Janet Jackson : Rhythm Nation - Limited Edition 1 of 100 Print

Janet Jackson Rhythm Nation Tour Chicago August 1, 1990 31.5 x 40" Limited Edition Kodak Endura Metallic C-Print, Acrylic Face-Mounted Museum-Quality: Each created Individually Per Customer. Please allow 4 weeks for custom printing & mounting of our ORIGINAL Full-Size Limited Edition Art. Each is Borderless with No Watermark, accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity signed by Mr. Wisnieux. Mr. Wisnieux's SaatchiArt 8x10" & 11x14" Prints are Vertical & Rectangular. Black borders dramatically offset each image, providing protection from fingerprints and edge damage. This Janet Jackson photograph has always been Mr. Wisnieux's favorite image, and was the centerpiece of WIZNU Studio+Gallery since its creation. Its powerful message of empowerment and education contributed to its popularity as a featured image at the USA's first World Art Day celebrations in April 2015, and the Power of Women exhibit in March 2016. Janet Jackson’s Rhythm Nation World Tour 1990 received stellar reviews for showmanship, choreography, and socially conscious message of unity: a "noble quest.” Only 23 years old, "the astonishing pace and physical commitment of Jackson… could and did galvanize us into action of our own, which is exactly what the show was about.” The majority of the tour's dates became instant sell-outs – with an attendance of over two million patrons, it remains the most successful debut tour by any recording artist. Its concept album addressed social issues, drawing inspiration from tragedies reported through news media, exploring racism, poverty, and substance abuse, in addition to themes of romance. Its composition received critical acclaim, and Janet came to be considered a role model for youth. Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814 was her 4th studio album, the top-selling album of 1990: an estimated 20M copies worldwide – the pinnacle of her artistic achievement – included in Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time; the British book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die; + other publications' "best of” lists – an influence in several musical trends, inspiring many artists – the only album in the history of the US Billboard Hot 100 singles chart to have 7 commercial singles peak within the top 5 positions – the only album to produce #1 hits in 3 separate calendar years, 1989–1991 – and one of only 9 albums to produce a minimum of 4 number ones. Janet received 9 Grammy Award nominations: the 1st female artist nominated for Producer of the Year, she won Best Long Form Music Video for "Rhythm Nation 1814.” A fashion icon, her "Rhythm Nation" attire was emulated by youth. Tour proceeds established the Rhythm Nation Scholarship and funded other educational programs. Ms. Jackson received the MTV Video Vanguard Award and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for her significant contributions to popular culture. Janet's primary goal was to reach a younger audience, unaware of being "socially conscious individuals." She expressed: "I wanted to capture their attention through my music. I'm not naive – I know an album or a song can't change the world. I just want my music and my dance to catch the audience's attention" hoping it would motivate people to "make some sort of difference.” Eric Henderson of Slant Magazine declared Rhythm Nation 1814 a “masterpiece … more credibly feminine, more crucially masculine, more viably adult, more believably childlike ... critical to a project in which Janet assumed the role of mouthpiece for a nationless, multicultural utopia.” William Allen, then-Executive VP of the United Negro College Fund, remarked: "Jackson is a role model for all young people to emulate. The message she has gotten to the young people of this country through the lyrics of 'Rhythm Nation 1814' is having positive effects.” Its success was an unexpected achievement for mainstream pop music – Janet had been told that focusing its theme on social consciousness would negatively impact sales. Contrary to A&M's fears, multi-platinum sales pushed Janet to a level of superstardom rivaling her brother Michael: a "personal manifesto" and female counterpart to Marvin Gaye’s 1971 What's Going On. Timothy E. Scheurer, author of Born in the USA: The Myth of America in Popular Music from Colonial Times to the Present (2007), wrote that the album "may remind some of Sly Stone prior to There's a Riot Going On and other African-American artists of the 1970s in its tacit assumption that the world imagined by Dr. King is still possible, that the American Dream is a dream for all people.” Janet commented on the album's legacy on her 2015 album Unbreakable. In "Shoulda Known Better", she reflects on her optimistic wish that Rhythm Nation 1814 could profoundly change the world, noting that there are many, deeper issues to fix and that broad strokes aren't enough. The chorus includes the line, "Cause I don't want my face to be / That poster child for being naive"; and Rhythm Nation's title is referred to as "an epiphany", with Ms. Jackson mentioning that "next time, I'll know better." Album co-producer Jimmy Jam told the BBC: "When you're young, you feel like: 'I can change the world! I'm going to lead the revolution!' And then you look 25 years later and you go: 'OK, I should have known better. The same problems still exist but there's a different way to go about tackling it. It still involves mobilising people, but I can't do it by myself.' It's just a wiser, more mature look at the reality of trying to make a positive change, a social change." Source: Wikipedia.org

Print:Giclee on Photo Paper

Size:8 W x 10 H x 0.1 D in

Size with Frame:13.25 W x 15.25 H x 1.2 D in

Delivery Time:Typically 5-7 business days for domestic shipments, 10-14 business days for international shipments.