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B+の写真展『Tried by Twelve: photography』がトランクホテルにて7月15日から開催

2022.07.01

B+ photography exhibition "Tried by Twelve: photography by B+" at TRUNK HOTEL

Tr ied by Twelve: photography by B+", an exhibi tion of photographs by B+, one of America's leading hip - hop photographers, will be held at ROOM101 in TRUNK (HOTEL), Shibuya from July 15 (Fri) to 18 (Mon). Since the early 1990s, B+ has photographed more than 100 artists over the past 30 years, including top hip-hop artists such as Mos Def, Q-Tip, Notorious B.I.G., Snoop Dogg, and Lauryn Hill.

In recent years, B+ has earned the trust of artists outside of the hip-hop scene, such as Damian Marley and Kamasi Washington, and continues to demonstrate his versatility not only as their official photographer, but also as a video director, working on music videos and other projects. B+ has been working on music videos as a video director, as well as an official photographer.

The colors,textures,and compositions of B + ' s photographs are truly unique, with a character that is recognizable at first glance as B+'s work, and his first photography book, "Ghostnotes: Music of the Unplayed," published in 2017, attracted attention for its high artistic quality.

Now, after a three-and-a-half-year absence from the exhibition held at Shibuya 16 (Sixteen) the year after the book's release, "Tried by Twelve: photography by B+" will showcase photographs of 12 artists photographed by B+ in the past. These 12 photographs include not only those that have been used on album jackets and in magazines, but also rare and previously unpublished photographs. The title of the exhibition, "Tried by Twelve," is taken from the underground hip-hop classic song of the same name by The East Flatbush Project, which was popularized in the Los Angeles hip-hop scene as a radio promoter. It is also a tribute to the late Byze One (who passed away from COVID-19 in March of this year), who introduced the song to the Los Angeles hip-hop scene as a radio promoter.

The artists whose photographic works will be exhibited are as follows. (in alphabetical order) Damian Marley / Erykah Badu / Flying Lotus / Jay Electronica / Kamasi Washington / Kendrick Lamar / Lauryn Hill / Madlib / Notorious B.I.G. / Ol’ Dirty Bastard / Questlove (The Roots) / Thundercat

On Friday, July 15, the first day of the exhibition, B+ himself will be present at a reception party in the lounge space on the first floor of TRUNK (HOTEL). Photos in the exhibition will also be available for purchase at the online store (https://12thstudio.jp ) from July 14 (Thu).

Information

Tried by Twelve: photography by B+

PLACE
TRUNK HOTEL Gallery 101 (5-31 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo)

DATE&TIME
July 15 (Fri) ~ July 18 (Mon), 2022 Hours:11:00~19:00 (open at 15:00 on the first day only)

Opening Reception
July 15 (Fri)Open 18:00 / Start 19:00 / End 22:00 *Free admission

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About

B+

Born in Ireland, Brian Cross moved to Los Angeles in 1990 to study photography at the California Institute of the Arts. His first book, Its Not About a Salary: Rap Race and Resistance in Los Angeles, which he wrote and photographed himself, was published in 1993 and was based on a project he did while in college.The book was highly acclaimed for its focus on Los Angeles hip -hop culture, especially the underground scene. Through this project , he developed a strong connection with the Los Angeles hip-hop scene, and since then he has worked as a photographer for a variety of artists.The main artists he has photographed include Mos Def, Q-Tip, RZA, Ol' Dirty Bastard, Eazy-E, Notorious B.I.G.,Eminem, Snoop Dogg, Warren G, The Roots, Erykah Badu,Lauryn Hill, Jurassic 5, Dilated Peoples, Pharcyde, Madlib,J. Dilla, Freestyle Fellowship, DJ Shadow, Company Flow,Blackalicious, Kendrick Lamar, Damian Marley, Kamasi Washington Thundercat, Money Mark, Build an Ark, Yusef Lateef, David Axelrod.He has deep ties to Japan, having shot the jacket for NITRO MICROPHONE UNDERGROUND, directed a music video, and, not surprisingly, photographed Kyary Pamyu Pamyu.As a filmmaker, he has directed a documentar y film "Keepintime: A Live Recording" at Mochilla, a production company he founded with photographer Eric Coleman, featuring studio sessions and live events with turntablists and legendary drummers. Followed by a sequel filmed called "Brasilintime: Batucada Com Discos," which focuses on Brazilian musicians, and "Mochilla Presents Timeless," a series of concerts organized by "Mochilla" and filmed in Brazil. In 2017, he published his first book, "Ghostnotes: Music of the Unplayed," a collection of documentar y-st yle photographs of various artists he has photographed, as well as scenic shots of Latin America and Jamaica, which he visited for the shoot. To celebrate its publication, exhibitions were held in Los Angeles, San Francisco, his native Ireland, and Tokyo. In addition, three of B+'s photographs were selected for " Contact High: A Visual History of Hip - Hop," a photography book published in 2018 that includes many of the most important photographs in Hip-Hop history (two of which were used in the legendary Hip-Hop magazine "Rappages," where he was the photo editor). He is still highly respected as one of America's leading hip-hop photographers.

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