There Goes the Neighborhood

On Thursday, July 23^rd the COSE Arts Network will host a special social event at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) to help celebrate their new exhibit, There Goes the Neighborhood.  Megan Lykins Reich, Associate Curator and Director of Education for the Museum, will give some insight on the curatorial process behind MOCA’s shows and exhibits, and also examine the current exhibit which explores the evolution of communities here and abroad and focuses on how architecture and landscape embody a neighborhood’s past, present, and potential future.  Included in the show will be work by Amy Casey , one of the 20 recent CPAC Creative Workforce Fellowship winners.  

 Thursday, July 23

Arts Network Social Event

6:00 pm to 8:00 pm

Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA)

$5 members, $10 nonmembers

Visit HERE to register

RIP Vibe

Just saw an article on the New York Times Web site about the demise of Vibe Magazine.  The news of a magazine going under in the current economic climate is not surprising, but when it is a magazine that has helped to legitimize rap, hip hop and R&B into household genres, then it is worth lamenting the demise of a source of urban music and culture critical review.

Back when Vibe was founded in the early 1990s-before our current generation of hip hop stars were known as much as major celebrities with their own clothing lines and Vitamin Water commercials-rap and hip hop struggled for legitimacy and a place in the mainstream media.  Vibe Magazine helped give visibility and legitimacy to rap and hip hop artists such as De La Soul, Tribe Called Quest, Dell, and Public Enemy; all of whom paved the way for artists like P Diddy and 50 Cent to be ubiquitous media presences today.  While the genre is not in danger of going away, it is worth taking a moment to tip the hat to a late media source that treated the artists  with the same respect that they put into the creation of their music.