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The Louvre created an entire art tour based on Beyoncé and Jay-Z’s ‘Apesh*t’ video
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Have you ever seen regular old museum attendees go apeshit? No? Well, thanks to the Louvre, now you can!
The Paris museum — home to famous works like Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa, and more recently, the music video for Beyoncé and Jay-Z’s song, “Apeshit,” off the album EVERYTHING IS LOVE — now offers a guided tour that will retrace the steps the power couple took when creating their visual masterpiece.
The tour will examine the 17 pieces of art that were featured in the Carters’ “Apeshit” video, directed by Ricky Saiz. Read more…
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