Right this moment, Roc Nation and Assouline announce the extraordinary e book, The Ebook of hov: A Tribute To Jay-Z (accessible December 4th) celebrating Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter’s profession and the first-of-its-kind immersive exhibit, The Ebook Of Hov: A Tribute. Held on the Brooklyn Public Library, from July to December 2023 The Ebook Of Hov: A Tribute attracted over 600,000 guests, making it one of many largest public installations in U.S. historical past.
This Assouline 432-page title commemorates and immortalizes the immersive set up, showcasing in a single place the hundreds of archived objects from each side of Jay-Z’s skilled life— together with unique recording masters, stage put on, interviews, movies, awards, and unseen images. Readers will discover all of it, from the guitar Jay-Z performed at Glastonbury Pageant (the primary rapper to grace that rock-and-roll stage) to Daniel Arsham’s sculpture “Hov Palms,” (the long-lasting gesture, made well-known by Jay-Z and seen at his live shows throughout the globe), to his Rock & Roll Corridor of Fame award (Jay-Z is the primary solo hip hop artist inducted) to lots of of paper planes (created schoolchildren throughout NYC wrote their goals inside).
The Ebook of hov: A Tribute To Jay-Z is obtainable in three editions.
The Traditional measuring 10 x 13 in — 25 x 33 cm at $120 – €120 – £100, The Final measuring 16 x 19 in — 40.5 x 48 cm for $2,000– € 2,000– £ 1,600, and 5 particular Restricted Version copies with a tri-fold every housed in a bronze slipcase paintings by artist Daniel Arsham. Worth upon request. A portion of the proceeds from the sale of the Particular Restricted Version can be donated to the Brooklyn Public Library.
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Work of Artwork Already
Work of Artwork Already showcases Jay-Z’s deep reference to the artwork world, and explores how Jay-Z’s artistry has formed cultural landscapes in return. Featured items embrace Daniel Arsham’s sculpture “Hov Palms,” representing the long-lasting diamond signal made well-known by Jay-Z’s followers, a customized Gucci jacket, paintings by Derrick Adams and Henry Taylor, and the prized Roc-a-fella chain, one among hip-hop’s most heralded items of bijou. Additionally on show is a unprecedented collage designed by Jazz Grant, which wraps the library’s partitions.
Baseline Studios
Expertly recreated for The Ebook of Hov: A Tribute exhibition, this part pays homage to Baseline Studios, situated at 127 West twenty sixth Avenue between sixth and seventh Avenues in Manhattan. This legendary area birthed traditional albums like The Blueprint and The Black Album. The exhibit consists of unique studio tools, from the soundboard to the vocal sales space, and even the long-lasting Dum Dum lollipops on the again console.
Did It All And not using a Pen
This part delves into the poetic nature of Jay-Z’s lyrics, specializing in his distinctive methodology of composing rhymes completely in his head. The room highlights Jay-Z’s music masters in numerous codecs—a tactile reminder of Jay’s possession over his personal artwork. Moreover, there are quite a few prestigious music awards, gold and platinum plaques, traditional journal covers spanning G.Q. to Rolling Stone and his Songwriters Corridor of Fame induction.
Enterprise Man
Enterprise Man highlights Jay-Z’s outstanding spectrum of enterprise ventures, chronicling his achievements as the primary Black man to personal a tech firm and his multibillion-dollar manufacturers in champagne, cognac, and nightlife. It additionally showcases the rise of Roc Nation, his leisure powerhouse, and his govt manufacturing of the Tremendous Bowl Halftime Present. Objects from the unique 40/40 Membership are featured, reflecting his affect on nightlife and sports activities tradition, in addition to grails like the unique S. Carters, the Roc Nike Air Forces, and mementos from the rollout of his paradigm-shifting Magna Carta Holy Grail launch.
Win, Win
This part focuses on Jay-Z’s felony and social justice activism, highlighting his relentless efforts to deal with systemic injustices that have an effect on thousands and thousands. Key gadgets associated to his combat towards inhumane circumstances at Parchman Jail are featured, together with awards from establishments that showcase his work with teams like GLAAD and the NAACP. Moreover, gadgets associated to his place as a Tremendous Bowl Halftime Present producer seem, signifying his partnership with the NFL and skill to placed on historical past making Emmy-winning exhibits.
So Fly
A whimsical youngsters’s part adorned with lots of of paper planes, impressed by Jay-Z’s attire firm, Paper Planes. The set up brings to life the corporate’s motto: “The aircraft teaches you to think about. When you dream, you set your intention. That is who I wish to be, the place I wish to go.”
Hov Did That
This immersive room featured gadgets from a few of Jay-Z’s tradition shifting moments. The guitar that he strummed in response to the skepticism he confronted at Glastonbury earlier than kicking off a legendary efficiency, the customized Nets jersey he donned throughout his bought out 8 present run to open Barclays Heart in Brooklyn, even the Che Guavara shirt he wore on Unplugged that he later memorialized on “Public Service Announcement.”
Manifestations
This serene and introspective area starkly contrasts the remainder of the exhibition. The room showcases a compelling video montage, capturing Jay-Z articulating his imaginative and prescient and talking his future into existence via a collection of interviews spanning a number of years. Bathed within the signature hue of Jay-Z blue, with solely two chairs and a single display screen, the Manifestation Room serves as a contemplative haven—an invite for guests to pause, mirror, and envision the ability of charting one’s personal path and manifesting one’s future.