{"id":15456,"date":"2013-08-05T23:21:15","date_gmt":"2013-08-06T07:21:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/?p=15456"},"modified":"2013-08-05T23:39:53","modified_gmt":"2013-08-06T07:39:53","slug":"picasso-n-jay-z","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/2013\/08\/05\/picasso-n-jay-z\/","title":{"rendered":"picasso n’ jay z…"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A few weeks ago, at PACE Gallery<\/a> in New York, Jay Z<\/a> performed his song “Picasso Baby” <\/em>over and over and over for six hours. He sang face-to-face\u00a0to individuals, in an attempt to create a personal connection and shared energy… kinda like:<\/p>\n

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Yep. In a very similar {yet totally different because he sang, danced, and laughed with his audience}<\/em> way, this was not too far off from what Marina Abramovi\u0107 did at MoMA<\/a> with her “Artist is Present”<\/em> performance. Well, she showed up so that she could have her personal\u00a0{yet rap filled}<\/em> moment with Jay Z. I wonder if she was kinda there to say “Yes, cool. But you know I kinda did this already, right?” <\/em>… or maybe she just loves hip hop as much as I do! {really, I do – so, so much!}<\/em><\/p>\n

Lots of people including actors, artists, writers, musicians, collectors, and<\/em> kids showed up to watch Jay Z. Oh, but make sure you cover the kids ears every few minutes {enter explicit lyrics here}<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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It seemed like everyone there had an amazing time! My favorite moment was when this lovely lady in rose-colored glasses {Sandra Gering<\/a>, Art Dealer}<\/em> walked up, sat down, gave a huge smile and a little shoulder dip … completely throwing Jay Z off his game {around 2:28 in the video}<\/em> He lost his words for a second and needed to regroup …\u00a0ahh,<\/em> nothin’ like a lady in rose-colored glasses to shake you up a bit:<\/p>\n

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Now, there’s lots of talk about this New York “happening”. Was it real<\/em> art {whatever that means}<\/em>? Was it just a really cool way to do a music video {which is actually an artistic project as well}<\/em>? Was it a blatant copy\u00a0{with music}<\/em> of Marina’s performance? And then this question has also come up… if hip-hop is art for the people, why didn’t this happen in the streets instead of in a gallery with a very fancy invite list. Honestly, I’m not sure how to answer all of those questions, but I also don’t know that I need to. That’s what being creative is about, right? Just doing, and making, and sharing – and I think that Jay Z did it in a way that made the most sense for him and his medium. At the end of the day, it looks like it was a crazy fun, energy-filled six hours, and I am totally <\/em>jealous of everyone who got to be part of it {including Jerry Saltz, New York Magazine art critic, who wrote a great article <\/a>about his experience}<\/em><\/p>\n

The only question left to ask… I wonder what Picasso<\/a> would have thought? Given the images below {Picasso dancing with a poodle; Picasso dancing in his underpants; and a drawing of one of his dancers}<\/em> I think he might have put on a stripy shirt and rocked it out with his new friend, Hova.<\/p>\n

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Here… you and Pablo can watch this together {the song, and a snippet of what went down that day – here’s the newly released video of the event}:<\/em><\/p>\n