Apr 06 2019
Artist Talk with Kosmo Vinyl at the Pittsburgh Fringe Festival

Artist Talk with Kosmo Vinyl at the Pittsburgh Fringe Festival

Presented by Pittsburgh Fringe Festival at Irma Freeman Center for Imagination

Legendary ‘Clash Man’ Kosmo Vinyl Brings his “Cisco Kid vs. Donald Trump” Art Exhibition to the Irma Freeman Center for Imagination and on Saturday April 6 at noon to talk art, the Clash and other history.

About the Performer:
​Kosmo Vinyl was an integral part of the 70s/80s English music scene. He's best known as the promoter/manager/ringmaster & rabble-rouser for The Clash and Ian Dury & the BlockheadsThese days, the former Londoner turned New Yorker keeps busy as a visual artist & 'cultural curator'.

Kosmo's first major art project was a five-year series of  "Pop-Art influenced collages with a Punk aesthetic" that paid homage to his beloved West Ham United FC. He made a unique piece for every match 'The Hammers' played, culminating when they left their historic Boleyn Ground for London's Olympic Stadium in 2016. Kosmo also paid tribute to the England Men's National Team, commemorating their World Cup history. That work was exhibited in 2013 at his first exhibition at London's Eb & Flow Gallery, followed by a show in Somerset during the 2014 FIFA World Cup. His US debut included the England works, as well as four pieces dedicated to the US Men's National Team World Cup campaign. The show, presented by VINSONart and sponsored by Mailchimp & Heineken, took place in Atlanta at Lightroom Studio.

Admission Info

Prices:

(If you buy a 2019 Pittsburgh Fringe Button you receive $3 off every show.  You can buy buttons in advance online, or at the venue when you arrive.  You must show the button for each entrance where you purchased a Fringe Button Discount.)

Website:
https://kosmovinyl.com/

Bio Download:
https://kosmovinyldotcom.files.wordpress.com/2014/08/bio-2016.pdf​

NPR Interview (WABE in Atlanta):  
https://www.wabe.org/kosmo-vinyl-gives-classic-cisco-kid-comic-punk-rock-treatment/​

Email: info@pittsburghfringe.org

Dates & Times

2019/04/06 - 2019/04/06

Location Info

Irma Freeman Center for Imagination

5006 Penn Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15224