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“Whose Streets? Our Streets!”: New York City, 1980-2000

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Published on January 05, 2017, 11:14 am
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Bronx Documentary Center has the pleasure inviting the public to a photo exhibition named “Whose Streets? Our Streets!”: New York City, 1980-2000.

Featuring work by thirty seven independent photojournalists, this exhibit captures ordinary New Yorkers as they rallied, rioted, marched, and demonstrated. These stunning images document historic moments of violent confrontation such as the Tompkins Square Park and Crown Heights Riots and as well as organized protests involving non-violent civil disobedience and creative street theater. Collectively, these photographs, which have never before been exhibited together, chronicle New York’s history from 1980-2000. During these two decades of swift economic and demographic change, residents grappled with social issues including race relations, police brutality, housing and gentrification, AIDS and gay and lesbian rights, reproductive rights, U.S. foreign policy and military actions, art and the culture wars, environmental and animal rights issues, and education and labor relations.

The exhibit is co-curated by Meg Handler, former photo editor of The Village Voice, historian Tamar Carroll, author of Mobilizing New York: AIDS, Antipoverty and Feminist Activism, and Michael Kamber, founder of the Bronx Documentary Center (BDC).

The exhibit was designed and produced by the BDC’s Cynthia Rivera and Bianca Farrow.

Photographers: Nina Berman, Bill Biggart, Donna Binder, Donna DeCesare, Ricky Flores, Frank Fournier, David Gonzalez, Lori Grinker, James Hamilton, Meg Handler, Lisa Kahane, Mike Kamber, Gabe Kirchheimer, Carolina Kroon, Corky Lee, Meryl Levin, Andrew Lichtenstein, Tracey Litt, Dona Ann McAdams, Thomas McGovern, Tomas Muscionico, Marilyn Nance, Edwin Pagán, Brian Palmer, Clayton Patterson, Mark Peterson, Sandra-Lee Phipps, Sylvia Plachy, Alon Reininger, Richard Renaldi, Clarence Elie-Rivera, Joseph Rodriguez, Linda Rosier, Q. Sakamaki, Richard Sandler, Catherine Smith and Les Stone.

Opening reception will be held on Saturday January 14th, 6:900 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. On view: January 14th – March 5th, 2017. To learn more about the exhibit, please go here.

Address:

Bronx Documentary Center
614 Courtlandt Avenue (at 151st St.)
Bronx, NY 10451

Gallery hours:

Thursday – Friday 3:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Saturday – Sunday 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

URL: bronxdoc.org

 

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