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“Close To The Edge Curator Interview: Sekou Cooke

Join us for a conversation with Sekou Cooke, curator of ‘Close to the Edge: The Birth of Hiphop Architecture’, and Nu Goteh of Deem Journal. This discussion will explore Sekou’s multi-dimensional work as an architect, urban designer, researcher and curator, and the principles that tie those practices together.

“Close to the Edge: The Birth of Hip-Hop Architecture” explores the multidimensional influence of hip-hop on our urban fabric. Curated and designed by Sekou Cooke, and jointly presented by SoCalNOMA, the A+D Museum, and The Helms Bakery District, this dynamic exhibition dives into the rich and vibrant world of hip-hop, from its fundamental elements of emceeing, b-boying, and graffiti, to its influence on the world of design and architecture.

Date: June 24, 2023

Time: 5:00-6:00pm

Place: 8745 Washington Boulevard, Culver City, CA 90232

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Location:
Helms Design Center
8745 Washington Boulevard
Culver City, CA 90232

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Sekou Cooke is an architect, urban designer, researcher, and curator. Born in Jamaica and based in Charlotte, North Carolina, he is the Director of the Master of Urban Design program at UNC Charlotte, the 2021/2022 Nasir Jones HipHop Fellow at the Hutchins Center for African & African American Research at Harvard University, and a founding member of the Black Reconstruction Collective. Cooke is a leading advocate for the study and practice of Hip-Hop Architecture, which addresses the broad impacts of the racist history of architecture and urban planning, opening a pathway for practice, education, and scholarship that embraces architecture as a tool for shaping, reflecting, and understanding culture.

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