So I thought we would write a post about hip-hop expressionist painter Fahamu Pecou's new ventures in music production, but along the way we unpacked more than we had bargained for. Fahamu is known for 2 things: (1) large, painterly canvasses that play with notions of fame, image and black masculinity in a hip-hop context, and (2) his ubiquitous "Fahamu Pecou is the Shit" PR campaign, complete with t-shirts, posters and other shitastic paraphernalia.
Taking his preoccupations of image and hype to another level, Fahamu has discovered MySpace as a new canvas for his games of personality manipulation. He has shown up on the site as "Sex Choc if Ya Nasty," and has released music under that name. The tracks, including "Sex Choc's Theme" and "Pillow Talk," are available for download in a rough edit format only on MySpace.
But because MySpace has no outside edges, Fahamu has invented multiple personalities that live only on the site. He's asked us to keep it hush-hush, but if you are a MySpace denizen, chances are you've been approached by one of Fahamu's personalities and probably rejected his friendship request.
Fahamu's next show, "Neopopular Demand," opens at Michael Martin Galleries in San Francisco on September 20th.
