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==Visual art and other media== Drawings by Banhart were featured in the [[San Francisco Museum of Modern Art]] and in the [[Centre for Fine Arts, Brussels]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Abstract Rhythms: Paul Klee and Devendra Banhart|publisher=[[San Francisco Museum of Modern Art]]|url=http://www.sfmoma.org/exhibitions/292|access-date=August 13, 2009|archive-date=June 10, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090610065113/http://www.sfmoma.org/exhibitions/292|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=It's not only Rock 'n' Roll, Baby!|publisher=[[Centre for Fine Arts, Brussels]]|url=http://www.bozar.be/activity.php?id=8199|access-date=August 13, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090113095008/http://www.bozar.be/activity.php?id=8199|archive-date=January 13, 2009}}</ref> Banhart's drawings have also been featured in the Art Basel Contemporary Art Fair in Miami, Florida, the Mazzoli Gallery in Modena, Italy, Spain's ARCOmadrid. and the Andrew Roth Gallery in New York.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.fastcompany.com/1575990/devendra-banhart-art-and-music |title=Behind the Music: Devendra Banhart's Visual Art Takes Center Stage |magazine=Fast Company |access-date=April 8, 2012}}</ref> His drawings were featured in MOCA's exhibit "The Artist's Museum", in which the works of influential Los Angeles based artists from the last 30 years were presented. As part of the exhibition, Banhart collaborated with artist [[Doug Aitken]] and musicians [[Beck]] and [[Caetano Veloso]] for a musical and visual performance piece. Banhart was a participant in [[Yoko Ono]]'s second ''Water Piece'' project.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.isefoundation.org/english/ny/E040402now.html |title=Grapefruit: Yoko Ono in 1964 |publisher=Isefoundation.org |access-date=February 19, 2013}}</ref> He read [[Joan MirΓ³]]'s poem "A Star Caresses the Breasts of a Negress" for the recorded guided tour of [[Tate Modern]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.podcast.de/episode/4246164/Joan%2BMiro.%2BA%2BStar%2BCaresses%2Bthe%2BBreast%2Bof%2Ba%2BNegress%2B%2528Painting%2BPoem%2529.%2BDevendra%2BBanhart |title=Tate Podcasts |publisher=Tate Museum |access-date=May 26, 2006}}</ref> In May 2015, Anteism published a collaborative book with Banhart and artist Adam Tullie titled ''[https://www.anteism.com/shop/unburdened-by-meaning-by-adam-tullie-devendra-banhart#:~:text=Unburdened%20By%20Meaning%20is%20a,Devendra's%20New%20York%20drawing%20studio.&text=The%20quiet%20modesty%20that%20has,%2C%20uncovering%20the%20liveliness%20beneath%22. Unburdened By Meaning]''. In June 2015, Banhart released a collection of drawings, paintings, and mixed media pieces, titled ''I Left My Noodle on Ramen Street'', published by [[Prestel Publishing]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/59819-devendra-banhart-is-putting-out-a-book-titled-i-left-my-noodle-on-ramen-street/ |title=Devendra Banhart Is Putting Out a Book Titled I Left My Noodle on Ramen Street |website=Pitchfork |access-date=May 26, 2006}}</ref> In 2016, Banhart made a small cameo in the feature film ''[[Adam Green's Aladdin]]''. In November 2018, Banhart curated part of the program for the Dutch [[Le Guess Who?]] festival.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.leguesswho.nl/news/revealing-the-curators-initial-line-up-for-le-guess-who-2018|title=Revealing the curators & initial line-up for Le Guess Who? 2018|website=www.leguesswho.nl|language=en|access-date=June 21, 2018}}</ref> On April 23, 2019, Featherproof published Banhart's first book of poetry titled ''[http://www.featherproof.com/catalog/weeping-gang-bliss-void-yab-yum-devendra-banhart Weeping Gang Bliss Void Yab-Yum]''. On May 8, 2019, Banhart announced a collaborative collection of linen clothing with designer Alex Crane titled "[https://alexcrane.co/blogs/vibes/almas Almas]". In September 2019, Anteism published a book of drawings titled ''[https://www.anteism.com/shop/vanishing-wave-devendra-banhart Vanishing Wave]''. The drawings were originally sold to benefit the victims of the Tohoku earthquake in Fukushima. On December 14 and 15, 2019, Banhart curated a two-day event at Hauser and Wirth Los Angeles titled ''[https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/allen-ginsberg-the-fall-of-america-poems-50th-anniversary-musical-tribute-1120499/ Other Flowers]''. The event featured his photography, paintings, a pop up store with limited edition merchandise, as well as a series of performances featuring musicians Rodrigo Amarante, Tim Presley, and Banhart himself. It also included performance art from Jasmine Albuquerque and Friends, Invisible Women, and Nao Bustamante. In March 2020, Banhart had his first solo art show in Los Angeles at Nicodim Gallery. The show was titled ''[http://www.nicodimgallery.com/exhibitions/devendra-banhart-the-grief-i-have-caused-you The Grief I Have Caused You]'' and featured his first series of oil paintings as well as drawings from 2019 to 2020.
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