Larrej Aesthetic

Photograph by <n>Michael Todd</n> from the <n>Player's Ball</n> in Chicago, 1984.

Still from the music video for <n>Downtown Kayoto</n>'s "<n>Changed It</n>," directed by <n>Joe Howat</n> for <n>EYECANDY</n> (2023).

<n>You Deserve a Break Today</n> ad for <n>McDonald's</n>, 1971. By <n>Needham, Harper & Steers</n> with <n>Keith Reinhard</n> and <n>Julius C. Dorsey, Jr.</n>

A 1980 print advertisement for <n>Zuri Cosmetics</n> from the March issue of <n>Ebony Magazine</n>.

Athletic wear by <n>Bandit Running</n>. Photo by <n>Joe Greer</n>.

The <n>Oria d'Hermès armchair</n>, designed by <n>Rafael Moneo</n> and <n>Belén Moneo</n> for <n>Hermès</n>. Photo by <n>Maxime Verret</n>.

<n>Advertising Art</n> by <n>Yoko Ono</n>, published in <n>The Global Edition of The New York Times</n> in 2012.

2 Essential Heartening Messages from Yoko Ono

<n>U-Roy</n> with the <n>King Stur-Gav Hi-Fi</n> sound system in Jamaica, 1982. Photo by <n>Beth Lesser</n>.

Poster for <n>Operation: Get Down</n> with <n>Nina Simone</n>, <n>Myrna Summers</n>, and <n>Niki Giovanni</n> in Detroit, 1971.

Musician <n>Augustus Pablo</n> on the West Side Highway with the <n>World Trade Center</n>, 1976. Photo by <n>Ted Bafaloukos</n>.

<n>Burger King</n>'s 'Have It Your Way' advertisement from 1976, featuring the <n>Whopper</n>.

A flashcard from the <n>Black ABCs</n> series, published by the <n>Society for Visual Education</n> in Chicago in 1970.

A 1982 portrait of artist <n>Jean-Michel Basquiat</n> by photographer <n>James Van Der Zee</n>.

A 1974 print advertisement for men's fashion brand <n>Eleganza</n>.

The <n>TASCHEN</n> book <n>20th Century Alcohol & Tobacco Ads</n>, edited by <n>Steven Heller</n> and <n>Allison M. de la Cruz</n>.

Cover art for the 2023 single <n>Cnt Go Back (Tell Me)</n> by <n>B. Cool-Aid</n>, the duo of <n>Pink Siifu</n> and <n>Ahwlee</n>.

Street photography by <n>Aleksandr Babarikin</n>.

Actor <n>Damson Idris</n> for <n>Highsnobiety</n>. Makeup by <n>Kae</n>.

California disco roller skaters in Venice Beach in 1975.

A 1990 <n>Nike</n> advertisement featuring filmmaker <n>Spike Lee</n>.