Posts tagged #photography
Rafael Pavarotti: Re-thinking Color in Photography

Born in the Amazon rainforest, Rafael Pavarotti is a fashion photographer who bases his practice on behalf of future generations. In centering diverse representations of Blackness in an industry dominated by Western beauty standards, Pavarotti wants to normalize visibility on behalf of current growing generations and for those who will come afterwards. Significantly, celebrating Blackness in the fashion dimension supports Black communities in breaking the prominent status quo that under-represents them.

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Fotografiska Exhibition: Hip-Hop, “Conscious, Unconscious”

The Hip-Hop: “Conscious, Unconscious” exhibition at the Fotografiska Museum is a photographic timeline depicting the cultural genre since its unofficial birth on August 11, 1973. Co-curated by Sally Berman and Sacha Jenkins, the exhibit explores themes regarding women’s role in hip-hop, the genre's regional and stylistic diversification, rivalries, hip-hop becoming a global phenomenon, and looking at the 1970s-Bronx street gangs through a different lens as they contributed greatly to the birth of hip-hop.

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