"The Culture: Hip Hop and Contemporary Art in the 21st Century"

Cincinnati Art Museum
Tuesday, July 9, 2024

5 p.m. FLOW SOCIAL
6 p.m. PROGRAM BEGINS

In the wake of hip hop's 50th anniversary, the Cincinnati Art Museum is hosting a groundbreaking exhibition exploring the genre's extraordinary influence on contemporary society over the past two decades.

"The Culture: Hip Hop and Contemporary Art in the 21st Century" showcases more than 90 works of art by some of today's most celebrated artists — such as Roberto Lugo, Carrie Mae Weems, William Cordova, Hassan Hajjaj and Hank Willis Thomas — and fashion brands, with looks from Cross Colours and Vivienne Westwood. A range of music ephemera will also be on display.

The exhibition is guest-curated by Cincinnati native Jason Rawls, EdD. Rawls is an Assistant Professor at The Ohio State University in the Department of African American & African Studies and the School of Music, a DJ (as J. Rawls), an author and a prolific record producer

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