Jay-Z and Kanye West’s ‘Watch the Throne’ Album Artwork
Tisci's instantly recognizable motifs – geometrical prints, surreal religious iconography – factor into Watch The Throne's heavily gilded, highly symmetrical compositional schemata, also adding a heightened sense of majesterial ritualism to the design experience.
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‘Watch The Throne’ Disc
Image Credit: Photo Courtesy of Givenchy Tisci's disc design balances a highly texturized sheen with a naturalistic wood grain.
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‘Watch The Throne’ Inside Artwork
Image Credit: Photo Courtesy of Givenchy Animal faces and "American obsessions" serve as a major motif, linking the album artwork to Tisci's design principles, which often explore various textures of cultural identity.
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‘Watch The Throne’ Album Packaging
Image Credit: Photo Courtesy of Givenchy Givenchy's rep notes that the "cover seems to be embroidered, while the inside artwork looks painted and printed," a duality that heavily references Tisci's Couture-directed decorative principles.
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‘Watch The Throne’ Inside Poster
Image Credit: Photo Courtesy of Givenchy Bold colors and angular lines were incorporated symbolically to convey the "masculinity of two of the most iconic rap figures of our time."