Awol Erizku Made a Mixtape About His Event at MoMA

On Sunday, May 17, Awol Erizku will take over New York's Museum of Modern art. A graduate of the Yale School of Art, VICE readers will know Awol as one of the best and most frequent contributors to our magazine, shooting everything from young, intricately hairstyled brothers to classically inspired investigations of contemporary black masculinity. His screening at MoMA is part of its PopRally series, a program aimed at engaging younger artists and audiences with the museum that has recently featured the likes of SSION and Hood by Air.

Still from Serendipity courtesy of the artist

In lieu of some lame press release, Awol has created a mixtape entitled Serendipity to publicize his MoMA PopRally event. He calls these "conceptual mixtapes" because they are engaged with his practice as an artist and because his work is influenced by music—but they also function as a sonic way to communicate new vibes to a huge audience. VICE proudly debuted his last mixtape (which was produced in collaboration with Kitty Ca$h) in advance of his last solo show at New York's Hasted Krautler Gallery. This new one is a collaboration with MeLo-X, and we're thrilled to release it.

MoMA PopRally will present

Serendipity

, an evening of films and photography by Awol Erizku, including the premiere of his new film, featuring a special sound performance by MeLo-X, on May 17. The event will include a DJ set by Kitty Ca$h, an open bar, and access to the museum's collection after hours. When we asked Awol what people should expect from the event, he said, "Expect to open your mind a little more."

See Awol's previous contributions to VICE here.