Behind the Covers

“brutalist”

1 cover story in our archive

Behind the Covers' archive includes 1 album cover documented under the "brutalist" design theme, all from the 2010s. The cover sits within the hip-hop tradition and features work by Danny Brown. Each entry below includes the cover artwork, the designers and photographers behind it, and a short story about the visual choices that defined the release.

Atrocity Exhibition by Danny Brown — album cover art

Atrocity Exhibition by Danny Brown (2016)

Danny Brown's Atrocity Exhibition features stark, industrial artwork that mirrors the album's chaotic hip-hop experimentalism. The cover's brutalist aesthetic perfectly captures the Detroit rapper's descent into addiction and mental fragmentation.

Label
Warp Records
Genre
Hip-Hop
Decade
2010s
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