Alex Melamid "Holy Hip-Hop!" at the Forum Gallery, LA
After a successful run in Detroit, at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Alex Melamid's "Holy Hip-Hip!" rolls west to Los Angeles. His work takes 12 famed hip-hop figures and presents them in old master style.
Doesn't another guy do that? Yes, indeed, Kehinde Wiley is the poster boy of hip-hop portraiture. While Wiley is frequent visitor to hip-hop subject matter, Melamid's work focuses just on this set. Still, the comparisons are bound to continue as "Holy Hip-Hop!" continues to show. While on subject, read a review of Wiley's latest work (from the New York Times), here. An excellent, and accurate assessment....Wicked
Doesn't another guy do that? Yes, indeed, Kehinde Wiley is the poster boy of hip-hop portraiture. While Wiley is frequent visitor to hip-hop subject matter, Melamid's work focuses just on this set. Still, the comparisons are bound to continue as "Holy Hip-Hop!" continues to show. While on subject, read a review of Wiley's latest work (from the New York Times), here. An excellent, and accurate assessment....Wicked
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