808s & Solid Snake: A Kanye West/Metal Gear Art Show

AN INTRODUCTION
We’re continuing our series of art shows with an expansive mash-up media event. In an attempt to take things to the next level, we hope to showcase everything from culinary arts to fashion. With that in mind, we proudly present to you “808s and Solid Snake,” an art show inspired by two individuals who have captured our imaginations throughout the years: Kanye West and Hideo Kojima.

From an outside perspective, these two artists couldn’t seem more different from each other. Kanye West is a rapper with a volatile persona. Hideo Kojima is a game designer with an affinity for American culture and is most famous for creating Metal Gear. But if you look at their eccentricities more closely, you’ll start add up similarities.

Kanye West and Hideo Kojima are vexing blends of forces. Both are iconic. Both are divisive: loved and hated. Both construct and deconstruct genres on a whim. Both can be intentionally abrasive in their work. Both have beef with their respective industries’ leaders and throw shade accordingly. Both have an eye for visual flair and the dramatic. Both can be pretentious and some how not at the same time.

At times, it’s hard to tell if the two are arrogant or honest, and that’s why they make such compelling muses for an art show.

INFORMATION FOR VISUAL ARTISTS

As with all of our shows, submissions are open. Please contact James at robotsavescity@gmail.com to discuss details. Submissions must be completed and ready to hang by June 14th. Artists will price pieces how they see fit. A $10 flat-rate commission from every sale will benefit the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma.

MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE SHOW

If you wish to attend, there’s no cover for “808s and Solid Snake,” but there will be a $3 suggested donation at the door that will benefit the performers. As with all of our shows, the art will be upstairs while the entertainment will be downstairs. We’ll have music from rapper Teflo Dollar. We’ll have a fashion show inspired by the visual aesthetics of both Kanye and Kojima featuring clothing from Studda Budda and Elizabeth Cobb as well as others. Closing out the night will be “After the Apocalypse,” third in series of apocalypse-themed stand-up comedy shows; this one tackling a Metal Gear apocalypse.

We’ll have more acts and facets added to the show as we get closer. On behalf of Mike Allen, the Speakeasy and all the artists who have participated in our shows, we thank you for the continued support.