On the occasion of the Autostrada Biennial, Hassan Khan presents his work The Infinite Hip-Hop Song (2019).

The Infinite Hip-Hop Song is an algorithmic music installation that generates unique continuously changing hip-hop tracks. Created in close technical collaboration with computer music designer and composer Olivier Pasquet, it uses a system that combines 351 lyrical lines delivered by eleven rappers and a vast array of beats, bass lines and melodies—though driven by a system of probabilities all these elements are authored by the artist to produce an ever-changing song.

Khan explores the ability to create meaning in contemporary times through powerful popular forms like hip-hop, in this case using machine logic as a compositional tool. The work challenges traditional ideas of authorship offering a generative engagement with cultural transformations.

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