20 Instagrams of Rappers Putting On the Art World

Jay-Z isn't the only rapper with good taste in art.

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In the last week, the art world has blown up with talk of Jay-Z's brief performance with Marina Abramovic. While some loved it, Magda Sawon, co-director of the Postmaster Gallery tweeted, "Performance art has died today" and criticized Pace Gallery for "crossbranding Jay-Z and Marina."

To that we say, to each his own. However, it is undeniable that the world of hip-hop and art have merged. What was once "one of the most impenetrable and cliquish industries," as Marina Galperina of Animal New York puts it, has opened up to everyone—and not just the elite—to enjoy. In fact, if there's anything Jay-Z's performance proves, it's that art is for everyone. 

To celebrate this revelation, we've rounded up 20 Instagrams of Rappers Putting On the Art World, courtesy of the rapper's Instagrams. Turns out that Hov's not the only one with an affinity for fine art. 

Iggy Azalea Does an Interview at David LaChapelle's Still Life

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Nas Checks out Mona Lisa

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Kanye West Voices His Sentiments on Art

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Chris Brown Does Art

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Diddy Poses in Front of Mona Lisa

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A$AP Ferg Flaunts Painting

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Asher Roth Gazing at Rothko

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Pharrell Poses with a KAWS Creation

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Pharrell Promotes JR

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A$AP Rocky Instagrams a Brock Fetch/Dela Deso Collaboration

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Damien Hirst Gifts Swizz Beatz with Art

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Diddy Loves Jean-Michel Basquiat Too

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Drake Sharing a Photo of a Possible Banksy Piece

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Jay-Z Buying Hebru Brantley Painting at Art Basel Miami Beach

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Drake Sharing a Portrait of Himself by Mr. Brainwash

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A$AP Rocky Shows Love for Neil Grayson

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Rick Ross at Art Basel Miami Beach

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Rick Ross Buying Mr. Brainwash Pieces

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Jay-Z Buying Basquiat Painting from Swizz Beatz

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Jay-Z Hugging Marina Abramovic at Pace Gallery

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