[1][2] Newsome's work celebrates and abstracts Black and Queer contributions to the art canon, resulting in innovative and inclusive forms of culture and media.
The King of Arms Art Ball continues the tradition of these historic Harlem-originating competitions but focuses all of its categories on the work and legacy of BIPOC LQBTQAI+ artists.
[5] Rashaad Newsome Studio is a full-service production company specializing in the convergence of film, art, media, design, live performance, music, fashion, and technology, working with some of the industry's most visionary talent and brands, including Atlantic Records, Solange Knowles, ASAP Mob, Absolut, Lamborghini, Alexander Wang, Yohji Yamamoto, Jonathan Adler, Ballet National de Marseille, and Snapchat.
They also periodically say, "Look, booboo, I just can't," and break the tour script to read excerpts from radical theorists like Bell hooks, Paulo Freire, Cornel West or James Baldwin as a simulation of their agency and or resistance against their indentured servitude.
Described by the NY Times as "gracious and humble … sweet, sassy and a bit goofy," Being's approach to education is active and brings new possibilities for research and an enhanced academic experience for all people.
[6] 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2014 2011 2010 2009 2022 2020 2019 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2011 2010 2009 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 Rashaad Newsome's work blends several practices, including collage, assemblage, sculpture, film, photography, music, computer programming, software engineering, community organizing, and performance, to create a new field that rejects classification.
Using the diasporic traditions of improvisation, he pulls from the world of advertising, the internet, Art History, Black and Queer culture to produce counter-hegemonic work that walks the tightrope between creative computing, social practice, abstraction, and intersectionality.