Avoid pi
Adam Void is an artist and musician[1] living in Asheville, North Carolina.[2] Void has worked under the pseudonym AVOID pi since 1999 and has produced numerous public works across the United States. He began his artistic career in South Carolina and in 2006 moved to Brooklyn, New York to produce graffiti on a national level. In 2007, he reintroduced fire extinguisher graffiti to Brooklyn, New York through a series of high-profile public sites.[3]
In 2015, Adam and his wife, artist Chelsea Ragan, founded the School of the Alternative (or Black Mountain School), an experiment in education and community based on the original campus of Black Mountain College. The project is a contemporary DIY interpretation of BMC, featuring a collaborative learning environment where educators create the content of study, students determine their level of engagement, and tuition is affordable for all.[4] The school continues to challenge traditional education and has brought together artists, thinkers, and educators from across the globe.[5]
AVOID is a main character in the 2016 existential fantasy film, Wastedland 2 (Dir. Andrew H. Shirley). Heralded as "A new Wizard of Oz for the Anarchist Street Youth" by Charlie Ahearn,[6] Wastedland 2 is set in a post-apocalyptic land, where the last few remaining inhabitants are the spirit animals of graffiti writers. The film has toured the United States as a Do-It-Yourself art show and experimental film screening.[7]
References
- ↑ "Discogs: ADAM VOID". Discogs. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
- ↑ "The 22 Magazine: Volume 3/III/Three". issuu. Retrieved 2017-07-03.
- ↑ Dershowitz, Craig. "Ian Reid VS AVOID." Bombin' Magazine September 2008: p. 92-96.
- ↑ "Back to School: Re-creating Black Mountain College - News - Art in America". www.artinamericamagazine.com. March 8, 2016. Retrieved 2017-07-02.
- ↑ Kaplan, Isaac (2016-06-06). "Black Mountain School Is Building on the Foundations of Its Predecessor". Artsy. Retrieved 2017-07-03.
- ↑ "Wastedland Detroit to take over Recycle Here this Thursday". Detroit Metro Times. 2016-09-12. Retrieved 2022-09-14.
- ↑ "Widewalls: Adam Void". Widewalls. 2019-08-09. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
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