The Culture: Hip Hop & Contemporary Art in the 21st Century
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Continue exploring the ideas behind Giants: Art from the Dean Collection of Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys with this richly illustrated exhibition catalog celebrating hip hop's lasting influence on contemporary art, fashion, music, and culture. Published for the groundbreaking exhibition organized by the Baltimore Museum of Art, the book features nearly 70 works by influential artists, designers, musicians, and streetwear visionaries, tracing hip hop's evolution from its roots in the 1970s to its global impact today. Essays and interviews with more than 30 artists and scholars explore how hip hop has shaped creative expression while reshaping ideas about identity, power, and social change. Featuring work by artists including Jean-Michel Basquiat, Jordan Casteel, Julie Mehretu, Hank Willis Thomas, Carrie Mae Weems, Pharrell Williams, and many more, this compelling volume offers fresh perspective on the cultural movements and creative voices that shape contemporary art today.
Hardcover / 306 pages
Dimensions: 9.25" x 11.75"
Organized by the Brooklyn Museum, Giants: Art from the Dean Collection of Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys brings together monumental contemporary art and historic masterworks from the personal collection of Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys. On view from September 19, 2026 – February 28, 2027 at the Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, this landmark exhibition explores Black identity, creativity, power, and cultural legacy through the work of some of today's most influential artists. |
