The Art of Cover Art

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The Future of Vinyl Libraries
Exploring the new collection at the Brooklyn Public Library and what it could mean for archiving album art
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The Playful Energy of 1970s Highlife Covers
Diving into the collages and illustrations behind the African album art
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The Feminine Blue Mystique
How female-identifying musicians and subjects have taken ownership of the color blue on album covers.
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Album Covers with Their Heads in the Clouds
Discussing how cloud adorned records continue the tradition of depicting one of art's longest known subjects.
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Framing Record Covers Within the Canon of Art
Exploring the use of frames and borders inside the 12" canvas
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Framing Record Covers Within the Canon of Art
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Album Covers with Their Heads in the Clouds
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The Feminine Blue Mystique
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The Playful Energy of 1970s Highlife Covers
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There are Horse Girls & Then There are Horse Album Covers
Breaking down the recent influx of horse adorned album art
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Does Scary Album Art Sell?
A collection of record covers paying homage to the spookiest day of the year.
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Is it a Square Painting or an Album Cover?
Admiring the simplicity of one of the oldest mediums on the 12x12" musical canvas
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Reconciling the Physical Format with the Digital Cover
Exploring the grey area between a nostalgic reference and a trend that is slightly missing the mark.
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The "Je Ne Sais Quoi" of French Album Art
Exploring how the style of French New Wave influenced more than just films
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Maximalist Text-Based Art, In the Age of Streaming?!
Typography say f*** it and takes front and center on these covers
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Record Covers that Defy the 12" Square
Challenging the standard LP jacket through die-cuts and geometric possibilities
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The Abstract Normal for Classical Record Covers
Exploring the Modernist visual influence on the traditional genre
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What Does "Iconic" Mean Today in Music?
Exploring the artists included in M&M's latest Album Art Packs campaign
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The Art of Cover Art
The Art of Cover Art
Exploring the art history of album covers throughout the decades

The Art of Cover Art

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