RECOGNIZE!
Since its inception in the late 1970s, hip hop has become hugely influential in America. While images of hip hop performers are as pervasive in our culture as the music itself, some visual artists have created powerful images that both celebrate and explore the complexity of this creative form. 
The six artists and one poet whose work is included in RECOGNIZE! have approached hip hop culture through the lens of portraiture, and, in combination, their contributions highlight its vitality and beauty.
RECOGNIZE!National Portrait Gallery
Smithsonian Institution
February 8 - October 26, 2008
posted by 100YearsOfTrash @ 5:01 PM
3 Comments:
I went to see it today and was actually a bit underwhelmed, except by a few of the photographs of djs.
That's too bad. I'm going straight from your place to check it out. See you in a bit.
Just got home. It was great, but indeed underwhelming. Everyone should see it; it'll only take about eight minutes.
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