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Model, Compton Super Bowl
This is a Model. It is dated 2022. Its medium is laser-cut mdf, acrylic, 3d-printed resin, and led, recreated for exhibition; staged 2022, nfl super bowl halftime show featuring dr. dre, kendrick lamar, eminem, mary j. blige, snoop dogg, and 50 cent, sofi stadium, los angeles, california, usa . It is a part of the department.
“Dr. Dre and I proposed etching a map of the city of Compton onto the global Super Bowl stage. We cast the buildings as characters in a narrative that led from Snoop Dogg’s house to 50 Cent in the club to Eminem breaking out of jail. The story culminated in a helicopter above a fallen Mary J. Blige and an army of men bent low in a grid of cardboard boxes. The piece began with Dre playing the stadium like he does his recording desk, transforming the lived experience of a specific place into music that reaches a global audience.”
It is credited Courtesy of Es Devlin.
This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition An Atlas of Es Devlin.