HIP HOP FROM THE AGO 50 YEARS OLD
Fifty years later the AGO is locking, tutting, and krumping to Hip-Hop By Stephen Weir Do yourself a favor, pop in your earbuds, and ask Spotify to play the AGO-curated soundscape they label as The Culture. It starts loud and proud with Run-D.M.C.’s 1988 hit “Beats to the Rhyme.” It’s early hip-hop, all about the group’s talent to make rhymes, make money, and, well, have fun. And that is just the beginning. Once you have the music throbbing in your head, get yourself down to the Art Gallery of Ontario on Dundas Street and take in their new show. Hip-hop has just bounced into town and taken over the top floor of the Art Gallery of Ontario from now until April. The Culture: Hip Hop and Contemporary Art in the 21st Century is an exhibition at the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) that explores the profound impact of hip-hop culture on contemporary art and visual culture. PHOTO OF DRAKE ON TOWER It opened to its members only last week, but come January 7th, anyone can take it in for the p...