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Wu-Tang to display new album in art galleries, sell to the highest bidder
By Andy Malt | Published on Thursday 27 March 2014
Wu-Tang Clan’s long-awaited new album is a work of art. Not my words, ladies and gentlemen, the words of The Wu-Tang Clan. And given that it’s such a work of art, they’re going to treat it like one.
The group have announced that their first album since 2007, titled ‘The Wu – Once Upon A Time In Shaolin…’, will be made available as a one-off item, displayed in art galleries around the world and then sold to the highest bidder. Which is sort of similar to what UK indie band Subliminal Girls did with their single ‘Self-Obsession Is An Art Form’ back in 2008.
Recorded over the course of six years, and featuring guest appearances from Bonnie Jo Mason, Redman, and players from the FC Barcelona football team, amongst others, it will come encased in a hand carved nickel-silver box designed by artist Yahya.
Producers Cilvaringz and RZA explain: “While we fully embrace the advancements in music technology, we feel it has contributed to the devaluation of music as an art form. By taking this step, we hope to re-enforce the weight that music once carried alongside a painting or a sculpture. The album will be put on listening display in renowned galleries, museums, venues and exhibition spaces around the world for only the most dedicated to experience before it disappears into the private collection of a buyer. The public will know that what they will hear will be a once in a lifetime experience”.
So, there you go. If you fancy throwing the group a few quid for their box and its content, do please bear in mind that the word “millions” is used on the website set up to promote it. And that website you will find here.
And if engaging with art projects sounds like a bit to much effort, Wu-Tang will finally release their long talked about ‘A Better Tomorrow’ album this summer through more traditional channels.
