“Hardcore Falso” by my husband Matthew Jamison Nelson Love

Part homage, part wry commentary, Hardcore Falso is a multi-dimensional edition from Matthew Jameson Nelson Love.

The work questions how much of a band’s identity consists of the music and how much consists of commoditized forces – designers and artists and merchandise sales.

The first part of Hardcore Falso is a 7” single sleeve with original art on both sides, constructed to exactly mirror a real 7” sleeve in every aspect. The second part is an actual 7” vinyl single, rendered inoperable by the artist through the application of paint and scratches. The third part is a patch featuring the artwork for Flag Number 1, and the last piece is a button displaying the artists own logo.

Taken together, the four separate elements evoke an old-school hardcore aesthetic and approach to art and culture. Individually, the four pieces stand in their own right as incendiary objets d’art, each with their own divinable commentary on the music culture that surrounds us.

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