Alicia Keys' art collection lands in Richmond this fall
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Alicia Keys and Swizz Beatz at the opening of their "Giants" exhibit at Atlanta's High Museum last year. Photo: Derek White/Getty Images for High Museum of Art
Part of Grammy Award-winning artists Alicia Keys and Swizz Beatz's art collection is coming to the VMFA.
Why it matters: The exhibit also includes some of the power couple's personal items, and you can see it all for yourself in Richmond starting in November.
State of play: The couple's collection includes powerful works by Black artists, including Jean-Michel Basquiat, Kehinde Wiley, Amy Sherald and Gordon Parks.
- They're bringing more than 130 works by 40 artists to VMFA for a ticketed exhibit, "Giants: Art from the Dean Collection of Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys."
- Some of their personal items that will be on display include Keys' first piano and Beatz's first drum machine, the Times-Dispatch reports, plus albums and BMX bikes.
What they're saying: "In a moment when there is an attempt to suppress diverse narratives in art and culture, 'Giants' underscores the significance of artists to tell their stories, celebrate life, build upon our creative vitality and resist erasure," VMFA curator Valerie Cassel Oliver said in a statement.
If you go: "Giants" opens at VMFA on Nov. 22 and runs through March 1, 2026.
- Tickets for the exhibit go on sale on Sept. 8. $12 for adults, $10 for seniors and $8 for kids.