{"id":5334,"date":"2024-07-19T10:18:43","date_gmt":"2024-07-19T14:18:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/thelantern\/?p=5334"},"modified":"2024-07-22T10:38:36","modified_gmt":"2024-07-22T14:38:36","slug":"alive-kicking-inspired-playlist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/thelantern\/2024\/07\/19\/alive-kicking-inspired-playlist\/","title":{"rendered":"“Alive & Kicking” Inspired Playlist"},"content":{"rendered":"

Drawing on themes of exuberance, vibrancy, and playfulness in the summer exhibition <\/span>Alive & Kicking<\/span><\/i>, Maria DiBari brings together a playlist capturing the essence of being unapologetically joyful and alive.<\/span><\/p>\n

The <\/span>Alive & Kicking<\/em><\/span><\/a> exhibition assembles the work of three contemporary artists known for their punchy, surreal installations. Gladys Nilsson and Catalina Schliebener Mu\u00f1oz created original works on-site in the gallery, featuring spirited, strange, cartoonish scenes. These are accompanied by Thomas Lanigan-Schmidt’s <\/span>Mysterium Tremendum<\/span><\/i> (late 1980s), a quasi-autobiographical tale illustrated across 125 aluminum lasagna pans. Through absurdly colorful and playful visuals, the works capture the everyday in its entirety: the sweet, the sour, and the unpredictability of life!<\/span><\/p>\n

In the spirit of tamed chaos, I took up the challenge of creating a playlist in response to Alive & Kicking<\/em>, stringing together selections from Lanigan-Schmidt, Nilsson, and Schliebener Mu\u00f1oz along with songs of my choice. The combined soundtrack creates a musical journey that complements the exhibition and reflects the lives of the artists. To tell their stories I sought out songs that I categorized as upbeat and groovy with vibrant and exaggerated motion, songs by Queer identifying artists, and songs that tell a story of growth and identity utilizing religious motifs. <\/span><\/p>\n