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Jamel Shabazz | Mini-Beatty Lecture | "Pieces of a Man": The life and work of a New York street photographer"

Thursday, October 9, 2014 18:00
Arts Building Moyse Hall, 853 rue Sherbrooke Ouest, Montreal, QC, H3A 0G5, CA

"Pieces of a Man": The Life and Work of a New York Street Photographer

Jamel Shabazz speaking at ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ on October 9th, 2014

New York street photographer and educator Jamel Shabazz will be presenting a retrospective of his iconic photographs documenting African American street culture in a lecture entitled "Pieces of a Man": The life and work of a New York street photographer at ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ University. Spanning three decades, Shabazz's vibrant work captures themes of identity, multiculturalism, and sense of place. From chess players to churchgoers, his work is as varied as it is potent.


Location: Moyse Hall, Arts Building, ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ University, 853 Sherbrooke W

Time: October 9, 2014, 6:00pm. Reception at 7:30pm.


This lecture is co-sponsored by the Beatty Memorial Lecture Committee and Media@ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ, ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ's Dept. of Art History & Communication Studies, ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ's Dept. Of Education, and the James ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ Chair in Culture & Technology.

Jamel Shabazz will also lead a photography workshop with a group of 20 Montreal youth in collaboration with Maison des Jeunes de Côte-des-Neiges.Ìý

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For more information:

Vanessa Vaughan

(514) 662-8150

vvaughan.artist [at] gmail.com

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