Book Launch and Party celebrating our new publication, 125th Street Photography in Harlem
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2022 6:00PM
HUNTER EAST HARLEM GALLERY
125th Street: Photography in Harlem
Edited by Antonella Pelizzari and Arden Sherman, published by Hirmer Verlag
The publication is an unprecedented study of Harlem’s 125th Street photography and cultural identity.
Harlem’s 125th Street is a marker of twentieth-century urban experience, a thoroughfare that encapsulates powerful stories of business and consumption, real estate and gentrification, glamour and entertainment, and political uprising. This book explores the constant mutation of this street life through the works of a large roster of photographers and performance artists.
The photographs in this book represent narratives of resilience and stories of survival against a rapid and sweeping movement of history across 125th Street, where buildings and communities are periodically destroyed and built anew. The works shape a sense of belonging and identity that goes against the stereotyping and mystification of this neighborhood. It contributes to the writing of a new history of photography that is collective and collaborative.
Featuring artists: Berenice Abbott, Alice Attie, Khalik Allah, Dawoud Bey, Kwame Brathwaite, Isaac Diggs & Edward Hillel, Lola Flash, Hiram Maristany, Ozier Muhammad, Katsu Naito, Marilyn Nance, Ruben Natal-San Miguel, Lorraine O’Grady, Gordon Parks, Pope.L, Jamel Shabazz, Coreen Simpson, Beuford Smith, Ming Smith, Morgan and Marvin Smith, Shawn Walker, Hai Zhang and so many more!
The publication is a supported by the Crossway Foundation and the Hunter College Curatorial Certificate Program.
Photos by Matt Capowski courtesy of Hunter College.