Album Covers Exhibit at LIU
"I miss album covers. One of the huge reasons I loved albums was because of the cover art. And even though I bought records for the music, an album’s cover played a role that couldn’t be overlooked. In many cases the music was as astounding as the artwork, but sometimes, I bought albums just because the covers were amazing.
I still remember the wondrous joy of holding an LP record cover and reading the liner notes or the lyrics while listening to the music.
Each time, it felt like I was discovering the world anew. And as an unrepentant sentimental who has kept her albums, I am often able to revisit this pleasure.
I regret that today’s youth won’t experience the unique joy of album covers, except perhaps as relics.
Although the covers that graced so much of our favorite music may be all but history, their artistic legacy endures to this day as this exhibit proves.
Through these covers, sentimental music fans will recognize the expression of a period or of a particular time in their lives and remember golden days with their friends. But these 12" works of art do more than just represent moments from our personal musical past. They are incredibly unique and historic markers that portray the Haitian music experience."
michèle voltaire marcelin
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Michèle Voltaire Marcelin is a poet/writer, performer and painter who was born and raised in Haiti, sojourned in Chile, and currently lives in the United States. The publication of her first novel “La Désenchantée” (CIDIHCA, Montréal-2006) was followed by its Spanish translation “La Desencantada” and two other books of poetry and prose: “Lost and Found” and “Amours et Bagatelles” (CIDIHCA, Montréal-2009) - translated into Spanish by Editorial ALBA as "Amores y cosas sin importancia" - all of which garnered rave reviews. Her writings are also featured in 3 anthologies published in France: "Cahier Haiti" (published by RAL'M-2009), "Terre de Femmes" (Editions Bruno Doucey-2011) "Revue Intranqu'îllités" (2012). She speaks and writes fluently French, English, Spanish and Haitian Creole. She has a BFA from the Leonard Davis Center for the Performing Arts at CUNY and a Masters from The New School for Social Research.
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