June 17, 2007

Walter Logue. hitmewithaflower. Gallery of Urban Art. Runs through July 13th.

Logue's work in this exhibition appropriates lyrics from the rock & roll cannon (yes, think "Stairway to Heaven"). While at times a little too literal in its cut & paste usage, the assumed shared (pop) history [would the gallery's Black West Oakland neighbors immediately conjure up Velvet Underground or even Trainspotting by simply seeing the words "Such A Perfect Day" affixed to shiny black rectangles?] had the effect of forcing me to hear ass-rock guitar licks that I hadn't thought about or listened to in years.