Group Exhibition - "Boomshakalaka" at False Flag Gallery, New York

Boomshakalaka 
At False Flag Gallery 

Curated by Mike Mosby
Artists: Autumn Ahn, Reggie Madison and Jamel Robinson

November 20, 2021 - January 10, 2022 

FALSE FLAG presents Boomshakalaka, an exhibition curated by Mike Mosby, featuring paintings and drawings by Autumn Ahn, Reginald Madison, and Jamel Robinson. The show borrows its title from the lyrics of the Sly & The Family Stone track, I Want to Take You Higher, from their 1969 album, Stand!. Among Sly & The Family Stone’s most-acclaimed albums, Stand! was lauded both for its commercial success and its engagement with the social and political upheaval of its time. The record had a lasting influence on popular culture: introducing the phrase “different strokes for different folks,” and the expression “boomshakalaka” into the American lexicon. Mosby cites accessibility as his main curatorial objective, stating that “art should be accessible for people in every class and social group and should not only be made available to those of a higher socioeconomic class.” Mosby gravitated toward ‘Boomshakalaka’ as the exhibition title for its connection to the accessibility of pop music and for the feelings of excitement the expression connotes.