Jun 19, 2026 · 3 min · 3 segments
In this episode of Beyond the Cover, Daniel Arsham takes us beyond the pages of The Book of HOV Special Limited Edition, an exclusive collaboration between the celebrated visual artist and Assouline…
Daniel ArshamGuest
I'm creating a bronze slipcover for the Book of Hov, which is a book of Jay-Z's career, which is being published by Asselin.
The project with Jay, somebody from his team reached out and basically asked if I would consider making a sculpture for this huge exhibition that was happening of his career at the Brooklyn Public Library.
And the trick was to basically do it without him knowing that we were doing it.
So after the exhibition happened, Jay's team reached back out and said that they were working to create the experience of the exhibition in a book form.
to work with an artist that's so much part of our culture, to work on this exhibition, which was celebrating his life and his contribution to so many aspects of our current culture.
I'm creating a bronze slipcover for the Book of Hov, which is a book of Jay-Z's career, which is being published by Asselin.
The project with Jay, somebody from his team reached out and basically asked if I would consider making a sculpture for this huge exhibition that was happening of his career at the Brooklyn Public Library.
And the trick was to basically do it without him knowing that we were doing it.
So after the exhibition happened, Jay's team reached back out and said that they were working to create the experience of the exhibition in a book form.
to work with an artist that's so much part of our culture, to work on this exhibition, which was celebrating his life and his contribution to so many aspects of our current culture.
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