Brooklyn Museum Honors the Work of Titus Kaphar at 2024 Artists Ball

April 13, 2024Posted inActors and Actresses, Art, Brooklyn (NYC), Brooklyn Museum, Chavarria, Willy, Chiuri, Maria Grazia, Christian Dior SA, Coel, Michaela, Culture (Arts), Dean, Kasseem (Swizz Beatz), DMX, Fashion, Fashion and Apparel, Financial District (Manhattan, NY), GQ, Hamilton, Lewis, Hobson, Mellody, Keys, Alicia, Little Simz (Rapper), Marni Group, McBride, Danny, Museums, Nine Inch Nails (Music Group), Parties (Social), Pasternak, Anne, Reznor, Trent, Ross, Atticus (1968- ), Schafer, Hunter (1999- ), Smoove, J B, Wiley, Kehinde
This week, the Brooklyn Museum honored the work of Titus Kaphar at their Artists Ball, and GQ hosted an awards show in the Financial District.

Review: Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys Show “Giants” at the Brooklyn Museum

February 7, 2024Posted inAdams, Derrick (Artist), Art, BANG & OLUFSEN, Barnes, Ernie (1928-2009), Black People, Brooklyn, Brooklyn Museum, Casteel, Jordan, Collectors and Collections, Dean, Kasseem (Swizz Beatz), Hendricks, Barkley L, Jafa, Arthur (1960- ), Museums, Music, Parks, Gordon, Photography, Shabazz, Jamel, Wiley, Kehinde
The Brooklyn Museum exhibits art works collected by the musical superstars Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys — and it makes a show of the collectors, too.

Alicia Keys and Swizz Beatz Bring Art Collection to Brooklyn Museum

January 5, 2024Posted inAbney, Nina Chanel (1982- ), Adams, Derrick (Artist), Brooklyn Museum, Christian Dior: Designer of Dreams (Exhibit), Collectors and Collections, Dean, Kasseem (Swizz Beatz), Fashion, Hells Kitchen (Play), International Council of Museums, Jafa, Arthur (1960- ), Keys, Alicia, Museums, Photography
Next month, over 100 works by Black art stars from the couple’s collection will travel to the Great Hall for “Giants.”

Grammys Celebrate Hip-Hop History, From Grandmaster Flash to Lil Uzi Vert

February 5, 2023Posted inBig Boi, Buddy (1993- ), Busta Rhymes, Chuck D (1960- ), Dean, Kasseem (Swizz Beatz), Flavor Flav, GloRilla (Rapper), Grammy Awards, Grandmaster Flash (1958- ), Haynes, Cornell Jr (Nelly), Ice-T, Lil Baby (Rapper), Lil Uzi Vert (Rapper), LL Cool J, Missy Elliott (1971- ), Music, Queen Latifah, Rap and Hip-Hop, Scarface (1970- ), Thompson, Ahmir (Questlove), Trotter, Tariq (Black Thought)
The medley, curated by Questlove of the Roots, featured a taste of some two dozen songs from across decades, regions and movements.