Hip-hop mogul Damon Dash seems intent on turning 172 Duane Street into the epicenter of something…. According to The Boombox—and reported elsewhere—he has announced that he “will officially open his art gallery, The Dash Gallery […] on Friday, Feb. 19, in Dash’s DD172 building, in the Tribeca area of Manhattan. The opening will feature the work of contemporary artists, Bobby Castaneda, Jeremy Wagner, Heather Gargon and Hector Ruiz.” But wait, there’s more: The building “also houses a recording studio, where blues-rock group the Black Keys recorded their hip-hop collaboration project, BlakRoc, and offices which Dash intends to use to launch his new empire of art-related initiatives, including a television network and a magazine.” The website Fortoulpresents.com, which seems to be the gallery’s site, also has links to clothing by the artists in the opening show.

It’s hard to see this ending well.

Previously:
• Damon Dash’s Non-Wack World