A WHOLE LOT OF DIRTY | Shinji 9000 : A novel vs a rap mixtape

10 Oct 2015-1 Jan 2000

Overview

An evening of readings from the new novel 'Pleasure Center' by Shinji 9000, as well as rapping the latest lyrical concoction he has been cooking in the kitchen... on the same damn night. Shinji 9000 is responsible for the following tweets: DONT TALK TO ME BOUT PICASSO UNAVAILABLE ALL THE TIME OBSERVE MY MALICE NO PUT OFFS WEALTHY IS HEALTHY CRUCIFIX ON THE SKYSCRAPER I NEED NEED THAT IGNORANCE THE VOID DOESNT COOPERATE THE NAME OF THIS BOOK IS SECRET MANY CAUSE ART EXHIBITION KEEPING BREAKFAST GESTURAL 32 ALBUMS 'Pleasure Center' is a post-Beckettian work of fiction that follows the surreal ponderings of Samo the samurai come painter. Shinji draws from absurdist styles of Camus, Beckett, and from influences outside of literature such as the rap music of Wu Tang Clan and Kanye West. ——— Shinji 9000 is an artist and a writer. He studied at the Royal College of Art in London. His other performative works include Salty, New Language so iLL, and Desert. *** Shoutouts to Mos Def who turned up last time *** ——— A WHOLE LOT OF DIRTY is conceptualised and organised by Shinji 9000, Goran Chanter and Kunstraum