Puckr epr es ent st he ul t i mat ear t i s t .

I nt hi ss pi r i t , Ti m Rol l i nsandK. O. S. as kedyoungpar t i ci pant si nLondont o“ i nventmagi c ower si n penci landwat er c ol or–hundr edsoft hem.

Thes ebi z ar r ebutbeaut i f ulbl os s omss houl dl ookl i ket heypos s es sa j ui c e,anect art hatwhens queez edont heeyel i dsofs omeones l eepi ngcaus est hatper s ont of al lmadl yi nl ove wi t ht he r s tl i vi ngcr eat ur et heys eeuponawakeni ng. ”The ower swer et hencutandc ol l agedont opagesf r om Mendel s s ohn’ smus i cal s c or ef ort hepl ay .

Ther es ul ti sanebul l i ent el dofdynami cges t ur esands hapes .

Evoki ng bot hmus i candl i t er at ur e,t hepai nt i ngc ont ai nsadr eaml i kel ogi c , ndi ngc onnect i onsacr os sdi s ci pl i nest o cr eat es omet hi ngnew, pl ayf ul , andunexpect ed.Whi l eot herwor ksi nt hi ss er i esar ec ompos edofbr i ght l yc ol or ed ower s ,t hi sgr oupi ngexpl or est he or almot i fi ns hadesofgr ey— mut i ngt hepal et t ewi t houtl os i ngt he dynami s m ands ymbol i s m oft hes hapes .

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T heCr ea t i on( a f t erHa y dn) , 2005 TheCr eat i on( af t erHay dn)i soneofmanyTi m Rol l i ns&K. O. S. s er i esbas edonamus i cals c or e, andwasdevel oped wi t hs t udent satPyr ami dAt l ant i cAr tCent er ,apapermaki ngandpr i nts t udi o,i nSi l verSpr i ng,MD.Fr anzJ os ef Haydn’ smovi ng1798or at or i oTheCr eat i onc el ebr at est hebegi nni ngoft hewor l dasdepi ct edi nt heBookof Genes i sandi nc or por at est extf r omJ ohnMi l t on’ sepi c17t hc ent ur ypoemPar adi s eL os t .

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Eachoft hes evenpr i nt s r epr es ent soneoft hes evendaysofcr eat i onf r om t hebi bl e.

TheCr eat i on( af t erHay dn)wast hef ocalpoi ntoft heexhi bi t i onOnMus i catt heKr eegerMus eum i nWas hi ngt on, DC, i n2005.

I nt heac c ompanyi ngcat al og, Rol l i nsnot ed, “ Manyar t i s t sf eedf r om t hepas t .

Somear t i s t sar er eal l y s t ucki nt hepr es entandcan’ tmove.Butwhenyouwor kwi t hyoungf ol k,youar ecr eat i ngwor ki nt hef ut ur e t ens e. ”

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Bl a c kAl i c e&Whi t eAl i c e , 1989 Aswi t hot herK. O. S.wor ks ,Bl ac kAl i c e&Whi t eAl i c eobs cur eanor i gi nalt extwi t hl ar gebl ocksofpai nt— i nt hi s cas eLewi sCar r ol l ’ scl as s i c1865novelAl i c e ’ sAdvent ur esi nWonder l andandi t s1871s equelAl i c eThr ought he L ooki ngGl as s .Uponcar ef ulobs er vat i on,t hel ar ger t hanl i f e gur eofAl i c ecanbef oundwi t hi nt hebl ocks , echoi ngt hes ubt l emonochr omat i cwor kofAmer i canAbs t r actpai nt erAdRei nhar dt .However ,i nc ont r as tt o Rei nhar dt ’ smi ni malgeomet r i car r angement s ,K. O. S.s howsusAl i c ei nanew l i ght— emer gi ngandr ec edi ng dependi ngont hevi ewer ’ sat t ent i onandper c ept i on.

na1986NewYor kTi mesr evi ewofanexhi bi t i ont hati ncl udedanear l i eri t er at i onofBl ac kAl i c e,Rober t aSmi t h I not ed, “ Thewayt hehuge,bar el yvi s i bl e gur ei sc on nedwi t hi nt hebl acknes soft hi ss ur f ac ei squi t eeffect i ve, bot hper c ept ual l yandasamet aphorf ort hec on i ctbet weenper s onalgr owt hands oci ali nequi t y . ”

Whi l emos tK. O. S.member sar emal e,andmanyoft hei rpi ec esc ons i dert hepl i ghtoft he‘ I nvi s i bl eMan’ ( ei t her di r ect l yorus i ng‘ man’ asas ymbolf orhumani t y) ,t heAl i c es er i esf ocus esonf emal er epr es ent at i onandf emal e i nvi s i bi l i t y .Annet t eRos ado,al ongt i mef emal eK. O. S.member ,expl ai nedBl ac kAl i c easf ol l ows : “ Ever ybodyas ks whyi t ’ sbl ack.It houghtbl ackwasagoodc ol or ,es peci al l yf ort heEi ght i es .Somanygi r l ss uffer ed.Theygot pr egnantt ooyoung, t heyf eelt r apped; t heys t ar tyoungandgetc onf us edandt hent hebi gpr obl emsc ome. ”

Bl ac kAl i c e&Whi t eAl i c emayont hes i mpl es tl evels eem t oevokebas i ci deasofr ac e,buti ti swor t hnot i ngt hat ot herwor ksi nt hes er i esi ncl udeRedAl i c eandGr eyAl i c e.Thec ol or sper t ai nmor egener al l yt oper c ept i onsof Al i c e’ sci r cums t anc esandhowt heyr el at et oc ondi t i onsf ort oday’ sgi r l sandwomen,whi chi ncl udebutar enot l i mi t edt oi s s uesofr aci alorgenderi dent i t y .

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ss er i esi soneofs ever ali nwhi cht hegr oup— i ns pi r edbyt heTi meTr avel eri nH. G. Wel l s ’ TheTi meMac hi ne Thi ( 1895)— madewor kbas edoni magi nar yvi s i t at i onswi t hhi s t or i calar t i s t si ncl udi ngWi l l i am Shakes pear e( A Mi ds ummerNi ght ’ sDr eam)and Ri char d St r aus s( Met amor phos en) ,exampl esofwhi ch ar ei ncl uded i nt hi s exhi bi t i on.

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Aboutt heAr t i s t s St udi oK. O. S. i sac ol l ec t i v eof a r t i s t swhoa r ec ont i nui ngt hel ega c yof T i mRol l i nsa ndt heKi dsof S ur v i v a l ( K. O. S . ) , whos ec ol l a bor a t i v ea ppr oa c ht oma k i nga r tbega ni nt heBr onxi nt he1980’ s .

Wha twa sma ni f es t edf r omt hei rc ol l a bor a t i onsbec a meapower f ul bodyofwor kt ha tc a nbes eent oda yi nov er120mus eumsa ndpubl i cc ol l ec t i onswor l dwi dei nc l udi ngMoMA, T heT a t e Moder na ndT heAr tI ns t i t ut eofChi c a go.

S t udi oK. O. S . c ur r ent l yc ons i s t sofAngelAbr eu, J or geAbr eu, Rober tBr anc h, a nd Nel s onRi c ar doSavi non, or i gi na l member swhoha v er ema i neda c t i v ef orov er30y ea r s .

T heyr ema i ndedi c a t edt ot hemi s s i on ofempower i ngy oungpeopl et hr oughe x pos ur et oa r ta ndl i t er a t ur e .

Angel Abr eu( b.

1974, Br onx , NY) Abr eui sa na r t i s t ,wr i t era ndeduc a t orwhos t udi edphi l os ophy ,a r thi s t or ya ndc ompa r a t i v el i t er a t ur ea tt heUni v er s i t yof Penns y l v a ni aa ndNewY or kUni v er s i t y .

Abr euj oi nedT i m Rol l i nsa ndK. O. S . i n1986.

I na ddi t i ont ohi swor kwi t hK. O. S . , heha s dev el opedhi sownpr a c t i c eba s edonas t udyof Amer i c a nPr a gma t i s ma swel l a sAmer i c a nl i t er a t ur e .

Abr eui sonf a c ul t yi nbot h t heBF AF i neAr t sa ndMF AAr tPr a c t i c edepa r t ment soft heS c hoolofVi s ua lAr t si nNewY or kCi t y .Hea l s os er v esont he E duc a t i onCommi t t eeof T heBr onxMus eumof t heAr t si nT heBr onx , NY .

I na ddi t i on, Abr eui ss opr oudt obet he20' 21' Wa l l a c e Wi l s onF el l owa thi sa l mama t erDeerel dAc a demyi nDeerel d, MA.

J or geAbr eu( b.

1979, Br onx , NY) eus t udi edE ngl i s ha tBa r dCol l ege .

Hei sawr i t er , poeta ndpodc a s tpr oduc er .

Abr euj oi nedT i m Rol l i nsa ndK. O. S . i n1991.

Abr Hei sc ur r ent l ywor k i ngonapoet r yc ol l ec t i onba s edongr owi ngupi nt her ubbl eof t heGol denE r aof Hi pHop. Hi si nt er es t sa r e v er yembeddedi nHi pHopa ndPopc ul t ur e .

Rober tBr a nc h( b.

1977, Br onx , NY) a nc hi sa na r t i s ta ndeduc a t or .

Hehol dsaBF Af r omT heCooperUni ona ndaMa s t er si nE duc a t i oni nI ns t r uc t i ona l T ec hnol ogy Br a ndMedi af r om T ea c her sCol l ege , Col umbi aUni v er s i t y .

Hej oi nedT i m Rol l i nsa ndK. O. Sc ol l ec t i v ea tt hea geof16.

Br a nc h’ s i nt er es t sa r ei nt hei nt er s ec t i onofa r t , mul t i medi ai ns t r uc t i on, c ommuni t y , a ndc ommuni c a t i on.

I na ddi t i ont ohi swor ki nt he S t udi oKOSc ol l ec t i v e , Br a nc ha l s owor k sa sav i deopr oduc era ndi st heDi r ec t orof Vi deoPr oduc t i ons&S er v i c esf ort heOffic e ofPubl i cAffa i r sa ndCommuni c a t i onsa tCol umbi aUni v er s i t y .

Br a nc ha l s ot ea c hesa tt heS c hool of Vi s ua l Ar t si nt heBF AF i ne Ar t sdepa r t menta ndi saf or merNewY or kCi t ypubl i cs c hool a r tt ea c her .

Nel s onRi c a r do“ Ri c k ” S a v i non( b.

1971, NewY or k , NY) S a v i nons t udi ed nea r t sa tt heS c hool of Vi s ua l Ar t s .

Hej oi nedT i mRol l i nsa ndK. O. S . i n1985.

S a v i noni sa ni nt er i ordes i gner / a r t i ns t a l l erf orv a r i ousf a s hi ona nddi s t i ngui s hedc l i ent s .

Hea l s owor k sa sav i deogr a pher , pa i nt er , a nds c ul pt ora ndha sagr ea t pa s s i onf or nea r tphot ogr a phy .I na ddi t i on,S a v i nonha sha ds ev er a lc ur a t or i a lpr oj ec t s ,i nc l udi ngt he2018e x hi bi t i on c oc ur a t edwi t hAnt oni oS er gi oBes s adedi c a t edt oT i m Rol l i nsa tt heBr onxMus eum of t heAr t s ; Di a l ogues : T i m Rol l i ns&K. O. S . a ndGl ennL i gon.

F r om l ef tt or i ght : Rober tBr a nc h, Ri c kS a v i non, Angel Abr eua ndJ or geAbr eu s t a ndi ngbef or et hei rwor kAme r i k aVI I I , 19861987, onv i ewa tt heMus eum ofModer nAr t , NewY or k , NY .

Phot oc our t es yofS t udi oK. O. S .

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