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A signed, limited-edition book titled *The Book of HOV: A Tribute to JAY-Z*, created in collaboration between Jay-Z's Roc Nation, French publisher Assouline, and artist Daniel Arsham, is being auctioned at Christie's. Only five copies exist, and the book is estimated to sell for $100,000 to $150,000, with a portion of proceeds benefiting the Brooklyn Public Library. The auction, part of a contemporary editions sale running from July 7 to July 22, follows a 2023 exhibition at the Brooklyn Public Library that attracted 600,000 visitors.

Rashid Johnson Photographs Jay-Z for New GQ Cover Story

Rashid Johnson photographed Jay-Z for the cover of GQ's new special global issue, which features an extensive interview with the rapper and mogul. Johnson, a contemporary art star known for exploring Black male identity, was chosen for his artistic alignment with Jay-Z's career-long challenge of simplistic notions of Blackness in American culture.

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The Brooklyn Public Library (BPL) has launched an experimental art lending program alongside its new exhibition “Letters for the Future,” created with the artist-organized group Department of Transformation. The show features works by 35 artists, including a print by Kameelah Janan Rasheed and a box of spell jars by the duo Hilma’s Ghost. Twenty artworks—ranging from magnets and banners to prints and original works on paper—are available for patrons to borrow, reviving a BPL initiative from the 1950s and ’60s.