When fallen Roc-A-Fella records CEO, Damon Dash, reinvented himself as a DIY show thrower/art gallery debutant this past year, Gothamist wondered, “Is Damon Dash Today’s Andy Warhol?” He has his own “factory” in Tribeca, the self-titled Dash Gallery. Instead of welcoming Lou Reed, Bob Dylan, and Mick Jagger, he’s had Mos Def, the Cool Kids, and Swizz Beatz. And, last night, rather than Edie Sedgwick, Dash had a (very loosely) comparative female by his side, Erykah Badu, who co-hosted the gallery’s reception party for its newest exhibition, The Voice That Arms Itself To Be Heard. Many of the pieces by artist Kyle Goen were, incidentally, made through Warhol-favored screen printing, too. But Andy Warhol, Dash is not.
