THE RAPPER COMMON AS ELAM FERGUSON, AMC'S 'HELL ON WHEELS'

Rap and hip-hop goes way back in the day. Common, dressed down, as freed slave Elam Ferguson.

GQ MAGAZINE'S NOVEMBER ROCK ISSUE: THE SURVIVORS

A photo-shoot with the members of ATL's Dungeon Family makes this issue worth flipping through. Andre 3000 in the x mask and fedora puts it over the top...in dopeness kind of way!

JASON SEILER, ILLUSTRATOR: KANYE WEST, LIL WAYNE, ARETHA FRANKLIN...

Visit Jason Seiler's site for more dopeness.

NIKI MINAJ ON THE COVER OF 'W' MAGAZINE'S NOVEMBER ART & FASHION ISSUE

Hip-hop on the 18th century tip?

Francesco Vezzoli gives Niki a new look.

'30 AMERICANS EXHIBIT'

NOW SHOWING





Produced by the Corcoran Gallery of Art and College of Art + Design in Washington, D.C.


we decided to call it “30 Americans.” “Americans,” rather than “African Americans” or “Black Americans” because nationality is a statement of fact, while racial identity is a question each artist answers in his or her own way, or not at all.

















































































































Artists in the exhibition:

Nina Chanel Abney
John Bankston
Jean-Michel Basquiat
Mark Bradford
Iona Rozeal Brown
Nick Cave
Robert Colescott
Noah Davis
Leonardo Drew
Renée Green
David Hammons
Barkley L. Hendricks
Rashid Johnson
Glenn Ligon
Kalup Linzy
Kerry James Marshall
Rodney McMillian
Wangechi Mutu
William Pope.L
Gary Simmons
Xaviera Simmons
Lorna Simpson
Shinique Smith
Jeff Sonhouse
Henry Taylor
Hank Willis Thomas
Mickalene Thomas
Kara Walker
Carrie Mae Weems
Kehinde Wiley
Purvis Young