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KAOS theory : the Afrokosmic ark of Ben Caldwell / Robeson Taj Frazier with Ben Caldwell.
Fine Arts Library PN1998.3.C34798 F739 2023
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Frazier, Robeson Taj, 1981- author.
- Caldwell, Ben R., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Caldwell, Ben R.
- Independent filmmakers--Biography.
- Independent filmmakers.
- African American artists--Biography.
- African American artists.
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975--African Americans.
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975.
- Civil rights movements--California--Los Angeles.
- Civil rights movements.
- L. A. Rebellion (Collective).
- KAOS Network.
- Art centers--California--Los Angeles.
- Art centers.
- Physical Description:
- 245 pages : color and black and white illustrations ; 26 cm
- Other Title:
- Afrokosmic ark of Ben Caldwell
- Place of Publication:
- [Santa Monica, CA] : Angel City Press, [2023]
- Summary:
- "[T]ells the story of filmmaker, educator and community activist Ben Caldwell and KAOS Network, the media-arts center he founded in Los Angeles's Leimert Park neighborhood. Through vivid illustrations, archival media, and engaging storytelling, KAOS Theory shows how Caldwell crafted a life centered around the power of fellowship, community, and the use of art and media as a social force. The text takes a journey through history and time, beginning with Caldwell's ancestors in the American southwest, up through Caldwell's childhood in New Mexico, his experiences in Vietnam, his work as a filmmaker and pioneer of the L.A. Rebellion Film Movement, and as Founder of KAOS Network."--Page 4 of cover.
- Contents:
- Foreword / Arthur Jafa
- Prelude: The Village Octopus
- Part 1. New Mexico State of Mind. Chapter 1. Tulli Hoppin ; Chapter 2. Dem'(ing) Folks
- Part 2. Amka. Chapter 3. I Know You [Buffalo Soldier] ; Chapter 4. Emancipate the (I)mage ; Chapter 5. Georgia Ave x Leimert Park
- Part 3. KAOS Theory. Chapter 6. Hollywatts ; Chapter 7. Enter the KAOS
- Part 4. Sankofa. Coda: Postcards from Sankofa Cities.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 1626401179
- 9781626401174
- OCLC:
- 1375059592
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