WHAT:

A night of hip hop at the National Portrait Gallery

WHEN:

Thursday, July 24; 2–7 p.m.

WHERE:

National Portrait Gallery
Eighth and G streets N.W.

The National Portrait Gallery’s exhibition “RECOGNIZE! Hip Hop and Contemporary Portraiture” demonstrates the influence of hip hop in portraiture. These programs celebrate both the exhibition and the broad-reaching cultural impact of hip hop. Admission is free; no reservations required.

Live Broadcast: EZ Street, WKYS-FM
2 p.m.–6 p.m.
Robert and Arlene Kogod Courtyard
EZ Street is back at NPG! Visitors are welcome to listen in on a live broadcast with EZ Street, WKYS-FM (93.9) in the Kogod Courtyard.

Hip Hop Happy Hour
5 p.m.–6:45 p.m.
Robert and Arlene Kogod Courtyard
While listening to EZ’s live broadcast, enjoy the hip hop and R&B beats with a cool drink in hand. A wine and beer cash bar will be open from 5 to 6:45 p.m.

Face-to-Face Portrait Talk
6 p.m.–6:30 p.m.
Meet at F Street
After the live broadcast, learn more about Kehinde Wiley’s portrait of Ice T in the exhibition with guest curator Jobyl A. Boone.

Reel Portraits
Paul D. Miller (DJ Spooky) and New York Is Now
7 p.m.; doors open 6:30 p.m.
Nan Tucker McEvoy Auditorium
Paul D. Miller is a conceptual artist, writer and musician working in New York. Using archival footage and early avant-garde cinema mixed with his own music, Miller composed New York Is Now creating a digital multimedia opera about a city made of improvisations, disjunctions, overlapping histories and multiple rhythms. A conversation with Miller follows the screening.

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