Went to a photo exhibition up in Harlem with some Naked folks. The event was Nike + Vault + The Photography of Boogie. Over the course of 2 days, Boogie captured the lives of people living in Queensbridge in photo documentary format. The result: powerful, raw images of life in America’s largest public housing complex, where some of the biggest names in hip-hop hail from (Marley Marl, Craig G, Nas, Mobb Deep, just to name a few).
I thought the entire event was an interesting juxtaposition of socio-economic class. It was a photo exhibit documenting people stricken by poverty and drug-addiction, presented inside an upscale sneaker store. There couldn’t have been a more obvious contrast between the subjects of the photos and the attendees of the event. Granted, the whole purpose of the gig was to kick off the launch of Boogie’s photography book and Nike’s new line of boots. But as I stood there drinking Coronas and Voss ‘artisan’ water that were being given out, I just kept thinking ‘Hmm. Is anyone doing anything about the social issues evoked by these pictures?’
Definitely some food for thought. Anyway, Satish took some great pics of the event from his awesome camera phone. Check it out here.
A Man Named Boogie
Went to a photo exhibition up in Harlem with some Naked folks. The event was Nike + Vault + The Photography of Boogie. Over the course of 2 days, Boogie captured the lives of people living in Queensbridge in photo documentary format. The result: powerful, raw images of life in America’s largest public housing complex, where some of the biggest names in hip-hop hail from (Marley Marl, Craig G, Nas, Mobb Deep, just to name a few).
I thought the entire event was an interesting juxtaposition of socio-economic class. It was a photo exhibit documenting people stricken by poverty and drug-addiction, presented inside an upscale sneaker store. There couldn’t have been a more obvious contrast between the subjects of the photos and the attendees of the event. Granted, the whole purpose of the gig was to kick off the launch of Boogie’s photography book and Nike’s new line of boots. But as I stood there drinking Coronas and Voss ‘artisan’ water that were being given out, I just kept thinking ‘Hmm. Is anyone doing anything about the social issues evoked by these pictures?’
Definitely some food for thought. Anyway, Satish took some great pics of the event from his awesome camera phone. Check it out here.
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