#behindthecover

The secret is out: @theroots are super heroes! Roots: ASSEMBLEEEEE! 🚀 Another one of my favorite scenes I created for @art series premier of “Behind the Cover Art,” where @kgravs joined forces with The Roots to create one of the most iconic album covers of all time. 🔥 Watch their epic journey & see more awesome stuff on @art ! 💥 #theroots #albumart #behindthecover https://www.instagram.com/p/CDW0y60BvwY/?igshid=3r06q1clm7wb

🎨👏🏿❤🎤👑#ArtIsAWeapon 👩🏿‍🎨@toyinojihodutola's amazing ballpoint pen portrait of #ArethaFranklin is the cover of this week's @nytmag's "The Lives They Lived" story: ‘‘It’s all in ballpoint pen,’’ Ojih Odutola says. ‘‘There were moments while I was mapping out the drawing when I thought she should be gestured more in repose or simply more contemplative and reserved, but then I realized that wasn’t the aim of the portrait. When you think of her, you think of this unabashedly free voice. She really went for the things she wanted, artistically and personally — and very much a black woman in all of that. Her black womanhood informed and inspired her process and was the catalyst for so many explorations in the world she created for herself.’’ ___________________ (Swipe ⬅️) video reposted from @NYTmag - #BehindTheCover. Read the full "The Lives They Lived" cover story issue this Sunday, or online now at the link in the @nytmag IG Bio. #TheQueenOfSoul #ToyinOjihOdutola #BlackWomenArtists #BlackBrilliance #NYTimesMagazine #TheLivesTheyLived #coverstory #ballpointpenart #BlackGirlArtGeeks🤓 #TraScapades https://www.instagram.com/p/Br8SwPbFJwL/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=hw10hbneepsv

French photographer Lise Sarfati shot this week's TIME cover

Behind The Cover: Nicki Minaj Interview [Elle.com] (by OfficialNickiMinaj)