David Lester's Blog - Posts Tagged "2014-whitney-biennial"

Mecca Normal guitarist David Lester's poster of Malachi Ritscher (18 x 28″) is to be included in the 2014 Whitney Biennial (March 7 to May 25) in New York City. The exhibition also includes a recording from a live set performed by underground rock duo Mecca Normal, and both sides of Jean Smith's cover art of the Mecca Normal 7″ record that includes the song "Malachi" about war protester Malachi Ritscher. These artifacts are all part of Public Collectors: Malachi Ritscher – an exhibit curated by Chicago’s Marc Fischer about American activist and music documentarian Malachi Ritscher (1954 – 2006) who self-immolated on a freeway median outside of Chicago to protest the war in Iraq. Ritscher made a video of this action that was not widely seen.

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