Constantly defying classification, THE RESIDENTS have been regarded as icons in the world of experimental music for almost fifty years. In addition to their groundbreaking work in the areas of trance, world fusion, electronica, punk, industrial and lounge music, the group has also been credited with being among the originators of performance art and music video, with their videos included in the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art. Their lengthy career has also taken them into the world of film and television music, having scored numerous films and TV series as well as several projects for MTV. In addition, the group is also thriving in the world of digital media having released ten DVDs, and two internet series.
In early 2020, The Residents premiered a multimedia performance of the landmark album GOD IN THREE PERSONS in collaboration with noted video artist John Sanborn. Later, they released their 49th studio album, METAL, MEAT & BONE, based on the recently discovered recordings of Alvin Snow, aka Dyin' Dog. A world your featuring the music of Alvin Snow while also revisiting Duck Stab, one of the band's most popular albums, will begin in August 2021.
Intruders"There are few musical artists so adept at the eerie, and that expertise is applied liberally here, but with shading and contrast."
The Ghost of Hope
Andrew J Duncan, We Are Cult"This moving yet strangely exhilarating album is a distant relative of The Residents’ 1979 album Eskimo, their sonic studies of Arctic culture."
David Stubbs, TeamRock"The Ghost of Hope is about our endless, restless search for bigger, better, and faster. All progression leaves tragedy in its wake."
Christopher Laird, PopMatters"The stories on The Ghost Of Hope do reflect the theme’s moment in history authentically and are told in a such a way that draws the listener in completely. Perhaps after all these years as perennial suppliers of outsider oddness, the Residents now sit with the likes of Johnny Cash and Woody Guthrie as chroniclers of stories from the hidden side of Americana? The strangest stroke they ever pulled!"
Ian Canty, Louder Than War
1995 - Freak Show - Communication Arts Interactive Annual / Entertainment Award of Excellence
1995 - Bad Day on the Midway - Macrovision International User Conference Award / Best Entertainment Title
1995 - Bad Day on the Midway - Macrovision International User Conference Award / Most Innovative Use of Multimedia
2020 - Museum of Modern Art - NYC | "God in Three Persons" - Performance
2019 - Haïdouc & Transpalette - Bourges, France | "God in Three Persons" - Performance
2019 - Transpalette - Bourges, France | Residents Retrospective with Bunny Boy Secret Room | Presented by Bandits-Mages
2014 - LeLieu Unique - Nantes, France | "Shadowland" - Performance
2014 - Museum of Modern Art - NYC | The Residents' UBS (Ultimate Box Set) | Acquisition and Delivery
2012 - Contemporary Arts Center - Cincinnati, OH | Spectacle: The Music Video | Curator - Raphaela Platow
2012 - Shanghai Biennale | 9th Shanghai Biennale: Inter-City Pavilions Project | Curator: Chris Fitzpatrick
2011 - Johansson Projects - Oakland, CA | From The Archives of The Residents: Homer Flynn | Curator - Jana Flynn
2010 - Museum Folkwang - Essen, Germany | "A Star is Born - Photography and Rock since Elvis" | Curator: Christiane Kuhlmann
2010 - Centre Pompidou - Paris | "The Residents' Talking Light" - Performance
2010 - CPH FILM FESTIVAL - Copenhagen | CPH:DOX | Video Retrospective | Curator: Niklas K. Engstrøm
2010 - Kulturhuset Bølgen - Larvik, Norway | Video Retrospective | Curator: Andreas Gilhuus
2010 - Galerie Caesar - Olomouc, Czech Republic | Residents in Residence - Art Retrospective | Curator - Mirek Schubert
2009 - Berkeley Art Museum - Berkeley, CA | "Sam's Enchanted Evening" Performance | Curator: Sarah Cahill
2009 - Pacific Film Archives - Berkeley, CA | Video Retrospective | Curator: Steve Seid
2008 - Bozar Expo - Brussels | "It's Not Only Rock 'n' Roll Baby" | Curator: Jerome Sans
2008 - Museum of Modern Art - NYC | "Looking at Music" | Curator: Barbara London
2007 - Yerba Buena Center for the Arts - San Francisco | "Reich 'n Roll Revisited: A Residents Retrospective" | Curator: Joel Sheppard
2007 - Museum of Contemporary Art - Chicago | "Sympathy for the Devil" Art and Rock and Roll | Curator: Dominic Molon
2006 - Museum of Modern Art - NYC | "The Residents: Re-Visited" | Video Retrospective | Curator: Barbara London
2006 - Museum of Modern Art - NYC | "The River of Crime - Community Video Contest" | Curator: Barbara London
2000 - Museum of Modern Art - NYC | "Video Time" | Curator: Barbara London
1997 - Museum of Modern Art - NYC | "Video Wall" | Curator: Barbara London
1993 - Duetsches Filmmuseum - Frankfort | "Sound & Vision" | Videos and Freak Show CD-Rom | Curator: Herbert Gehr
1992 - The Kitchen - NYC | "Hissing and Kissing the Wind" | Installation of Sets, Costumes and Artifacts | Curator: Steve Gallagher
1992 - Museum of Modern Art - NYC | "Video Viewpoints" | 20 Twisted Questions Laserdisc (Voyager) Premier | Curator: Barbara London
1991 - Long Beach Museum of Art - NYC | "The Art of Music Video: Ten Years After" | Curator: Michael Nash
1985 - Los Angeles Institute Of Contemporary Art | Exhibition of Sets & Costumes | Curator: Jerry Wellman
1985 - Museum of Modern Art - NYC | "Music Video: The Industry and Its Fringes" | Curator: Barbara London
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