Some Rothkos belong in museums others belong in storage at the Singapore airport. Had they been listening to the words, they would have heard the powerful line about the Basquiat in his kitchen and his instructions to his daughter: вЂњGo ahead lean on that s-, Blue/You own it.вЂќД¬an you hear the poor curators gasping? Please donвЂ™t do that, little Blue.Дueling narratives often appear in the contemporary art world: Art is at once for everyone and no one. Otherwise, they might have objected to Jay-ZвЂ™s objectification of the art they love, depicting the collector as conqueror. And over.Д«ut itвЂ™s possible no one was actually listening to the lyrics. All in attendance dutifully tweeted the happenings as Jay-Z repeated the song over and over. Cameras circled the duo, shooting footage for what will probably become a music video. They arrived to find themselves engulfed in a six-hour event mimicking the style of superstar performance artist Marina Abramovic, who showed up midway through. On Wednesday, Jay-Z became Barnum yet again, inviting curators, critics and artists to his surprise act. Why? Because everyone whoвЂ™s anyone in art was name-dropped in the song.

Holy Grail.вЂќ While many pop-music critics panned the 16-song album - with its garish Samsung partnership and redundant themes - the art world has giddily accepted the track вЂњ Picasso Baby.вЂќ And many in the upper crust were in attendance Wednesday at the Pace Gallery in New York to witness the rapper sample from the performance art medium.

Right now, Jay-Z is probably wishing art critics had reviewed his latest album вЂњMagna Carta.

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