Noah Lyon

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Noah Lyon (born September 11, 1979) is a visual artist and musician based in New York City.

A graduate of the Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, Noah Lyon works in drawing, painting, artist's books, sound, video, new media, writing, performance and installation. He is the founder of Retard Riot, a network of radical individuals devoted to art, music, philosophy, semiotics and political science. Under several different monikers (most commonly Doctor Ninja) he practices the art of cultural criticism, turntablism and plunderphonics. Beside his fine art career he maintains a prolific output of underground ephemera including Retard Riot zines, radio broadcasts, CD-R's, cassettes, stickers, flyers, collaborative tape music and multiple thousands of homemade buttons.[1][2]

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[edit] Paintings and drawings

Lyon as an artist has been compared to Pablo Picasso not because of his aesthetics but rather the brut instinct, intimacy and intuitive playfulness that his work reflects.[3] The content of his drawings and paintings are more akin to the work of Hieronymus Bosch according to European art critic Thomas Millroth, “With a fantastic imagination à la Bosch Lyon gets his nourishment from popular culture, news flow, contemporary society, international politics and doomsday prophecies.” [4] His work has been noted for its bold pop art imagery, surrealism and social criticism.[5] Lyon often collides brightly colored minimalism with image saturated sensory overload aesthetics.[6] His artwork was featured regularly in Fort Thunder’s Paper Rodeo.

[edit] Retard Riot buttons

Noah Lyon has created and continues to develop a series of one inch pin-back buttons, creating thousands of hand drawn designs and original texts. The buttons contain a mix of political satire, absurdist propaganda, social critique and simple observations. Retard Riot buttons are sold en masse by the New Museum of Contemporary Art [7] and the Whitney Museum of American Art.

[edit] Exhibition history

Noah Lyon has exhibited at MoMA PS1, Art Basel, The Armory Show, Printed Matter Inc., Anthology Film Archives, Deitch Projects, and many other international galleries. His work has been shown in Europe with Kenneth Anger, Andy Warhol, Robert Rauschenberg and many other of the 20th centuries most influential American artists.[8]His artist books are in the permanent library collections of the Museum of Modern Art and the Tate Britain. He is represented in Sweden by Stene Projects and Galleri Thomas Wallner.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Yasha Wallin Child’s Play: artist Noah Lyon
  2. ^ Village Voice - Art Review by R.C. Baker - Best In Show August 15, 2006
  3. ^ Garret, Furtherfield, UK August 15, 2003
  4. ^ Collision Feast: Noah Lyon “Look At All Your Stuff” - review by Thomas Millroth, Sydsvenkan April 30, 2009
  5. ^ Holland Cotter, Art in Review New York Times. Tuesday, June 25, 2004
  6. ^ "Sensory Overload Intriguing Images at Gallery Agniel" The Phoenix Providence, RI March 1, 2006
  7. ^ http://www.artslant.com/global/articles/show/792
  8. ^ Norrköpings Konstmuseum in SWEDEN

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