Life in a Day of Black L.A.:
The Way We See It
Curated by Tomoyo Igus and Roland Charles
Don Cropper, Teenage Friends Conversing on Adams Boulevard, 1992, gelatin silver print
Akili- Casundria Ramsess, Storefront Minister, who Counsels and Nurtures the Homeless of Central Avenue, 1992, gelatin silver print
Jeffrey, Eye on L.A.: Florence & Normandie, May 1, 1992, gelatin silver print
Life in a Day of Black L.A.: The Way We See It, represents a major step towards increasing ethnic understanding in Los Angeles. through the work of ten African-American photographers, the exhibition delivers a positive, helpful view of Black L.A. as experienced in the lives of its residents. The exhibit is organized by Tomoyi Igus, Managing Editor of Publications at UCLA’s Center for Afro-American Studies, and Roland Charles, Director of Black Photographers of California.
The focus of the exhibition is as much on the photographers themselves as on their subjects. “The absence of a true reflection of African Americans on film,” the editors write “ has been exacerbated also by the lack of opportunities for and acknowledge of Blacks behind the camera. Although This exhibition is the first to focus on on AfroCuban artists and themes through a historical-thematic lens'—and the first time this work has been grouped together in a major exhibition outside of Cuba. As a group, and as a statement, this thirty-five-year chronicle of AfroCuban artist testifies to the vitality and richness of work produced (and still being produced) on the island.
WORKS
100
DIMENSIONS
16 x 20 to 20 x 24 (inches)
40,64 x 50,8 to 50,8 x 60.96 (cm)
SPACE REQUIREMENTS
300 linear feet (91,44 linear meters)
INQUIRIES
exhibitions@curatorial.org
626.577.0044
FEE
$3000
PUBLICATION
Life in a Day of Black L.A.: The Way We See It
(UCLA Center for Afro-American Studies, 1992)