Musicians Who Make Art?

David Byrne, Individual Pictures

Jen says she has spring fever. Because of spring fever, she spent a good portion of yesterday afternoon reading blogs and chatting with Horacio Salinas who stopped by the gallery.

She also became obsessed with looking up information on well-known musicians who make art. While I personally would love to be more productive on a Friday (spring fever, unfortunately, has the effect of making me want to clean and organize) this is an interesting topic. How many musicians can you think of that also make art?

A Wild Night - paper cutout by Jad Fair

I suggested Yoko Ono. Jen came up with Mark Mothersbaugh, Jad Fair (who has shown work here a few times, most recently at Pin-UPstairs @ Fanelli), David Byrne, Laurie Anderson and Bjork (while yes, she is married to Matthew Barney, I don't know if she makes art of her own or just likes to wear "interesting" clothing). I really thought it would be easier to come up with more examples. Aren't people deemed "creative" generally talented in more than one creative area? I think this is true at least of most people I know.

There have to be more musician/artists . . . maybe if I wasn’t so consumed with wanting to organize everything, I might be more helpful.

Comments

[Lauren Cerand]

Both members of Mecca Normal: http://mecca_normal.tripod.com/art/index.htm

Carrie Brownstein of Sleater-Kinney contributed an essay to Yoshitomo Nara's last catalogue, but I'm not sure if she herself creates art outside of her music.

Exene Cervenka of X fame had a show in a New York gallery in January, I think.

Kim Deal from Sonic Youth is very into painting and related visual arts:
http://arts.guardian.co.uk/filmandmusic/story/0,,1580836,00.html

Beck had some work in a show at the Santa Monica Museum of Art a couple of years ago, centering on collaborations with his grandfather, who I believe was into Fluxus.

And of course there are band formed by art students, e.g. Blonde Redhead...

[Zack Sultan]

Let us not forget the art career of one Marilyn Manson. Along the same lines, I would argue that David Lynch's industrial arrangements count.

[Jamie]

More here.

[kaz]

ah! you mean kim gordon! kim deal is of pixies fame.

if we're not too concerned with quality, David Bowie puts his visual art out there:
http://www.teenagewildlife.com/Othermedia/Artwork/

oh! and there's chris mars of the replacements
http://www.chrismarspublishing.com/

[lauraholder]

Dear Laren, (above),
Kim Gordon of Sonic Youth would freak out if she heard you call her Kim Deal.
I swear she would.

kim gordon makes visual art, too

[Lauren Cerand]

Laura, maybe true, but It was just a typing-fast, multi-tasking error -- no insult to KIM GORDON intended! Best, Lauren

[Serge Vejvoda]

This era's original musician/artist is Brian Eno. Eno's unofficial Web site is http://music.hyperreal.org/artists/brian_eno/