By Dorothy Shinn
Beacon Journal art critic
Published on Thursday, Feb 25, 2010
The Akron Art Museum features a screening of Hip-Hop: Beyond Beats and Rhymes at 7 p.m. today in the Charles and Jane Lehner Auditorium.
A documentary made by hip-hop fan Byron Hurt, the film explores a number of issues in modern hip-hop culture: defining masculinity, representations of women and gays, views on violence in rap music, and hip-hop culture in media.
Presented as a tie-in with the Akron Art Museum exhibit Pattern ID, because of the number of artists in the show who draw on hip-hop culture, the film features interviews with celebrities such as Russell Simmons, Chuck D, Mos Def and Busta Rhymes.
This screening is free on a first-come, first-served basis.
For more information, call 330-376-9186, ext. 229, or go to http://www.akronartmuseum.org.
Dorothy Shinn writes about art and architecture for the Akron Beacon Journal. Send information to her at the Akron Beacon Journal, P.O. Box 640, Akron, OH 44309-0640 or dtgshinn@neo.rr.com.
