The art of the album cover finds an exhibition

Ever wonder who designed Blur's Andy Warhol-esque Best Of album? Or how about the influences behind Spiritualized's Let It Come Down plaster-like album art? Maybe you haven't, but Patrick Murphy has.

That's why Murphy, a UK-based designer, and his cohorts curated an exhibit that highlights more than 100 era-defining album covers from the 20th and 21st centuries. "REVOLUTIONS: From Gatefold to Download, the Art of the Album Cover"  traces the history of album artwork from its beginnings in the 1930s with Columbia records' first art director, Alex Steinweiss, to the contemporary images of today. The exhibition aims to explore how the covers have both influenced and been influenced by popular culture while taking an in-depth look at the artists and designers behind the images.