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Family nameAdams Edit
Ein date of birth1962 Edit
Place dem born amNew York City Edit
Ein occupationmuralist, graphic designer Edit
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Cey Adams (dem born am insyd New York, 1962) be an American visual artist, graphic designer den author. He be de founding creative director of Def Jam Recordings den dem dey bell am for ein work plus Beastie Boys, Public Enemy, LL Cool J, Jay-Z, den Mary J. Blige.[1] Dem describe am as "legendary" for ein work insyd hip-hop graphic design.[2]

Biography

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Adams be a graffiti artist insyd de late 70s den early 80s. He study painting at New York's School of Visual Arts den ultimately get work wey dey exhibite insyd de city alongside Jean Michel Basquiat den Keith Haring. As a 19-year-old, he be dey represent by Graffiti Above Ground gallery, a gallery featuring prominent graffiti artists. Insyd 1982 he appear insyd de historic PBS documentary Style Wars about subway graffiti insyd New York.[3][4]

Cey Adams meet Adam Horovitz insyd 1983, den a close relationship plus de Beastie Boys begin plus Adams designing de graffiti lettering dat spell out de name of de band on de cover of their 12" single for Cooky Puss. Around de same time, he begin working plus Russell Simmons' Rush Artist Management creating logos, tour merchandising, billboards, den advertising campaigns for rap artists including Beastie Boys, Run DMC, De La Soul, den LL Cool J.[5][6]

Insyd de late 80s Adams den ein partner Steve Carr co-found de Drawing Board, Def Jam Recording's in-house visual design firm overseeing de visual style of Def Jam's artists as well as artists wey sign for MCA, Universal, Warner Bros., Bad Boy den BMG.

De Drawing Board close insyd 1999 den Adams begin working for corporate advertising campaigns for companies such as Levi's, Nike, HBO, Coca-Cola, Burton Snowboards, Moët & Chandon, Comedy Central, HBO, den Warner Bros.

After Def Jam

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Adams continue designing branding den logos, working plus companies such as Revolver Films den Asylum Records, den music artists as diverse as Foo Fighters, Don Henley, den Mary J. Blige.[7]

From 1999 to 2000 Adams work as a creative director for Urban Magic, an internet startup wey found by Magic Johnson den Starbucks chairman Howard Schultz.

Insyd 2000 he co-design de hip-hop wing of Seattle's Experience Music Project. Insyd 2001 Dave Chappelle hire Adams to create de logo for ein new sketch comedy show, "Chappelle's Show" for Comedy Central.

Having previously design clothes for Run DMC for Adidas, insyd 2006 dem commission am to design ein own custom track suits den sneakers featuring Beastie Boys. Insyd 2007 he create a limited edition collection for Muhammad Ali for Adidas. De shoes dey include as part of "The Rise of Sneaker Culture" exhibit at de Brooklyn Museum of Art insyd New York.[8]

Insyd 2008 Adams co-edit "DEFinition: de Art den Design of Hip-Hop", wey publish by HarperCollins, plus de music journalist Bill Adler, hu be Def Jam's original publicist.[9][10][11][12][13]

Dem invite Adams to participate insyd Looking at Music 3.0 at de Museum of Modern Art insyd New York insyd 2011. It be de third insyd a series of exhibitions exploring de influence of music for contemporary art practices, focusing for New York insyd de 1980s den 1990s. He san design a poster for de event.[14]

Dat same year, Rizzoli publish "Def Jam Recordings: De First 25 Years of de Last Great Record Label" Adams design de book den CD box collection for dis "comprehensive coffee table book dat compile over two decades of photos, album artwork, den stories behind every record wey release under de label."San insyd 2011 he designed Tommy Boy Records' 30th anniversary poster.[15]

Insyd celebration of Martin Luther King Day insyd 2013, Adams be commission by The Juilliard School to paint a large scale mural wey dey title "Dream," a powerful portrait of Dr. King dem a visual timeline of de Civil Rights Movement. He san work plus Brooklyn Academy of Music for "Picture the Dream," a community-based creative workshop wich teaches young people de value of making art while educating dem about Dr. King's message of equality through non-violence.[16]

Adams take​ a two-month residency at de Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts in Omaha, Nebraska, insyd 2014, during wich time he san create a mural plus local teenagers, plus de message "Love", den insyd an interview plus de Omaha World Herald talks about developing ein new series of artworks referencing classic corporate logos. Insyd ein recent artworks, Adams employs mixed media including hand-made papers den magazine clippings on canvas, den silk screening.[17]

Insyd March 2015, a new body of collage work incorporating de corporate logos be exhibite at Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation, an organization "wey dey dedicate to providing inner city youth across New York City plus significant exposure to de arts." E be found insyd 1995 by Russell Simmons. De Foundation writes dat Adams "draws inspiration from 60s pop art, sign painting, comic books, den popular culture. Ein work focuses on themes including pop culture, race den gender relations, cultural den community issues. Trusted Brands transforms images den icographics dat he grow up plus." Adams describes de Trusted Brands series as "an homage to pop art." Insyd an interview plus NY1, de director of Rush Art Galleries speaks about Adam's positive influence den advocacy for emerging artists.[18][19]

Adams take​ part insyd "Red Eye," an annual weeks-long exhibition of art den entertainment insyd Fort Lauderdale, insyd July 2015. He collaborate plus local students, helping dem create a mural for de National Urban League conference, as well as teaching, den lecturing.[20][21]

De Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture open insyd September 2016 den Adams contribute a wall mural for de opening festival "Freedom Sounds: A Community Celebration.” Adams san design a coffee table book wey publish by de Smithsonian dat be a 300-page anthology of Hip-Hop dat includes a box set of CDs den never-before-seen photographs.[22][23][24][25][26][27][28]

Beyond Walls be a group of Lynn, Massachusetts residents, business owners, den public art den place-making enthusiasts attempting to create a sense of "place den safety" insyd Downtown Lynn. Adams complete a mural for dis project insyd July 2017.[29][30]

Adams be de Brooklyn Arts Council's 2015 50th Anniversary Gala Honoree.[3][31]

Honoring de 44th anniversary of de birth of Hop Hip for August 11, 2017, Google launched a "first-of-its-kind Doodle featuring a custom logo graphic by famed graffiti artist Cey Adams, interactive turntables for wich users fi mix samples from legendary tracks, den a serving of Hip Hop history – plus an emphasis on its founding pioneers."[32][33]

Insyd collaboration plus photographer Janette Beckman, Adams work on a project wey call de "Mash Up" where graffiti artists "remixed" Beckman's photographs of hip hop musicians, dat be release as a book insyd 2018.[34][35]

For de launch of Levi's new store insyd Times Square insyd November 2018, Adams screen-printed dem airbrushed clothing. De pieces are an homage for time doing graffiti, wen he would hand paint designs for vintage Levi's apparel for family den friends. [36]

Adams be commission by Pabst Brewing Company insyd 2019 to reimagine their Pabst Blue Ribbon logo. Ein design be place for 150 million cans dat be distribute nationally. [37]

Departure: 40 Years of Art & Design, be debut insyd 2022 at Stone Gallery at Boston University. Dis be ein retrospective exhibition, featuring work from throughout ein lifetime.[38]

References

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  1. ↑ "MoMA | Cey Adams: An Insider's Look at Hip-hop Culture". www.moma.org (in English). Retrieved 2018-01-12.
  2. ↑ "ANTISOCIETY.COM » Blog Archive » The Man Behind The Curtain: Cey Adams". antisociety.com (in American English). Archived from the original on April 29, 2014. Retrieved 2018-01-13.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Honoree: Cey Adams". Brooklyn Arts Council (in American English). Retrieved 2018-01-13.
  4. ↑ [1]
  5. ↑ Pollicino, Raul. "Beastiemania.com – Who Is Who – Cey Adams". www.beastiemania.com. Retrieved 2018-01-13.
  6. ↑ "Beastie Boys \ Interview with Cey Adams, member of the Beastie Boys family". www.musicfanclubs.org. Retrieved 2018-01-13.
  7. ↑ Eustice, Kyle (January 13, 2018). "ORIGINAL DEF JAM CREATIVE DIRECTOR CEY ADAMS TALKS LATEST WORKS". The Source.
  8. ↑ DotDev (September 9, 2008). "Cey Adams (Defjam) & Bill Adler Hip Hop Art Book – Sneaker Freaker". Sneaker Freaker (in Australian English). Retrieved 2018-01-13.
  9. ↑ "The 12 New Art Shows to See This Week". PAPERMAG (in English). May 20, 2015. Retrieved 2018-01-13.
  10. ↑ "Seminal Graphic Designer Cey Adams "On Def Jam: The First 25 Years Of The Last Great Record Label"". Global Grind (in American English). September 20, 2011. Retrieved 2018-01-13.
  11. ↑ "Cey Adams And Bill Adler Create Hip Hop Art Book". HipHopDX (in American English). Retrieved 2018-01-13.
  12. ↑ "Cey Adams". HarperCollins US (in English). Archived from the original on 2018-01-14. Retrieved 2018-01-13.
  13. ↑ "Original Def Jam Creative Director Cey Adams To Appear In Docu-Series About His Book "DEFinition"". HipHopDX (in American English). Retrieved 2018-01-13.
  14. ↑ "MoMA | Cey Adams: An Insider's Look at Hip-hop Culture". www.moma.org (in English). Retrieved 2018-01-13.
  15. ↑ "BOOK REVIEW: 'Def Jam Recordings: The First 25 Years of the Last Great Record Label' by Bill Adler, Dan Charnas, Rick Rubin (Preface), Russell Simmons (Preface) « thelaunchmagazine.com". thelaunchmagazine.com (in American English). Retrieved 2018-01-13.
  16. ↑ "BAM celebrates King's day". Retrieved 2018-01-13.
  17. ↑ writer, Casey Logan / World-Herald staff. "Q&A: Def Jam founding designer on Omaha, work at Bemis Center". Omaha.com (in English). Retrieved 2018-01-13.
  18. ↑ "Artist of Iconic Def Jam Album Covers Pays Homage to Pop Art". Retrieved 2018-01-13.
  19. ↑ "dailyfreepress.com/2017/09/07/new-cultural-playground-park-in-south-end-south-boston-set-to-open-saturday/". dailyfreepress.com. September 7, 2017. Retrieved 2018-01-13.
  20. ↑ Satchell, Arlene. "Local artists on display at National Urban League Conference". Sun-Sentinel.com (in American English). Retrieved 2018-01-13.
  21. ↑ "Def Jam, local artists create mural for Urban League – WSVN-TV – 7NEWS Miami Ft. Lauderdale News, Weather, Deco". August 3, 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-08-03. Retrieved 2018-01-13.
  22. ↑ McGlone, Peggy (November 16, 2017). "Smithsonian's Hip-Hop Anthology exceeds Kickstarter goal". Washington Post (in American English). ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2018-01-13.
  23. ↑ "The Smithsonian needs your help to make Hip-Hop history!". Smithsonian Insider (in American English). October 18, 2017. Retrieved 2018-01-13.
  24. ↑ "5 livres qui vont vous inspirer en 2018". start.lesechos.fr (in French). Retrieved 2018-01-13.
  25. ↑ "Le Smithsonian publie une énorme anthologie du hip hop américain" (in French). Retrieved 2018-01-13.
  26. ↑ "Three-Day Festival Celebrates the Grand Opening of the National Museum of African American History and Culture". National Museum of African American History and Culture (in English). September 7, 2016. Retrieved 2018-01-13.
  27. ↑ Berkovitch, Ellen. "Artist Cey Adams on the Opening of the National Museum of African American History and Culture" (in English). Retrieved 2018-01-13.
  28. ↑ "Smithsonian Institute [sic] announces 300-page Anthology of Hip-Hop and Rap". The Vinyl Factory (in American English). October 19, 2017. Retrieved 2018-01-13.
  29. ↑ "Def Jam comes to downtown Lynn – Itemlive". Itemlive (in American English). July 17, 2017. Retrieved 2018-01-13.
  30. ↑ "With 15 New Murals In 10 Days, Lynn Wants To Show It's Moved Beyond Its Negative Reputation". www.wbur.org (in English). July 13, 2017. Retrieved 2018-01-13.
  31. ↑ "Alive With Art 2015". Brooklyn Arts Council (in American English). Retrieved 2018-01-13.
  32. ↑ Cavna, Michael (August 11, 2017). "Hip-hop history: Google creates epic musical Doodle to kick off 44th birthday jam". Washington Post (in American English). ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2018-01-13.
  33. ↑ "Google's latest Doodle puts you in the DJ booth while paying tribute to hip-hop's history". Business Insider (in English). Retrieved 2018-01-13.
  34. ↑ Fox 5 “'The Mash Up' remixes hip-hop photos with graffiti”
  35. ↑ Hat and Beard Press
  36. ↑ “Levi’s Takes Customization to the Next Level With New Times Square Flagship”
  37. ↑ "About | Cey Adams". ceyadams.com. Retrieved 2023-12-15.
  38. ↑ "Cey Adams: A 40-year Hip-Hop Journey From the Street to the Smithsonian". UP MAGAZINE (in American English). Retrieved 2023-12-15.
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