Mapper's Delight: Jay — Gold Sculpture

How many cities did Jay-Z actually move through? Mapper's Delight: Jay answers that question in solid gold. This hand-cast resin sculpture, finished in 24k gold leaf, maps the geographic footprint of Jay-Z's discography — every city named across his catalog, rendered as a three-dimensional data object.

At gallery scale, the sculpture reads as pure object. Up close, it's a map — and a record of a career. Part of an edition of 10, it comes with a Certificate of Authenticity and ships in custom protective packaging designed to keep it gallery-ready in transit.

Edition of 10. Comes with a Certificate of Authenticity. Ships in custom protective packaging.

A work by Tahir Hemphill — Creative Capital Grantee, Harvard W.E.B. Du Bois Institute Fellow, and artist whose work has been exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art.