Mythofuturiddim

Leasho Johnson
Jawbone (man looking back at the cane fields), 2019
Charcoal, watercolor, distemper, acrylic, oil stick, oil paint on canvas
30 × 24 × 1 in | 76.2 × 61 × 2.5 cm

quick question 🙋🏽‍♂️- have you ever truly valued something “given” to you? Especially something given to you from someone who had already taken everything away.

Most things of value are things you’ve fought for, struggled to obtain or sacrificed to achieve.

How can you give “freedom” to someone born free?

“The people of Texas are informed that, in accordance with a proclamation from the Executive of the United States, all slaves are free. This involves an absolute equality of personal rights and rights of property between former masters and slaves, and the connection heretofore exist between them becomes that between employer and hired labor.

The freedmen are advised to remain quietly at present homes and work for wages. They are informed that they will not be allowed to collect at military posts they will not be supported in idleness either there or elsewhere.”

Religion is software

"Let every man, says he (1 Cor. 7:20), abide in the same calling wherein he was called. Let every man know that his being called to the faith of Christ does not exempt him from continuing in the same state of life he was before; it makes no
alteration of his condition in this world; the liberty of Christianity is entirely spiritual." - Willam Fleetwood, 1711 sermon to the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts (SPG).

Willam Fleetwood was one of the principal figures behind the SPG, which was formed in 1701, to promote conversion of indigenous peoples in Africa, as well as natives and slaves in the American colonies, to Anglican Christianity.

In a 1711 Fleetwood presented a sermon to the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel, wherein he set forth the duty of instructing Negroes in the Anglicized Christian religion. This sermon was re-printed and distributed throughout the British Colonies and West Indies. Via this early media-campaign, SPG missionaries hoped to convert enslaved and indigenous peoples to Christianity.

Images:
1) Willam Fleetwood
2) 1 Corinthians 7:20
2) Seal of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel (SPG)
3) cover of "Sermon to the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel (SPG)"

You Really Living

📣🚨ATTN the family needs your help ASAP 🫰🫵

Here is a photo by Jack Potts called "Struggling With Freedom" of Bohemian Photography - last summer at our Winter Street Residency with FreshArts, we met Jack and spent time in his studio.

He helped us not only with video, photography + art advice. He was such a kind person and was willing to help in any way he could. Now we're trying to spread the word to return the favor.

His studio (amongst others) burned down on Tuesday and he lost everything. This is an an artists worst nightmare, to lose the very thing that helps you manage this cold world 🥶

Hit the link in our bio to contribute either to the disaster relief fund sponsored by or Jack's GoFundMe, organized Kristie McCune.

Peace to Jack, his friends and family. We hope you'll be back up and shooting soon! 📸🎥

To the 🐍 snake a*z mockfocka who did this 🤬🥊👹🤛🏾🚑

When two worlds collide no one survives. 🪶🖤🤎

Risk Management

I don’t there is any surprise that my natural state is the most rebellious hairstyle that a Black person could wear.

There is absolutely no coincidence that a comfortable Black woman is a threat to American Society. 👊🏾

Sunday Vibez 💥with 👊🏾✊🏾🖤🤎❤️🧡

RESERVOIR (detail) by Monira Al Qadiri

The family going in - “Love ❤️ is a House that Even Death Can’t Knock Down” - This is what an altar is supposed to be, a portal to that place where death can’t even touch you. Thank you all for a beautiful collaboration.

Belated gratitude and BIG THANKS to and for closing down the residency like G's! over the weekend. Wish we had more pics, but we were jamming so hard, we nearly forgot. Can't wait to rock with you guys again soon!

MythoFutuRiddim closed on Saturday, but there's still five days left in our crowdfunding drive. We've replenished a few of the patron perks that were sold out, so stop by and contribute if you're able. Thanks family! Be easy!

That was epic

Man vs Machine

MythoFutuRiddim. Grand Opening. Grand Closing.

2nite 7p-9p - Closing Party

Stoked and super grateful that we made it to our closing day. There were a few curve balls and some mishaps but we made it to the finish line 🏃🏽‍♂️🏁

Can’t wait to celebrate with and this evening as we close the exhibition and residency in style. 💰🔭🎥🎼🎤

Thanks for all the love ❤️- We understand the assignment 💯🖤🤍🤎❤️🧡💛💚💙🎊🎉

In case you forgot, and and are performing L.I.V.E. for our closing party tomm night, 7p-9p. From what I heard in soundcheck ooowee!

Ok carry on, see you tomm for the final day of Residency, it’s been so beautiful, don’t you agree?

As we wind down our Residency, I’m looking back and really grateful, so just want to give a big THANK YOU to the artists, thanks so much for trusting us through this process and for all your hard, precious time and sacrifice.

TO THE ARTISTS 🥹👏🏽👊🏾🔥

- a true friend, thanks for giving us form, sound and riddim. 🎶

- thanks for the professionalism, prints, and conversations and for giving us a lot of free game during your Creative Conversations event. 👊🏾

- so happy to hear the book is doing well, thanks for teaching, sharing and leading the community where it needs to go! 👊🏾👏🏽

- thanks for the music sessions and sharing your stories and books, can’t wait to start my reading list this fall. 💀❤️🧘🏿‍♂️ - nothing else to this.

- thanks for your highway miles, leading “American Chairs” and the MAS4BL project/signs, def the most popular exhibition item. 🪧

- thanks for sharing your work and for Pink Plankton which had the biggest crowds of the residency, such a bright future for you, keep shining 😎🎉👏🏽

- for your insight and reminder to keep everything on the ONE ☝️ - can’t wait to see you close us out on Sat.

and - for performing so beautifully and connecting with our project.

To the media/sound G’s, thanks so much for your work and time commitments:
archaik



To - happy to help you get your start, hopefully you have hundreds more!

- couldn’t have done this without your love and support, thank you ❤️

To all the visitors and anyone we may have forgotten to mention - THANK YOU 😊

All good things must come to an end. 🥹

This is the *FINAL WEEK* to view MythoFutuRiddim until next year!

THANK YOU to Fresh Arts for your love, support and guidance!

As we go into our final week of our residency, this week we'll be looking back over the last six weeks, sharing some special memories, and giving special thanks.

This is a photo of Daral, Micah and Charles - the magical trio that has helped us in numerous ways (seen and unseen) throughout this exhibition.

We really want to give a shout out and highlight Daral for her support, patience and hard work over these past few weeks. To the Fresh Arts team good luck with the Arts Summit, we hope all goes well for you this week as well!

We couldn't have done this without your help.

Photo: J.Andrade Visuals

FINAL WEEK to view the Exhibition!

**Gallery Hours**

Monday AUG 15 | Closed for Installation

🙌🌺 Final Week to view MythoFutuRiddim 🥳🌞

The Gallery will be open Tue-Sat this week.

Performing this Saturday Aug 20 | 7p-9p Beau ye Roc feat Wheards

Beau yé Roc is a world musician producing experimental sample-based works for amplifying a black radical politic.

Wheards, is St. Louis musician Joseph J. Hamilton. Through his vocal artistry, is dedicated to planting seeds through raw expression inspired by world history, mythologies, religion, and personal experiences in hopes to initiate progress.

**Gallery Hours**

Saturday August 13

MythoFutuRiddim Artist's Talk today 3p-5p with catering provided by

We hope to see you all fellowship, celebration and converseration.

The participating festival artists join the curator in a roundtable discussion
about their work, personal mythologies and future projects.

Meet the Artists

East Side Cory is a Houston based DJ and producer.

Rico Edwards is an Artist/Entrepreneur, based in Houston, TX. His work encompasses varying mediums from acrylic painting to tattoos and design.

Quietstorm is a spoken word artist whose mission is to touch move and inspire through her poetry words and presence.

Oluwah Akinymei is a first generation Nigerian-born artist from Houston, Texas who synthesizes avenues of mixed-media collage, photography, and hand-crafted clay sculptures.

Samiria Percival shares creative strategies and pursues access to creative freedom through pedagogy and creative expression. Her ultimate goal is to provide creative mentorship.

Alexis Pye uses painting to unite elements of the real world with the fantastical. She explores intimacy and Black identity.

Beau ye Roc is a producer, designer and multi-intrumentalist.

We hope to see you all fellowship, celebration and converseration.

Peace ✌🏾👊🏽🤳🙋‍♂️🙋‍♀️🍳🍲🍹🍷

Photo: .andradevisualarts

THANK YOU
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merci
gracias

To you Houston for being a great city that supports the arts. The future of the local music scene is so bright 😎🤘🏾

So proud of is a already a movement and it only just begun, so excited to see what’s next for you!

Thanks to for an incredible job mixing, mastering and producing. You a G!

Thanks to .archaik for holding down not only the music and sound, but performing and also handling concessions and a while gang of tasks I didn’t even see. Keep playing YOUR music 🎶 ✊🏾

Thanks to all the DJs, performers and bands - .black .company .no3 Big thanks as well to Jose - my momma is bragging about your Mac w/ bacon 🧀🥓 - let’s do this again soon! That sh was THERAPY 🫀🌺🌸⚡️💊

Full House - .company jammin - burnin’ 🔥- on the boards supporting - we just gettin started, why you ain’t here tho?

🌺 Today is the FINAL day of the FINAL focus week for the residency! Don't miss this one! 🥳

**Gallery Hours**

Thursday, August 11

Day three of "Now!...with Pink Plankton" 🌺🌸 is dedicated to the bands. 🤘🏾🎹🎸💻

This is an immersive installation and love letter to Houston's music scene created by Alexis Pye and Preston Gains

🙌🏾 🥁Performing LIVE Tonight

5:15p-6:15p
Worldwide Black Inturnet Radio .black

6:20p-7:20p
April Company .company

7:30p-8:30p
Riot No3 .no3

8:35p-9:35p
Rina's



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LIVE a sound similar to issey

“Self is the only rival
Neva had any idols” LIVE at Now!…with Pink Plankton

**Gallery Performances**

Wednesday August 10

Day 2 🌸🌺Now!...with Pink Plankton 🌺🌸 - an immersive installation and love letter to Houston's music scene is created by Aleixs Pye and Preston Gains

Wednesday is dedicated to the Solo Artists, the troubadours and songwriters.

Performing LIVE Tonight

5:30p-6:30p
Jordon McKinnley

6:45p-7:45p
Jacob Hutto

8p-9p
Pajama Sam



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Y’all hungry 🤤 is in here doing his thang!! Homie got Mac and 🧀 Cheese Bowls - 🥓 BLTs + Design your own cookies 🍪 in the MythoFutuRiddim color way / come through and support the family .archaik is spinning til 7:45 and next up is DOUBLEDUTCH - Let’s go!

Y’all hungry 🤤 is in here doing his thang!! Homie got Mac and 🧀 Cheese Bowls - 🥓 BLTs + Design your own cookies 🍪 in the MythoFutuRiddim color way / come through and support the family .archaik is spinning til 7:45 and next up is DOUBLEDUTCH - Let’s go!

Master of the mix 🔥🤘🏾🌼❤️

right on time with the early evening set for Now!…with Pink Plankton - come through!

**Gallery Performances**

Tuesday August 9

🌸🌺Now!...with Pink Plankton 🌺🌸 opens tonight! This immersive installation and love letter to Houston's music scene is created by Aleixs Pye and Preston Gains

Tuesday is dedicated to the selectors, the DJs.

Performing LIVE Tonight

5:30p-6:30p
Gravedigging |

6:45p-7:45p
DJ Archaic | .archaik

8p-9p
DOUBLEDUTCH |

🧄🥙🫐🥧 Food Vendor:
Glazed and Confused



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