Teacher Guide Slowed and Throwed: Records of the City Through Mutated Lenses March 6–June 7, 2020

Tomashi Jackson. Forever 21: The Essence of Innocence Suite, 1: Give Me the Reason (To Forgive)(Texas Courtroom)(DC Classroom), 2: Give Me the Reason (To Forget)(Texas Courtroom), 3: Give Me the Reason (Tell Me How)(Detroit, Cleveland, Ferguson), 2015. Single-channel video collage: color, sound, 7:34 minutes, edition of 3. Courtesy Tilton Gallery New York, New York. CAMH.ORG @camhouston #atCAMH #SlowedandThrowed Teacher Guide Exhibition Overview Slowed and Throwed: Records of • Slowed and Throwed is a two-part interdisciplinary exhibition orbiting around the legacy of the late the City Through Mutated Lenses legend DJ Screw. March 6, 2020–June 7, 2020 • DJ Screw produced his “chopped and screwed” technique—reducing pitch, slowing , distorting input, and chopping lyrics to produce new meanings—by using two turntables to slow down and layer . • The exhibition features unconventional photography and new media created by strategies paralleling the musical methods of the innovative DJ. In their photo-adjacent practices the visual artists appropriate, mash-up, collage, and mutate photographic inputs, in addition to slowing time. • All of the participating artists in Slowed and Throwed are Houston-affiliated—either from or at some point based in the city. • The physical and conceptual core of the exhibition are the collection of DJ Screw archival materials from the University of Houston. They will be displayed in a gallery built to mirror the edifice of the original Screwed Up Records & Tapes on Houston’s Cullen Boulevard.

Key Questions

• How have visual artists been inspired by music? What examples can you find through history?

• How have visual artists and musicians worked together to create new work?

• What other places are defined by a specific musical genre?

• How can a specific place influence an artwork? What are some examples of works inspired by a city?

Tay Butler. SLAMA (detail), 2020. Digital collage, dimensions variable. Courtesy the artist. Curriculum Connections

Visual Art | Choose a favorite song or musician. Inspired by either their lyrics, technique, or life— create a visual artwork.

Music | How have certain genres of music come to be associated with different cities or regions? Choose a region and a matching genre of music. Do some research on the history of the association. Who are their key musical figures?

History | Research a contemporary figure that has had a large influence in your city. This could be an artistic, political, or historical impact. Why did you Jimmy Castillo. Mendoza’s Bakery, 2019. Digital inkjet print, 20 x 30 inches. Courtesy the artist. choose this person? Are they well-known beyond your city? How have they made a difference? Share this information with your classmates and learn about other local figures.