Artists Inspired by Music: Interscope Reimagined

Ed Ruscha (United States, b. 1937)
Reimagining the 2Pac album All Eyez on Me (1996)
Acrylic on linen
Private Collection
© Ed Ruscha

Emily Mae Smith (United States, b. 1979)
Reimagining the Nine Inch Nails EP Broken (1992)
Oil on linen
Courtesy of the artist and Petzel Gallery, New York
© Emily Mae Smith

John Currin (United States, b. 1962)
Reimagining the song “Beautiful Day” from the U2 album All That You Can’t Leave Behind (2000)
Oil on canvas
Gagaosian, courtesy of the artist
© John Currin

Richard Prince (United States, b. 1949)
Reimagining the Nine Inch Nails album The Downward Spiral (1994)
Acrylic and ink jet on canvas
Richard Prince
© Richard Prince

Will Boone (United States, b.1982)
Reimagining the Helmet album Meantime (1992)
Acrylic on canvas
Courtesy of the artist and David Kordansky Gallery, Los Angeles
© Will Boone

Shepard Fairey (United States, b. 1970)
Reimagining the Yeah Yeah Yeahs album Fever to Tell (2003)
Stencil impression and mixed media collage on album covers
Obey Giant Art Inc.
© Obey Giant Art Inc.

Chloe Wise (Canada, b. 1990, active United States)
Reimagining the Yeah Yeah Yeahs album It’s Blitz! (2009)
Oil on linen
Courtesy of the artist and Almine Rech
© Chloe Wise

KAWS (United States, b. 1974)
Reimagining the Snoop Dogg album Doggystyle (1993)
Acrylic on canvas
Private Collection
© KAWS

Damien Hirst (United Kingdom, b. 1965)
Reimagining the Eminem albums 8 Mile (2002), Encore (2004), Kamikaze (2018), Music to be Murdered By (2020), Music to be Murdered By – Side B (2020), Recovery (2010), Relapse (2009), Revival (2017), The Eminem Show (2002), The Marshall Mathers LP (2000), The Marshall Mathers LP 2 (2013), The Slim Shady LP (1999)
Mixed media
Private Collection
© Damien Hirst and Science Ltd. All rights reserved, DACS 2021, photographed by Prudence Cuming Associates

Adam Pendleton (United States, b. 1984)
Reimagining the Dr. Dre album 2001 (1999)
Silkscreen ink on canvas
Courtesy of the artist and David Kordansky Gallery, Los Angeles
© Adam Pendleton

Titus Kaphar (United States, b. 1976)
Reimagining the Eve album Scorpion (2001)
Oil on panel
Private Collection
© Titus Kaphar

Derrick Adams (United States, b. 1970)
Reimagining the Mary J. Blige album The Breakthrough (2005)
Acrylic on wood panel
Courtesy of the Artist
© Derrick Adams

Kehinde Wiley (United States, b. 1977)
Reimagining the Dr. Dre album The Chronic (1992)
Oil on canvas
Private Collection
© Kehinde Wiley

Henry Taylor (United States, b. 1958)
Reimagining the song “DNA.” from the Kendrick Lamar album DAMN. (2017)
Acrylic on canvas
Private Collection
© Henry Taylor

Rashid Johnson (United States, b. 1977)
Reimagining the Kendrick Lamar album good kid, m.A.A.d city (2012)
Ceramic tile, mirror, red oak, oil stick, spray enamel
Courtesy of the artist and David Kordansky Gallery, Los Angeles
© Rashid Johnson, photo by Martin Parsekian, courtesy of David Kordansky Gallery, Los Angeles

Stanley Whitney (United States, b. 1946)
Reimagining the song “King Kunta” from the Kendrick Lamar album To Pimp a Butterfly (2015)
Oil on linen
Stanley Whitney, courtesy of Lisson Gallery
© Stanley Whitney

Lauren Halsey (United States, b. 1987)
Reimagining the Kendrick Lamar album To Pimp a Butterfly (2015)
Gypsum on wood
Courtesy of the artist and David Kordansky Gallery, Los Angeles
© Lauren Halsey

Reggie Burrows Hodges (United States, b. 1965)
Reimagining the song “Swimming Pools (Drank)” from the Kendrick Lamar album good kid, m.A.A.d city (2012)
Acrylic and pastel on canvas
Courtesy of the artist and Karma, New York
© Reggie Burrows Hodges

Sayre Gomez (United States, b. 1982)
Reimagining the 50 Cent album Get Rich Or Die Tryin’ (2003)
Acrylic on canvas
François Ghebaly Gallery
© Sayre Gomez

Toyin Ojih Odutola (Nigeria, b. 1985, active United States)
Reimagining the Kendrick Lamar album DAMN. (2017)
Graphite on black board; graphite on Duralar
Private Collection
© Toyin Ojih Odutola

Fulton Leroy Washington (aka MR. WASH) (United States, b. 1954)
Reimagining The Game album The Documentary (2005)
Oil on canvas
Art by Wash, Inc.
© Fulton Leroy Washington

Nina Chanel Abney (United States, b. 1982)
Reimagining the 2Pac album The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory (1996) Collage on panel
Pace Prints and courtesy of the artist
© Nina Chanel Abney

Umar Rashid (United States, b. 1976)
Reimagining the 2Pac album Me Against the World (1995)
Acrylic and spray paint on canvas
Courtesy of Half Gallery and Blum and Poe
© Umar Rashid

Julie Curtiss (France, b. 1982, active United States)
Reimagining the song “Just a Girl” from the No Doubt album Tragic Kingdom (1995)
Acrylic and oil on canvas
Courtesy of the artist and Anton Kern Gallery, New York
© Julie Curtiss

Issy Wood (United States, b. 1993, active United Kingdom)
Reimagining the song “Cool” from the Gwen Stefani album Love. Angel. Music. Baby. (2004)
Oil on linen
Lent by the artist and Carlos/Ishikawa, London
© Issy Wood

Lucy Bull (United States, b. 1990)
Reimagining the song “Spiderwebs” from the No Doubt album Tragic Kingdom (1995)
Oil on linen
Private Collection
© Lucy Bull

Anna Weyant (Canada, b. 1995, active United States)
Reimagining the Gwen Stefani album The Sweet Escape (2006)
Oil on canvas
Courtesy of the artist and Gagosian
© Anna Weyant

Raymond Pettibon (United States, b. 1957)
Reimagining the Lana Del Rey album Norman Fucking Rockwell! (2019)
Ink on paper
Courtesy the artist and David Zwirner
© Raymond Pettibon

Matthew Wong (Canada, 1984–2019)
Reimagining the Lana Del Rey EP Paradise (2012)
Gouache on paper
Matt Wong Painter Ltd
© Matthew Wong

Jenna Gribbon (United States, b. 1978)
Reimagining the Lana Del Rey album Born to Die (2012)
Oil on linen
Private Collection
© Jenna Gribbon

Jennifer Guidi (United States, b. 1972)
Reimagining the BLACKPINK album The Album (2020)
Sand, acrylic and oil on linen
Private Collection
© Jennifer Guidi

Henni Alftan (Finland, b. 1979, active France)
Reimagining the Olivia Rodrigo album SOUR (2021)
Oil on canvas
Courtesy of the artist and Karma, New York
© Henni Alftan

Hilary Pecis (United States, b. 1979)
Reimagining the Selena Gomez album Rare (2020)
Acrylic on canvas
Private Collection
© Hilary Pecis

Nicolas Party (Switzerland, b. 1980, active United States)
Reimagining the Lady Gaga album Joanne (2016)
Pastel on cardboard
Private Collection, courtesy of Karma, New York
© Nicolas Party

Loie Hollowell (United States, b. 1983)
Reimagining the Lady Gaga album The Fame Monster (2009)
Oil paint, acrylic medium and case resin on linen over panel
Private Collection
© Loie Hollowell

Burnt Toast (Canada, b. 1987)
Reimagining the Timbaland album Shock Value (2007)
Digital file
Courtesy of the artist
© Burnt Toast

Cecily Brown (United Kingdom, b. 1969)
Reimagining the Billie Eilish EP don’t smile at me (2017)
Oil on linen
Courtesy of the artist
© Cecily Brown, photo by Genevieve Hanson

Lisa Yuskavage (United States, b. 1962)
Reimagining the Billie Eilish album Happier Than Ever (2021)
Oil on linen
Private Collection
© Lisa Yuskavage

Anna Park (South Korea, b. 1996, active United States)
Reimagining the Billie Eilish album ​​When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? (2019)
Charcoal on paper mounted on panel
Private Collection
© Anna Park

OSGEMEOS (Brazil, b. 1974)
Reimagining the Black Eyed Peas album The E.N.D. (2009)
Mixed media on MDF
OSGEMEOS
© OSGEMEOS

Ferrari Sheppard (United States, b. 1983)
Reimagining the song “No Diggity” (featuring Dr. Dre and Queen Pen) from the Blackstreet album Another Level (1996)
Acrylic, charcoal and 24k gold on canvas
Ferrari Sheppard Studio
© Ferrari Sheppard

Amoako Boafo (Ghana, b. 1984, active Ghana and Austria)
Reimagining the 6LACK album Free 6LACK (2016)
Oil on canvas
Courtesy of the artist and Roberts Projects Los Angeles, California
© Amoako Boafo

Takashi Murakami (Japan, b. 1962)
Reimagining the Juice WRLD album Goodbye & Good Riddance (2018)
Acrylic on canvas mounted on wood frame
Kaikai Kiki Co Limited
© Takashi Murakami

Genesis Tramaine (United States, b. 1983)
Reimagining the Summer Walker album Over It (2019)
Acrylic, oil paint, Lawry’s Seasoning Salt, the Holy Spirit
Courtesy of the artist and Almine Rech
© Genesis Tramaine

Marc Quinn (United Kingdom, b. 1964)
Reimagining the Machine Gun Kelly album Tickets to My Downfall (2020)
Oil on canvas
© Marc Quinn

Jordy Kerwick (Australia, b. 1982, active France)
Reimagining the song “Bloody Valentine” from the Machine Gun Kelly album Tickets to My Downfall (2020)
Acrylic on canvas
Private Collection, courtesy of Vito Schnabel Gallery
© Jordy Kerwick

Burnt Toast (Canada, b. 1987)
Reimagining the N*E*R*D album Seeing Sounds (2008)
Digital file
Courtesy of the artist