Cincinnati Art Museum hosting new traveling exhibition celebrating hip-hop
Updated: 4:20 PM EDT Jul 2, 2024
RIGHT HERE. HERE ON WLWT. ALL RIGHT, A TREAT HERE. TODAY, THE EXHIBITION OF SUMMER IS HERE. THE CINCINNATI ART MUSEUM IS NOW HOME TO A NEW TRAVELING EXHIBITION. ALL RIGHT, SO IT IS CALLED THE CULTURE, HIP HOP AND CONTEMPORARY ART IN THE 21ST CENTURY. IT CELEBRATES THE GENRE’S INFLUENCE ON ART AND FASHION AND JOINING US HERE ON THE COUCH TODAY, D’ARCY SLOSS WITH THE ART MUSEUM. THANKS FOR BEING HERE. OH, THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME. IT’S A PLEASURE. YOU KNOW, THIS IS REALLY INTERESTING. SO TELL US A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THIS EXHIBIT AND WHAT MAKES IT SO SPECIAL. IT’S AN AMAZING EXHIBITION. IT HAS MORE THAN 100 MULTIMEDIA ARTWORKS THAT ARE REALLY CELEBRATING AND HIGHLIGHTING HIP HOP’S IMPACT ON SOCIETY, FASHION ART OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF DECADES. AND WE’RE TALKING, I SAY MULTIMEDIA. I REALLY MEAN MULTIMEDIA. WE HAVE PHOTOS, VIDEOS, HUGE VIDEO SCREENS, WE HAVE MUSIC PLAYING IN THE GALLERIES. WE HAVE FASHION PIECES. IT IS AN ABSOLUTELY AWESOME, ENGAGING EXHIBITION AND I THINK JUST PEOPLE ARE ENJOYING IT SO MUCH. YEAH, IT SOUNDS AMAZING. THIS IS A TRAVELING EXHIBIT AS WELL. WHERE DID IT ORIGINATE AND WHAT’S THE LOCAL CONNECTION? ABSOLUTELY. SAINT LOUIS IN BALTIMORE WERE THE ORIGINATORS. IT ORIGINATED IN THE MUSEUMS. THERE, AND A TRAVELING EXHIBITION. YOU ALWAYS WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT ONCE IT COMES HERE THAT WE DO HAVE A LOCAL FLAVOR AND LOCAL INTERPRETATION, AND WE HAVE THE MOST AMAZING LOCAL CURATOR FOR THIS EXHIBITION. HE IS DOCTOR JASON RAWLS. HE IS AN ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF HIP HOP AT OSU, AND HE IS ALSO A VERY NOTED DJ AND PRODUCER HIMSELF. SO HE WAS VERY, VERY INVOLVED IN THE INTERPRETATION OF THE EXHIBITION. THE EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS, HOW WE’RE LEARNING ABOUT IT AND HOW PEOPLE ARE GOING TO EXPERIENCE IT. SO HE HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN EVERY ASPECT OF PUTTING IT UP HERE AT THE CINCINNATI ART MUSEUM. IT LOOKS I’M TRYING TO WATCH THE VIDEO WHILE WE’RE TALKING. IT LOOKS REALLY, REALLY COOL. EXPLAIN TO PEOPLE WHEN AND HOW THEY CAN SEE THIS EXHIBITION. IT IS OPEN NOW THROUGH THE END OF SEPTEMBER, SO LOTS OF OPPORTUNITIES TO SEE THE CULTURE. YOU CAN ALSO GENERAL ADMISSION AT THE CINCINNATI ART MUSEUM IS ALWAYS FREE. THIS IS A TICKETED EXHIBITION, BUT THERE ARE OPPORTUNITIES TO SEE IT FOR FREE AS WELL. LIKE ON THURSDAY EVENINGS DURING ART AFTER DARK, WHICH IS OUR BIG FINAL FRIDAY EVENT EVERY MONTH. AND DURING THE CINCINNATI MUSIC FESTIVAL WEEKEND AS WELL. AND IF YOU WANT TO SAVE ON A TICKET PRICE, IF YOU DO PAY TO COME, YOU CAN SAVE $2 AT CINCINNATI ART MUSEUM.ORG. SHE’S SO JUST YOU’RE SO EXCITED ABOUT, OH MY GOSH, I FEEL THE ENERGY. IT’S AN AMAZING YOU CAN IT’S PALPABLE THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE MUSEUM. EVERYBODY WHO HAS TOUCHED THIS EXHIBITION, WHO HAS WORKED ON IT, WE’RE JUST SO EXCITED AND PROUD TO BRING THIS TO CINCINNATI AND THE COMMUNITY HAS ALREADY EMBRACED IT. WE JUST WE JUST LOVE IT SO MUCH AND WE INVITE EVERYONE TO SEE IT. WELL, DARCY, WE SURE APPRECIATE YOU JOINING US AND TELLING US MORE ABOUT IT. GET OUT THERE AND SEE IT. DARCY SWATS WITH THE ART MUSEUM. THANKS SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE WITH US. THE EXHIBITION IS NOW OPEN THROUGH SEPTEMBER 29TH. THEN WE HAVE ALL OF THIS INFORMATION ON OUR WEBSITE WLWT DOT COM WITH LINKS TO THE ART MUSEUM THERE AS WELL. DARCY, THANK YOU AGAIN FOR BEING HERE
Cincinnati Art Museum hosting new traveling exhibition celebrating hip-hop
Updated: 4:20 PM EDT Jul 2, 2024
The Cincinnati Art Museum is now home to a new traveling exhibition celebrating hip-hop’s influence on art and fashion.The exhibit, known as “The Culture: Hip Hop and Contemporary Art in the 21st Century,” will be on view from June 28-Sept. 29 this year.The exhibition will feature works by over 90 artists, including Jean-Michel Basquiat, Roberto Lugo, Carrie Mae Weems, Mark Bradford, with fashion looks from Chanel, Gucci and Virgil Abloh’s collections for Louis Vuitton.On Tuesday, WLWT was joined by Darcy Schwass with the Cincinnati Art Museum, who talked more about what people can expect at the exhibit.To watch the full interview, click the video player at the top of the story.The exhibition will be on view in the Western & Southern Galleries, with tickets starting at $12 each. Discounted rates will be available for students, children and seniors. For additional ticket information, click here.Admission is free for members. The exhibition will be free for non-members every Thursday evening from 5–8 p.m.; Friday, June 28, July 26, August 30 and Sept. 27 during Art After Dark; and on Saturday, Aug. 3, during CAM Kids Day.
The Cincinnati Art Museum is now home to a new traveling exhibition celebrating hip-hop’s influence on art and fashion.
The exhibit, known as “The Culture: Hip Hop and Contemporary Art in the 21st Century,” will be on view from June 28-Sept. 29 this year.
The exhibition will feature works by over 90 artists, including Jean-Michel Basquiat, Roberto Lugo, Carrie Mae Weems, Mark Bradford, with fashion looks from Chanel, Gucci and Virgil Abloh’s collections for Louis Vuitton.
On Tuesday, WLWT was joined by Darcy Schwass with the Cincinnati Art Museum, who talked more about what people can expect at the exhibit.
To watch the full interview, click the video player at the top of the story.
The exhibition will be on view in the Western & Southern Galleries, with tickets starting at $12 each. Discounted rates will be available for students, children and seniors. For additional ticket information, click here.
Admission is free for members. The exhibition will be free for non-members every Thursday evening from 5–8 p.m.; Friday, June 28, July 26, August 30 and Sept. 27 during Art After Dark; and on Saturday, Aug. 3, during CAM Kids Day.
