Source: Department of Justice / buzzfeed
An extremely rare album by Wu-Tang Clan now on display for fans – but only in one of her museums Australia.
Source: Department of Justice / buzzfeed
According Referencesthe rare Wu-Tang Clan album Once upon a time in Shaolin will be made available to the public for the first time since its creation nine years ago. The catch; It will be exhibited in a museum in Tasmania, Australia. The Museum of Old and New Art (MONA) has announced that it will be exhibiting as part of its 'Namedropping' exhibition, highlighting some of the world's most captivating musicians and artists. The exhibit will run from June 15 to June 24, with the Wu-Tang Clan exhibit available twice daily from Friday to Monday.
“Every once in a while, an object on this planet has mystical properties that transcend its material circumstances,” Jarrod Rawlins, Director of Curators at MONA, he said in a press release. “Once upon a time in Shaolin it's more than just an album, so when I was thinking about the status, and how transcendent it could be, I knew I had to bring it to this exhibition.” Visitors will also be able to hear the album in specially curated 30-minute mixes and private listening parties at the foundation's Frying Pan Studios. There will be a limited number of free tickets available for visitors.
Once upon a time in Shaolinproduced in secrecy, it was announced as a one-of-a-kind mission to “bring out a work of art that no one else has done in the history of [modern] music,” as The RZA stated in an interview with Forbes in 2014. The album would go up for auction in 2015, where it would be bought by the controversial Martin Shkreli aka 'Pharma Bro' for $2 million, making Once upon a time in Shaolin of the most expensive albums ever sold. Shkreli will have the album seized by the Department of Justice as he was convicted of securities fraud. The DOJ will then sell it to digital art collective Pleasr in 2021. “With this unique piece of art, the Wu-Tang Clan's intention was to redefine the concept of ownership and value of music in a world of digital streaming and commoditization of music. Pleasr is honored to partner with Mona to support RZA's vision Once upon a time in Shaolin“, the team said in a statement.
