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Bay State Banner, 'A deep dive into the archives of Ice T and Afrika Islam at Harvard'

December 20, 2023

Concerts throughout the city have been honoring the 50th anniversary of hip-hop, a genre born, according to the prevailing narrative, at a Bronx house party in 1973. Harvard University’s Ethelbert Cooper Gallery of African and African American Art marks...

7 News Boston, 'New exhibit at Harvard celebrates Ice-T, 50 years of hip-hop'

December 03, 2023

A new hip-hop exhibit at Harvard offers a closer look at what inspired rap icon Ice-T and his producer and celebrates 50 years of hip-hop.

Harvard Crimson, 'In the Gallery of Rhythms: Unveiling 50 Years of Hip-Hop History Through the Private Collection of Ice-T and DJ Afrika Islam'

November 27, 2023

The diversity in media made clear the fact that hiphop is not just music — and it never has been.

Boston Globe, ''80s hip-hop culture, courtesy of Ice-T and DJ Afrika Islam, is on vivid display at Harvard'

November 24, 2023

“Day One DNA: 50 Years in Hiphop Culture,” a new exhibition at Harvard’s Ethelbert Cooper Gallery of African & African American Art, charts the formative phases of hip-hop through the experience of two of its early practitioners: the rapper Ice-T and his...

BET, 'New Harvard Exhibit Features 50 Years of Hip-Hop Memorabilia From Ice-T and Afrika Islam'

November 08, 2023

Award-winning photographer Laylah Amatullah Barrayn curated the exhibit, which celebrates Hip-Hop's 50th anniversary.

Harvard Gazette, ‘We had to create something new — and we did’

November 02, 2023

Ahead of Harvard visit, two legends of hip-hop recall New York beginnings

Cambridge Day, 'A week of events in Cambridge and Somerville, from a Poetry Brothel to hip-hop history exhibit'

October 27, 2023

Running through May, this multimedia exhibition curated by Laylah Amatullah Barrayn celebrates 50 years of hip-hop culture with more than 200 objects from the archives of icons and longtime collaborators Ice T and DJ Afrika Islam.

TravelMag, '10 Exhibitions to Visit in Boston & Massachusetts this Fall'

October 11, 2023

Day One DNA: 50 Years in Hip-hop Culture This immersive multimedia exhibition celebrates 50 years of hip-hop culture through the archives of hip-hop icons and long-time collaborators Ice T and Afrika Islam – together owners of one of the world’s largest...

Boston Globe, '10 visual feasts at New England museums this fall'

September 08, 2023

The Cooper Gallery is set to mark this cultural milestone with a trove lent by one of the form’s early superstars, the rapper Ice T, and producer Afrika Islam. Comprising music, dance, and visual art, hip-hop might be the most penetrating, popular, and...

elTOQUE, 'La Cultura Oficial Cubana: «Una Factoría de Olvidos»'

January 12, 2023

Una muñeca negra y la otra blanca, una de cabeza, la primera sin un pie; ambas incrustadas, atrapadas, sobre un fondo de grises. Un vestido pequeño en un costado y una tela oscura hacia el lado izquierdo. Piezas menudas, grandes, firmes, esculturas...

El Nuevo Herald, '“El Pasado Mío / My Own Past...” ensayo visual de la historia del arte cubano en Harvard'

December 11, 2022

Nunca antes la Universidad de Harvard había exhibido a Wifredo Lam (Cuba, 1902-París, 1982) el más universal de los artistas cubanos del siglo XX, como parte de “El Pasado Mío / My Own Past”.

America Latina, 'Indisciplinas y contramemorias del arte afrodescendiente cubano'

November 30, 2022

Desde el encuentro entre obras antológicas y lenguajes estéticos actuales El pasado mío/My own past mira a la cultura negra de Cuba.