To kick off Interscope Records' 30th anniversary celebration, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art will display more than 50 artworks inspired by label artists.
Artists Inspired by Music: Interscope Reimagined, on view from 1/30 through 2/13, features works by the likes of Shepard Fairey, Damien Hirst and Ed Ruscha, who drew on influential albums and songs by 2Pac, Eminem Lady Gaga, U2 and other such musical luminaries.
Three works have been unveiled: Kehinde Wiley’s painting inspired by Dr. Dre’s The Chronic 2001; Cecily Brown’s visual interpretation of Billie Eilish’s EP dont smile at me; and Rashid Johnson’s piece spurred by Kendrick Lamar’s good kid, m.A.A.d city.
Interscope Co-Founder Jimmy Iovine, Chairman John Janick, music executive Josh Abraham and Vice Chairman Steve Berman organized the project. LACMA Associate Curator of Decorative Arts and Design Staci Steinberger helped orchestrate the exhibition.
“Interscope’s original mission was to find the most profound artists, empower their creativity and watch what happens,” Iovine said. “For the 30th, we wanted to continue that vision by assembling the most admired visual artists and empower them with that same creative license to honor the musical artists we have worked with over three decades.”
Janick credited Darkroom CEO Justin Lubliner with sparking the idea.
“We realized that having them create a lasting visual legacy that honors our artists’ music would be a hugely powerful tribute,” Janick said. “Sir Lucian Grainge’s enduring support of Interscope’s unique voice and vision over the years has helped make it possible for Interscope to foster an ambitious artistic endeavor of this magnitude.”
Said Grainge, “Interscope and its artists have not only consistently delivered some of the world’s most influential music but also created groundbreaking visual media. It's fitting that the great work of Interscope’s artists be reinterpreted by leading visual artists in a way that celebrates their unique visions as well as three decades of this iconic label.”
Snap will add sound so that museum visitors can use Snapchat's AR technology to listen to music from each of the albums represented.
Timed-entry general admission tickets will be released on 1/20 here.
The works comprising Artists Inspired by Music: Interscope Reimagined are:
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