Tinie Tempah
ft Sassan Behnam-Bakhtar / Kamiar Maleki / Bonhams
(2021)
PURE [GRIFT] ENERGY
“Meldrew’s anonymous hooded figures in shimmering tracksuits accompanied Tempah’s monumental golden face in the resulting retro-futuristic NFT mark how far he has come from documenting London’s grime scene through pirate radio stations and websites as a teenager. Tempah’s voice was part of that underground vibe, though now it is more mainstream pop culture. In a way the music industry mirrors the drastic commercialisation of the art industry.”
- ART NEWSPAPER
