Initiated by Lasseindra Ninja, as part of her creation in the new program Childs Carvalho Lasseindra Doherty for the Ballet National de Marseille, the BNM invited Rashaad Newsome to realize a short film with Lasseindra Ninja and the dancers from the BNM. Long-time collaborators and friends, Rashaad and Lasseindra created this film to challenge the …
Initiated by Lasseindra Ninja, as part of her creation in the new program Childs Carvalho Lasseindra Doherty for the Ballet National de Marseille, the BNM invited Rashaad Newsome to realize a short film with Lasseindra Ninja and the dancers from the BNM. Long-time collaborators and friends, Rashaad and Lasseindra created this film to challenge the …
For PULSE Contemporary Art Fair 2016, Rashaad Newsome Studio premiered a short film for ORS Olive Oil, called Shade Screen Tests, an intimate incarnation of his prolific performance series Shade Compositions. The film was the launch of the ORS Olive Oil social media campaign #NoStereotypes, designed to empower all gender identities of color to embrace …
Snapchat As a means of extending the conversation of agency explored within my solo exhibition ‘To Be Real,’ I collaborated with Snap Inc. I created custom augmented reality Lenses through Lens Studio, Snap’s AR creation tool. Visitors of the show were invited to use the Snapchat app to reveal hidden digital layers of several static …
THE VOSAY COLLECTION In collaboration with Vosay Collection Rashaad Newsome designed a capsule collection that centers creativity, community, environmental stewardship and social progress, all key elements to Vosay’s ethos. Amongst these furniture artworks are 6 coffee tables with accompanying stools that draw inspiration from hip hop culture and west african Antiquities. Collectively these pieces further …
PENNANT For Miami Art Basel collaborated with Korean footwear design label Pennant on the “Kings Sandal,” a custom designed, interchangeable sandal.
DKNY For the 2014 edition of Shades Compositions in Graz, Austria at the Steirecherherbst Festive Newsome worked with design house DKNY to create a classic yet contemporary wardrobe for the performance.
HBA Contemporary New York fashion label Hood By Air (HBA) creative director Shayne Oliver worked with me on experimental video Untitled, which premiered at the Whitney Biennale 2010.
ALEXANDER WANG Collaborated with contemporary fashion label Alexander Wang for the San Francisco edition of Shades Composition presented at the SFMOMA.