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powerHouse Books, VH1, Flavorpill, and Montana are pleased to announce
No Sleep ’til Brooklyn:
A powerHouse Hip Hop Retrospective
The Inaugural Exhibition and Event Series at The powerHouse Arena
to Celebrate VH1 Hip Hop Honors 2006
The powerHouse Arena
37 Main Street
Brooklyn, New York 11201
October 13–November 19, 2006
No Sleep ’til Brooklyn, the inaugural exhibition and event series at The powerHouse Arena’s new location at 37 Main Street, Brooklyn, is the Brooklyn hub for VH1 Hip Hop Honors 2006, a week-long celebration of hip hop’s legends and visionaries held throughout New York City.
“Hip hop music was born right here in our city” stated Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg. “During our first ever Hip Hop Honors Week, New Yorkers will have exciting new opportunities to celebrate an art that has influenced generations and reached the farthest corners of the world. For the past two years, VH1 has paid tribute to hip hop’s original pioneers through ‘Hip Hop Honors.’ They’ve chosen New York City as a host and a partner in that tribute and we’re proud to welcome them back.”
Hip Hop Honors Week will kick off on October 12, 2006. That evening, The powerHouse Arena will launch No Sleep ’til Brooklyn, is a 30-year retrospective of hip-hop culture documenting its humble beginnings in the South Bronx through its glorious rise to global domination. The group exhibition represents every element of hip hop—from the breakers, graffiti writers, emcees, and djs to the photographers, writers, personalities, and fans who have made hip hop the greatest single force in pop culture.
But this is by no means a story of celebrity, fame, and mass-market names. As KRS-One said, “Rap is something you do, hip hop is something you live.” And so we dedicate No Sleep ’til Brooklyn to the people and to the streets, paying tribute to the founders, the innovators, and the next generation.
The No Sleep ’til Brooklyn exhibition will feature photographs and art from:
• Bob Adelman, author of Gentleman of Leisure: A Year in the Life of a Pimp
• Charlie Ahearn, director of Wild Style
• Patti Astor, famed underground film star and FUN Gallery founder
• Janette Beckman, photographer of seminal hip hop album covers from 1983 to 1992
• Peter Beste, up-and-coming photojournalist documenting Houston hip-hop culture
• BLADE, old-school graffiti legend
• Le Bijoutier, contemporary street art and graffiti documentarian
• Boogie, hot young urban photojournalist and author of It’s All Good
• Martha Camarillo, photojournalist and author of Fletcher Street
• Henry Chalfant, co-author of Subway Art, author of Spray Can Art, co-producer of Style Wars
• Vincent Cianni, photojournalist and author of We Skate Hardcore
• Claw Money, female graffiti writer, fashion designer, and author of Bombshell
• CYCLE, new school graffiti writer
• Martha Cooper, co-author of Subway Art, author of Hip Hop Files: 1979–1984, and We B*Girlz
• DAZE aka Chris Ellis, old school graffiti legend and artist
• Martin Dixon, author of Brooklyn Kings: New York City’s Black Bikers
• DR.REVOLT, old school graffiti writer and creator of the Yo! MTV Raps and Wild Style logos
• Delphine Fawundu-Buford, young portrait photographer
• ELLIS G., former graffiti writer turned street artist
• Carol Friedman, former creative director of Elektra Entertainment and Motown Records
• Ruediger Glatz, CEO of Montana Germany
• Hamburger Eyes, the best photography magazine on earth
• Lisa Kahane, photojournalist working in the South Bronx in the 70s and 80s
• Brenda Kenneally, acclaimed photojournalist
• Seth Kushner, photographer and co-author of the upcoming book The Brooklynites
• LADY PINK, old school graffiti legend and artist
• Maripol, famed fashion designer, stylist, and author of Maripolarama
• Slava Mogutin, Russian political dissident, sometime porn star, and author of Lost Boys
• NATO, new school graffiti writer and artist
• Charles Peterson, author of Touch Me I’m Sick
• Mark Peterson, acclaimed photojournalist and author of Acts of Charity
• Ricky Powell, “the Fourth Beastie Boy,” author of Public Access, star of Rappin’ with the Rickster
• QUIK, old school graffiti legend and artist
• Lee Quinones, old-school graffiti legend and artist
• Carlos “MARE 139” Rodriguez, former graffiti artist, sculptor, 2006 Webby Award Winner, annual BET Award designer
• Joseph Rodriguez, author of East Side Stores: Gang Life in East L.A.
• Thomas Roma, two-time Guggenheim Fellow, author of nine monographs, director of the Photography at Columbia University
• Jamel Shabazz, author of Back in the Days and A Time Before Crack
• STAY HIGH 149, one of the original graffiti writers from the early 70s
• Peter Sutherland, author of Autograf: New York City’s Graffiti Writers
• TEAM, aka Keene Nelson Carse, old school graffiti writer and artist
• TOOFLY, young urban muralist
• Craig Wetherby, photography editor of Frank151 magazine
• Michael Wong, official photographer for VH1 Hip Hop Honors Week 2006
• David Yellen, author of Too Fast for Love
In addition, The powerHouse Arena will host an event series that will run while the exhibition is up in October and November. Featuring film and television screenings, slide shows, breakin’ classes, and panel discussions including:
• Film Screenings: Wild Style by Charlie Ahearn; Hip Hop: By All Means Necessary by Brenda Kenneally; Redder than Red by Martha Cooper & Nika Kramer.
• Panel Discussions: Rakim: Hip Hop’s Miles Davis? (featuring Chris Atlas, Bill Adler, Ralph McDaniels, Nelson George, Prince Paul, and Talib Kweli); FUN Gallery (featuring Patti Astor, Diego Cortez, ZEPHYR, Lee Quinones, and Fab 5 Freddy); Women in Hip Hop in conjunction with Black Girls Rock (featuring Beverly Bond, Joan Morgan, LADY PINK, TOOFLY, Rokafella, Martha Cooper, Janette Beckman, and Delphine Fawundu-Buford); Hip Hop: By Any Means Necessary (featuring MMO members Big Trigg, Sha, Skinny Minnie, and Foogie, among others).
• Artists’ Conversations and Lectures: Urban Photojournalism with Joseph Rodriguez and Boogie; An Evening with Ricky Powell, hosted by Prince Paul; An Evening with Jamel Shabazz.
• Weekly Classes: The Basics of Breakin’ taught by Rokafella
And, because we all need a little retail therapy, The powerHouse Arena has carefully cultivated a selection of products by the artists featured in the show, and their associates, including:
• Accessories by Claw Money
• Jewelry by KEL 1st
• T-shirts by BLADE
• Rappin’ with the Rickster, Wild Style, and B-Boy Summit DVDs
• Select issues of Hamburger Eyes magazine
• Select titles from powerHouse Books and From Here to Fame
As the Brooklyn hub of Hip Hop Honors Week, The powerHouse Arena is proud to host VH1 programming for television and Internet broadcast during Hip Hop Honors Week.
“Hip hop music defines entire generations,” said VH1 General Manager Tom Calderone. “VH1 believes in the power of the genre, and Hip Hop Honors is our homage to those seminal artists that have defined this cultural phenomenon.”
“New York City is proud to host the first-ever Hip Hop Honors Week which will celebrate the revolutionary impact and influence of hip hop music in New York,” said NYC Big Events President Maureen J. Reidy. “For one week, hip hop history will be highlighted in the City’s five boroughs through a number of promotions in partnership with local retailers, sports teams, and other cultural institutions.”
VH1 Hip Hop Honors will honor Wu-Tang Clan, Afrika Bambaataa, Russell Simmons, MC Lyte, Rakim, Beastie Boys, and Eazy-E. The week of events kick off Thursday, October 12 and will run through Tuesday, October 17 at 9pm ET/PT, when viewers can tune in to VH1 and see Ice-T host the broadcast of the 3rd Annual Hip Hop Honors.
powerHouse Books, VH1, Flavorpill, and Montana are pleased to announce
No Sleep ’til Brooklyn:
A powerHouse Hip Hop Retrospective
The Inaugural Exhibition and Event Series at The powerHouse Arena
to Celebrate VH1 Hip Hop Honors 2006
The powerHouse Arena
37 Main Street
Brooklyn, New York 11201
October 13–November 19, 2006
No Sleep ’til Brooklyn, the inaugural exhibition and event series at The powerHouse Arena’s new location at 37 Main Street, Brooklyn, is the Brooklyn hub for VH1 Hip Hop Honors 2006, a week-long celebration of hip hop’s legends and visionaries held throughout New York City.
“Hip hop music was born right here in our city” stated Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg. “During our first ever Hip Hop Honors Week, New Yorkers will have exciting new opportunities to celebrate an art that has influenced generations and reached the farthest corners of the world. For the past two years, VH1 has paid tribute to hip hop’s original pioneers through ‘Hip Hop Honors.’ They’ve chosen New York City as a host and a partner in that tribute and we’re proud to welcome them back.”
Hip Hop Honors Week will kick off on October 12, 2006. That evening, The powerHouse Arena will launch No Sleep ’til Brooklyn, is a 30-year retrospective of hip-hop culture documenting its humble beginnings in the South Bronx through its glorious rise to global domination. The group exhibition represents every element of hip hop—from the breakers, graffiti writers, emcees, and djs to the photographers, writers, personalities, and fans who have made hip hop the greatest single force in pop culture.
But this is by no means a story of celebrity, fame, and mass-market names. As KRS-One said, “Rap is something you do, hip hop is something you live.” And so we dedicate No Sleep ’til Brooklyn to the people and to the streets, paying tribute to the founders, the innovators, and the next generation.
The No Sleep ’til Brooklyn exhibition will feature photographs and art from:
• Bob Adelman, author of Gentleman of Leisure: A Year in the Life of a Pimp
• Charlie Ahearn, director of Wild Style
• Patti Astor, famed underground film star and FUN Gallery founder
• Janette Beckman, photographer of seminal hip hop album covers from 1983 to 1992
• Peter Beste, up-and-coming photojournalist documenting Houston hip-hop culture
• BLADE, old-school graffiti legend
• Le Bijoutier, contemporary street art and graffiti documentarian
• Boogie, hot young urban photojournalist and author of It’s All Good
• Martha Camarillo, photojournalist and author of Fletcher Street
• Henry Chalfant, co-author of Subway Art, author of Spray Can Art, co-producer of Style Wars
• Vincent Cianni, photojournalist and author of We Skate Hardcore
• Claw Money, female graffiti writer, fashion designer, and author of Bombshell
• CYCLE, new school graffiti writer
• Martha Cooper, co-author of Subway Art, author of Hip Hop Files: 1979–1984, and We B*Girlz
• DAZE aka Chris Ellis, old school graffiti legend and artist
• Martin Dixon, author of Brooklyn Kings: New York City’s Black Bikers
• DR.REVOLT, old school graffiti writer and creator of the Yo! MTV Raps and Wild Style logos
• Delphine Fawundu-Buford, young portrait photographer
• ELLIS G., former graffiti writer turned street artist
• Carol Friedman, former creative director of Elektra Entertainment and Motown Records
• Ruediger Glatz, CEO of Montana Germany
• Hamburger Eyes, the best photography magazine on earth
• Lisa Kahane, photojournalist working in the South Bronx in the 70s and 80s
• Brenda Kenneally, acclaimed photojournalist
• Seth Kushner, photographer and co-author of the upcoming book The Brooklynites
• LADY PINK, old school graffiti legend and artist
• Maripol, famed fashion designer, stylist, and author of Maripolarama
• Slava Mogutin, Russian political dissident, sometime porn star, and author of Lost Boys
• NATO, new school graffiti writer and artist
• Charles Peterson, author of Touch Me I’m Sick
• Mark Peterson, acclaimed photojournalist and author of Acts of Charity
• Ricky Powell, “the Fourth Beastie Boy,” author of Public Access, star of Rappin’ with the Rickster
• QUIK, old school graffiti legend and artist
• Lee Quinones, old-school graffiti legend and artist
• Carlos “MARE 139” Rodriguez, former graffiti artist, sculptor, 2006 Webby Award Winner, annual BET Award designer
• Joseph Rodriguez, author of East Side Stores: Gang Life in East L.A.
• Thomas Roma, two-time Guggenheim Fellow, author of nine monographs, director of the Photography at Columbia University
• Jamel Shabazz, author of Back in the Days and A Time Before Crack
• STAY HIGH 149, one of the original graffiti writers from the early 70s
• Peter Sutherland, author of Autograf: New York City’s Graffiti Writers
• TEAM, aka Keene Nelson Carse, old school graffiti writer and artist
• TOOFLY, young urban muralist
• Craig Wetherby, photography editor of Frank151 magazine
• Michael Wong, official photographer for VH1 Hip Hop Honors Week 2006
• David Yellen, author of Too Fast for Love
In addition, The powerHouse Arena will host an event series that will run while the exhibition is up in October and November. Featuring film and television screenings, slide shows, breakin’ classes, and panel discussions including:
• Film Screenings: Wild Style by Charlie Ahearn; Hip Hop: By All Means Necessary by Brenda Kenneally; Redder than Red by Martha Cooper & Nika Kramer.
• Panel Discussions: Rakim: Hip Hop’s Miles Davis? (featuring Chris Atlas, Bill Adler, Ralph McDaniels, Nelson George, Prince Paul, and Talib Kweli); FUN Gallery (featuring Patti Astor, Diego Cortez, ZEPHYR, Lee Quinones, and Fab 5 Freddy); Women in Hip Hop in conjunction with Black Girls Rock (featuring Beverly Bond, Joan Morgan, LADY PINK, TOOFLY, Rokafella, Martha Cooper, Janette Beckman, and Delphine Fawundu-Buford); Hip Hop: By Any Means Necessary (featuring MMO members Big Trigg, Sha, Skinny Minnie, and Foogie, among others).
• Artists’ Conversations and Lectures: Urban Photojournalism with Joseph Rodriguez and Boogie; An Evening with Ricky Powell, hosted by Prince Paul; An Evening with Jamel Shabazz.
• Weekly Classes: The Basics of Breakin’ taught by Rokafella
And, because we all need a little retail therapy, The powerHouse Arena has carefully cultivated a selection of products by the artists featured in the show, and their associates, including:
• Accessories by Claw Money
• Jewelry by KEL 1st
• T-shirts by BLADE
• Rappin’ with the Rickster, Wild Style, and B-Boy Summit DVDs
• Select issues of Hamburger Eyes magazine
• Select titles from powerHouse Books and From Here to Fame
As the Brooklyn hub of Hip Hop Honors Week, The powerHouse Arena is proud to host VH1 programming for television and Internet broadcast during Hip Hop Honors Week.
“Hip hop music defines entire generations,” said VH1 General Manager Tom Calderone. “VH1 believes in the power of the genre, and Hip Hop Honors is our homage to those seminal artists that have defined this cultural phenomenon.”
“New York City is proud to host the first-ever Hip Hop Honors Week which will celebrate the revolutionary impact and influence of hip hop music in New York,” said NYC Big Events President Maureen J. Reidy. “For one week, hip hop history will be highlighted in the City’s five boroughs through a number of promotions in partnership with local retailers, sports teams, and other cultural institutions.”
VH1 Hip Hop Honors will honor Wu-Tang Clan, Afrika Bambaataa, Russell Simmons, MC Lyte, Rakim, Beastie Boys, and Eazy-E. The week of events kick off Thursday, October 12 and will run through Tuesday, October 17 at 9pm ET/PT, when viewers can tune in to VH1 and see Ice-T host the broadcast of the 3rd Annual Hip Hop Honors.
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