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A Drum Beats in Brooklyn, November 1, 2006 -Preview |
| December 29th, 2006 under Uncategorized. [ Comments: none ]
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Please join us for a preview of the latest exhibition…
A Drum Beats in Brooklyn
A Photography Exhibition Celebrating Brooklyn’s African- and Drum-based Gatherings and Ceremonies
On View: February 14 – May 13, 2007
Curated by the She Shootin’ Photography Collective:
Laylah Amatullah Barrayn, Nsenga Knight,
Delphine Fawundu-Buford, Kerika Fields, Ava Griffiths
PUBLIC PERSPECTIVES KICKOFF CELEBRATION and EXHIBITION PREVIEW: WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 6-8pm
A Drum Beats in Brooklyn offers a visual survey of the rich African- and drum-based gatherings and ceremonies of Brooklyn. Through photography, portraiture and documentary, A Drum Beats in Brooklyn seek to immerse the viewer in the communal celebratory culture that has been established in Brooklyn.
Gatherings covered: Tribute to the Ancestors of the Middle Passage; West Indian Day Parade/Carnival; J’ouvert; Weeksville’s Annual Family Day; Celebration BAM’s DanceAfrica; Drummers Grove among others.
The Brooklyn Historical Society
128 Pierrepont Street
at Clinton Street
Brooklyn, New York 11201
(718) 222-4111 www.brooklynhistory.org
2, 3, 4, 5 to Borough Hall
M, R to Court Street
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She Shootin, Inc. Latest News |
| December 29th, 2006 under Uncategorized. [ Comments: none ]
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The ladies of the She Shootin, Inc. photography collective have been selected to exhibit at the Brooklyn Historical Society as part of the Public Perspectives exhibition series. The exhibition entitled “A Drum Beats in Brooklyn” will be on view starting February 2007. The show will explore the public gatherings in Brooklyn that are of African cultural heritage and are rooted in the drum.
Visit: http://www.brooklynhistory.org/
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Solo Exhibit |
| December 28th, 2006 under Uncategorized. [ Comments: none ]
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Photographer Delphine A. Fawundu-Buford latest series is a collection of riveting images of the Big Easy, post-Katrina. Muddy Water Gumbo & High Tide Blues is a photo-essay created during her 2006 trip to New Orleans as a NABJ Gulf Coast Fellow. A large part of her mission was to document the lives of the everyday people who were affected by Katrina. The images largely excerpt Crescent City and its inner communities that have been ravaged by Katrina with emphasis on the 9th Ward. Muddy Water Gumbo & High Tide Blues consists of five smaller series “The 9th Ward Remains,” “Blues Soldiers” “2nd Line” “Infatuation with Mammy?” and “We Still Here.”
“As I photographed these remains, it felt as if I were at an archaeological dig,” Delphine explains of “The 9th Ward Remains” series, “getting a more personal perspective of everyday people who lived in the 9th Ward, some who listened to music, read books, wore under-wired bras, used silver metal forks, and earned degrees just like me.”
Delphine has gained wide recognition from her image “Patiently Waiting,” which graced the cover of the catalog for the memorable ‘Committed to the Image: Contemporary Black Photographers’ exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum of Art in 2000. Her career that spans over a decade includes publications such as Black: A Celebration of a Culture and Reflections in Black: A History of Black Photographers from 1840 - Present by Deborah Willis. Some of her editorial credits include RollingStone, Essence, Honey and Vibe. Delphine has exhibited locally and nationally and has participated in critically acclaimed exhibitions ‘Only Skin Deep’ at the International Center of Photography and ‘Open: Artist Working in Brooklyn’ at the Brooklyn Museum of Art. Her works are in the private collections of Danny Simmons (NYC), The Brooklyn Museum of Art, and the New York Coalition of Creative Art Therapies just to name a few.
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Delphine Fawundu-Buford in No Sleep Til’ Brooklyn 10/06-11/06 |
| October 4th, 2006 under Uncategorized. [ Comments: none ]
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Delphine Fawundu-Buford’s work was featured in the successful exhibit No Sleep Til’ Brooklyn.
powerHouse Books, VH1, Brooklyn Bodega, Montana and Power 105.1 are pleased to announce
No Sleep ‘til Brooklyn: A powerHouse Hip Hop Retrospective
The Inaugural Exhibition and Event Series at The powerHouse Arena to celebrate VH1 Hip Hop Honors Week 2006 and to Benefit the VH1 Save the Music Foundation
No Sleep ’til Brooklyn, the inaugural exhibition and event series at The powerHouse Arena’s new location at 37 Main Street, Brooklyn, is the Brooklyn hub for VH1 Hip Hop Honors Week 2006, a week-long celebration of hip hop’s legends and visionaries held throughout New York City.
“Hip hop music was born right here in New York City and we are proud to host the first-ever Hip Hop Honors Week which will celebrate the revolutionary impact and influence of hip hop music,” said NYC Big Events President & CEO Maureen J. Reidy. “For one week, New Yorkers will have exciting new opportunities to celebrate an art that has influenced generations and reached the farthest corners of the world as the City and VH1 partner with retailers, sports teams, and other cultural institutions in all five boroughs.”
Hip Hop Honors Week will kick off on October 12, 2006. That evening, The powerHouse Arena will launch No Sleep ’til Brooklyn, a 30-year retrospective of hip hop culture documenting its humble beginnings in the South Bronx through its glorious rise to global domination. The group exhibition represents every element of hip hop—from the breakers, graffiti writers, emcees, and djs to the photographers, writers, personalities, and fans who have made hip hop the greatest single force in pop culture. But this is by no means a story of celebrity, fame, and mass-market names. As KRS-One said, “Rap is something you do, hip hop is something you live.” And so we dedicate No Sleep ’til Brooklyn to the people and to the streets, paying tribute to the founders, the innovators, and the next generation.
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Delphine is repping women in hip-hop. |
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Delphine on AOL Black Voices |
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Updated:2006-04-25 13:22:54
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Delphine on Code Z |
| October 4th, 2006 under Uncategorized. [ Comments: none ]
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 Brooklyn Class
In celebration of the Brooklyn Museum of Art’s upcoming photography exhibition, Annie Leibovitz: A Photographer’s Life, 1990–2005, the museum has called on long-time Brooklyn photographer Delphine Fawundu-Buford to teach a series of master classes on photography. Delphine has been exhibited twice at the Brooklyn Museum: in 2000’s controversial exhibition Committed to the Image and in 2004’s Working in Brooklyn. Her other photography credits include Vibe’s Unbelievable: The Life, The Death and Afterlife of the Notorious B.I.G., Essence, Rolling Stone, and exhibitions at the International Center of Photography.
The photography course, starting in November, will be conducted on location at the museum as well as the BAC Gallery and powerHouse Gallery and will include topics such as printing, lighting, and composition. Delphine’s latest exhibitions include 3rd Wave, curated by Phillip Harvey at the BAC Gallery, and No Sleep Till Brooklyn at the powerHouse Gallery. Both exhibitions open on 11 October. Annie Leibovitz opens 20 October.
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Delphine on Nat Creole.com |
| October 4th, 2006 under Uncategorized. [ Comments: none ]
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I’ve Known Rivers… |
| October 4th, 2006 under Uncategorized. [ Comments: none ]
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Check out my online exhibit sponsored by the Museum of the African Diaspora in San Francisco. http://www.iveknownrivers.org/
Muddy Water Gumbo & High Tide Blues: Images from New Orleans Post-Katrina
by Delphine Fawundu-Buford
June 2006
Muddy Water Gumbo & Hight Tide Blues is a photo essay that I embarked on in March 2006 which documents New Orleans post-Katrina.
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