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Kanye West Gives Lecture At Harvard Graduate School Of Design

Kanye West stopped by Harvard University’s Graduate School of Design Sunday to give a talk as part of the “DONDA Design Lecture Series.”

Kanye Goes To Harvard

DONDA is a creative design company founded by West and the famous rapper, who is currently on his Yeezus tour, spoke to students about creativity with DONDA creative director Virgil Abloh. Abloh posted a photo from the event on his Instagram page with the caption, “Just gave a talk at Harvard GSD with Kanye. Super surreal.”

West touched on the idea of utopia and realizing an artistic vision:

“I believe that utopia is actually possible. But we’re led by the least noble, the least dignified, the least tasteful, the dumbest and the most political. So in no way am I a politician – I’m usually at my best politically incorrect and very direct. I really appreciate you guys’ willingness to learn and hone your craft, and not be lazy about creation.”

Fiancé Kim Kardashian was on hand to support her man, posting a photo of West interacting with students on her Instagram page.

Kanye Praises Architects

West also invited the entire audience to his Yeezus concert in Boston after the lecture and spoke about the importance of architecture and design, joking that he was “nervous” about having a group of talented architects at his show.

“I’m very inspired to be in this space and tonight, the show, if you come see it – I’m a bit self conscious because I’m showing it to architects – so the stage does have flaws. It’s an expression of emotion, so give me a pass on that,” West said, eliciting laughs from the crowd.

“I really do believe that the world can be saved through design, and everything needs to actually be ‘architected.’… And this is the reason why even some of the first DONDA employees were architects that started designing T-shirts instead of buildings. But just to see the work actually be actualized.”

Olivia Truffaut-Wong

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