HOMEGROWN - THE STORY OF UK HIP HOP


Home Grown: The Story of UK Hip Hop
15 October 2009 - march 2010
Urbis - Level 1
Cathedral Gardens
Manchester
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FREE

HomeGrown: The Story of UK Hip Hop is the first major exhibition to chronicle, in depth, the development of the UK Hip Hop scene.

Looking back over three decades, the exhibition tells the story of how a generation of youth took the spirit of the Bronx block party and fused it with their own uniquely British influences. In doing so it shows how a US subculture featuring art, politics, rhyme, dance and music was adopted, adapted and embraced to create a powerful, complex, cultural force, this side of the Atlantic.

Working with the UK's most influential figures in Hip Hop the exhibition brings together the rare, remarkable and irreplaceable in Hip Hop photography, music, film and fashion from the best private collections.

Check www.urbis.posterous.com to find out more about what is happening behind the scenes with exclusive footage and photography from HomeGrown at Urbis.

www.urbis.org.uk

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