Albee Square Mall & Downtown, Brooklyn 1980-1989 | Celebrating 50 Years of Jamel Shabazz Photography is a reflective memoir capturing the golden era of Hip-Hop culture through the lens of renowned, iconic documentarian photographer, Jamel Shabazz, a Gordon Parks Foundation Award and Lucie Award recipient. Shabazz’s photography spotlights a time when Albee Square Mall and Downtown Brooklyn were primary sources of inspiration in the Medina of Hip-Hop culture.
Artist Bios
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Jamel Shabazz
Jamel Shabazz was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. At 15, he picked up his first camera and started to document his peers. In 1980, he embarked on a mission to extensively document New York City, from youth culture to a wide range of social conditions.
Shabazz says his goal is to contribute to the preservation of world history and culture. He has worked with a wide range of organizations centered on inspiring young people in the field of photography and social responsibility. He has been a teaching artist with the Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation, the Bronx Museum’s Teen Council youth program, the International Center of Photography, Friends of the Island Academy, and the Studio Museum in Harlem’s Expanding the Walls Project.
Shabazz is the author of 5 monographs. He is presently working on a new book, The Book of Life.
Organizations
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Photoville
Founded in 2011 in Brooklyn, NY, Photoville was built on the principles of addressing cultural equity and inclusion, which we are always striving for, by ensuring that the artists we exhibit are diverse in gender, class, and race.
In pursuit of its mission, Photoville produces an annual, city-wide open air photography festival in New York City, a wide range of free educational community initiatives, and a nationwide program of public art exhibitions.
By activating public spaces, amplifying visual storytellers, and creating unique and highly innovative exhibition and programming environments, we join the cause of nurturing a new lens of representation.
Through creative partnerships with festivals, city agencies, and other nonprofit organizations, Photoville offers visual storytellers, educators, and students financial support, mentorship, and promotional & production resources, on a range of exhibition opportunities.
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Albee Square Mall and Downtown Brooklyn 1980-1989 | Celebrating 50 Years of Jamel Shabazz Photography
Featuring: Jamel Shabazz
Curated by: Queon “Q” Martin
Supported by:
Locations
View Location Details Brooklyn Bridge Park – Emily Warren Roebling Plaza1 Water St
Brooklyn, NY 11201
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