BX Third World Mix Tape no. 4, Caminos (Slow and Steady)

Shellyne Rodriguez, artist

born 1977

BX Third World Mix Tape no. 4, Caminos (Slow and Steady), 2022

Where object was made: United States

Material/technique: colored pencil; paper

Dimensions:
Frame Dimensions (Height x Width x Depth): 164 x 123 x 5 cm
Weight (Weight): 37 lbs

Credit line: Museum purchase: Helen Foresman Spencer Art Acquisition Fund

Accession number: 2023.0079

On display: Simons Gallery

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Shellyne Rodriguez considers the survival of marginalized communities in the Bronx and the communal experience of urban walking, slow and steady. Quoting from hip-hop culture, art history, and music mixtapes, Rodriguez augments the walkers’ steps with words in multiple languages. This drawing was inspired by the early hip-hop song Set It Off (1984) by Strafe. Rodriguez also adapted the spatial and line designs from hip-hop flyers created by Bronx handbill artist Buddy Esquire.