2008–2009 Season
Anthony Cervino
Nicole Lenzi
Elena Volkova
Cory Oberndorfer
DCist Exposed
Kate McGraw &
Ann Tarantino
Trevor Young
Ami Martin Wilber
M3: MCs, Mics
and Metaphors
 

M3: MCs, Mics and Metaphors

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Jeff Henriquez, Hyper as a Heart Attack, Nobody Smilin (installation view), 2009, oil on canvas, 30 x 40 inches and Kamaria Selam (Crystal Graham), Black on Both Sides (installation view), 2009, acrylic on canvas, 48 x 48 inches

Ann "Sole Sister" Johnson, Sacred Artifacts (installation view), 2009, stained cotton pulp, dimensions variable

M3: MCs, Mics and Metaphors, 2009 (installation view)

Carmen Webber, Big Daddy Kane Jacket, silk screen on jacket, handpainting by Brian Paupaw (Deka)

Jati Lindsay, Jean Grae at The Knitting Factory, 2005, silver gelatin print, 20 x 24 inches

July 23 – August 29, 2009
M3: MC’s, Mics and Metaphors presents emerging artists and designers working at the intersection of hip hop culture and contemporary art. Curator, Tewodross Melchishua asked each artist to respond to his or her favorite verse from a hip hop song using media ranging from photography, fashion, painting and design. The artists addressed hip hop culture and music and its association with misogyny and materialism.

More info: Tewodross Melchishua