KEN INCLUDED IN AN EXCERPT FROM HIGH TIMES, HARD TIMES: NEW YORK PAINTING 1967-75
Sheep Meadow Musings
A piece created as an installation for Unexpected Legacy, using Ken’s video of Central Park layered with interviews with his friends and family.
You Need A Permit for that
A section of Ken’s raw Hi-8mm footage of Sheep Meadow when he speaks with a policeman about his work and his process.
An interview with Ken in 1972 for Smithsonian Archives of American Art
ORAL HISTORY WITH KEN in 1997
Recorded the year he died, Ken reflected back on his life’s work
.
Ken’s process
Video became an important part of Showell’s creative process. Below is raw Hi-8 videotape shot by Showell placed next photos of some of the paintings, pastels and drawings he created from them.
Jazz was Showell’s fuel
A promotional video produced in the early 2000’s showcases his work, set to Autumn Leaves, from the album Somethin’ Else, featuring Cannonball Adderly, Miles Davis, Hank Jones, Sam Jones, and Art Blakey.