Object Record
Images
Metadata
Accession Number |
2016.31.00 |
Catalog Number |
2016.31.01a-c |
Object Name |
Installation |
Collection |
Joe Namy |
Date |
2015 |
Description |
Joe Namy's "A Yellow Memory from the Yellow Age" (2015) Multimedia installation: Audio essay, platform, wall text, floor plant Audio running time: 7 mins Art installation titled "A Yellow Memory from the Yellow Age" (previously titled and shown as "Yellow Silence Empty Words") by Joe Namy. Audio narrative on a digital file (2016.31.01a) and transcript (2 copies, 2016.31.01b and c). Original exhibit at AANM included a yellow platform, headphones and vinyl Arabic text on the wall as shown in image. The message on the wall is from a billboard once used here in Dearborn, Michigan to recruit Arabic speakers to the U.S. Army. The text translates to, “In the land of opportunities, this is one opportunity that may have never crossed your mind.” The incuded audio continually loops an essay which combines the artist’s commentary with samples of other significant audio – including real government reports. |
Artist |
Joe Namy |
Title |
A Yellow Memory from the Yellow Age |
Online multimedia |
Audio and more info can be found here. |
People |
Namy, Joe |
Search Terms |
Arab American art |
Subjects |
Art |
Lexicon category |
8: Communication Artifact |