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Since 1980, US-American photographer Jamel SHABAZZ has documented the vitality of city life and hip-hop culture in New York City and beyond, creating enduring images of style, community, and joy. Recognizing his significant contributions to Brooklyn—and the fiftieth anniversary of hip-hop—an installation at Brooklyn Museum showcases hundreds of Shabazz’s portraits, drawn from his remarkable archive. The exhibition is accompanied by a catalogue, 'Jamel Shabazz - Faces and Places. 1980-2023'.
The earliest influences include his family’s photo albums, which have been passed down and expanded over generations. During the 1980s and ’90s, Jamel SHABAZZ had his film processed at a lab that provided two prints of each image. He would give one print to his subjects and archive the other in his own albums, which he often presents to potential models.
Content
Along with individual portraits, the photographic volume 'Jamel Shabazz - Faces and Places. 1980-2023' features reproductions of several pages from these albums, focusing on his extensive work in New York City parks over the past forty years. (slightly adapted text, © Brooklyn Museum, New York, 2023)