David Byrne, "More Songs About Buildings and Food," 1978. Polaroid SX-70 prints
(photomontage for album cover), 90 x 90 inches. Courtesy of the artist/nasher.duke.edu

David Byrne's original 90x90 in polaroid photo montage artwork for the 1978 Talking Heads album "More Songs About Buildings and Food" goes on display this month until Febuary 6th, 2011 at The Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University. The group exhibistion The Record: Contemporary Art and Vinyl explores the culture of Vinyl records through 50 years of contemporary art. 41 Artists from the 60's to the present exhibit painting, sculpture, sound work, video and performance, illustation, drawing and photography. 

                  

 Kevin Ei-ichi deForest, The Record Shop series (1/2 the Jap), 2005. Pencil on record cover,
 12 x 12 inches. Courtesy of the artist.  Photo by Brian Hudesmyth Photography

 Alice Wagner, "Serie Percusión (Percussion Series)" (detail) 2009. Colored thread, wax on five
canvas panels, 12.5 x 12.5 in ea.
 Courtesy of the artist and Galeria Lucia de la Puente, Lima. Photo by Peter Paul Geoffrion.

Artists in the exhibition include Laurie Anderson, Felipe Barbosa, David Byrne, William Cordova, Moyra Davey, Kevin Ei-ichi deForest, Jeroen Diepenmaat, Sean Duffy, Yukio Fujimoto, Jack Goldstein, Gregor Hildebrandt, Satch Hoyt, Jasper Johns, Taiyo Kimura, Tim Lee, Ralph Lemon, Christian Marclay, David McConnell, Mingering Mike, Dave Muller, Ujino Muneteru, Robin Rhode, Dario Robleto, Ed Ruscha, Malick Sidibé, Xaviera Simmons, Mark Soo, Meredyth Sparks, Su-Mei Tse, Fatimah Tuggar, Alice Wagner, Carrie Mae Weems and Lyota Yagi.
The Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University is located on central campus, at Duke University Road and Anderson Street, adjacent to the Sarah P. Duke Gardens. The street address is 2001 Campus Drive, Durham, NC, 27705. The mailing address is Box 90732, Durham, NC, 27708. Reach the Nasher Museum by phone at (919) 684-5135.

Talking Heads "More Songs About Buildings and Food"

The Jam "In The City"