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Washington: Hip Hop Recognized at Smithsonian

Multimedia Exhibit Honors an Art Form

Back in the days when Grandmaster Flash and the Sugarhill Gang were promulgating a new sound in popular music, no one knew how pervasive the influence of hip hop would come to be. Today, one can easily see its genetic material in newer forms of music, as well as in visual arts, dance, spoken word, and less easily labeled elements of popular culture.

A current exhibit at the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery in Washington honors these influences in an important multimedia project. "Recognize! Hip Hop and Contemporary Portraiture" offers a look at hip hop in graffitti and painting, photography and film, poetry and installations.

Every reggaetonero will find something intimately familiar here. If you can't make it to Washington, visit the website - well worth the virtual trip.

"Recognize! Hip Hop and Contemporary Portraiture"
Through October 26, 2008
11:30am to 7:00pm daily
Free admission

National Portrait Gallery
Smithsonian Institution
Eighth and F Streets, NW
Washington, DC

http://www.npg.si.edu/exhibit/recognize/index.html


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