Infamous Eazy-E Skate Shot by Ithaka Darin Pappas featured in HYPEBEAST (Contact High exhibit at The Annenberg)

https://hypebeast.com/2019/5/contact-high-a-visual-history-of-hip-hop-exhibition

Eazy-E, el primer rapero de skate en la historia.

Inspirado en el venerado libro del mismo nombre, "CONTACT HIGH: A Visual History" es una exposición fotográfica masiva que destaca 140 obras raras de 60 aclamados fotógrafos en la industria de la música curada por Vikki Tobak.

En una exhibición en el Espacio de Fotografía de Annenberg, la extensa presentación celebra el trabajo de fotógrafos de hip-hop como Barron Claiborne, Brian “B +” Cross, Eric Coleman, Estevan Oriol, Janette Beckman, Ithaka Darin Pappas entre otros. Los aspectos más destacados incluyen el icónico Notorious B.I.G. de Barron Claiborne. retratos e instantáneas de retrocesos de Jay-Z, Kendrick Lamar y Kanye West antes de que se convirtieran en grandes nombres; Las fotos de Janette Beckman de Salt-N-Pepa; así como los conocimientos sobre el enfoque documental de Jamel Shabazz y Gordon Parks para fotografiar la cultura hip-hop.

Acompañan las fotografías videos de archivo, recuerdos y música para demostrar "cómo la documentación de un fenómeno cultural afecta la política, la cultura y los movimientos sociales en todo el mundo", según el instituto. Por no mencionar, una tienda de discos emergente que vende discos de vinilo raros también forma parte del escaparate.

Vea los trabajos seleccionados arriba y luego visite el sitio web oficial de Annenberg Space for Photography para obtener más información. La exposición estará abierta hasta el 18 de agosto.

El espacio de Annenberg para la fotografía
2000 avenida de las estrellas
Los Angeles, CA 90067

Extremely Rare Eazy E Photograph By Ithaka Darin Pappas Exhibited At 2017 Photoville

[Contact High: Hip-Hop’s Iconic Photographs and Visual Culture]

Rapper, Eazy E skateboarding in Venice Beach, California Feb. 24th 1989 - photographed by:Ithaka Darin Pappas

Presented by
Contact High with support from Mass Appeal and Invictus Black

Curated by
Vikki Tobak; Associate curator: Syreeta Gates

“Contact High” spotlights the photographers who have played critical roles in bringing hip-hop and music culture imagery onto the global stage. Photographers share their era-defining stories’ iconic images, what legendary street photographer Henri Cartier Bresson called ‘The Decisive Moment’. “Contact High” offers a rare glimpse into the creative process and a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the imagery that shaped hip-hop and music visual culture. Getting access to the original and unedited contact sheets, we see the ‘big picture’ visual legacy being created. Contact sheets let you look directly through the photographer’s lens and observe all of the other shots taken during these legendary moments.
Hip-hop and rebel cultures have always been about self-definition, especially when it comes to visuals and style. For artists, that one iconic pose, press shot or album cover would play a major role in shaping them into icons by any means necessary—skills, style, swagger, bravado and visuals. Today, the way we digest and create cultural imagery has radically changed. Today’s visual landscape is haphazardly shaped from every direction. The contact sheets reveal how photographers shaped the evolution of a visual cultural phenomenon.
Let’s get analogue for a minute. Contrary to the iPhone’s dominance, film is not dead. In fact, there’s a whole movement of analogue film photographers hashtag bragging: #FilmIsNotDead #35mm #ishootfilm #analogphotography #analogvibes… the list goes on. In this digital age of Instagram and Photoshop, it’s easy to hide imperfections. Analog film reveals beauty and individuality by exposing imperfection and process. There is individualism and eccentricity in every shot, like the dust and grooves of vinyl records. Photographers typically don’t show their contact sheets. It’s their visual diary. Not every shot worked, in fact, most didn’t. Back when every photo was methodically shot on analog film, the negatives on a roll of film would be contact printed on photographic paper allowing you to see the full range of images that would eventually develop into the ‘money shot’.

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“Contact High: Hip-Hop’s Iconic Photographs and Visual Culture” spotlights the photographers who have played critical roles in bringing hip-hop and music culture imagery onto the global stage.
The exhibition encompass more than 40 years of history and celebrates what and how photographers saw as hip-hop evolved into a global force. Coinciding with the publication of “Contact High: Hip-Hop’s Iconic Photographs and Visual Culture” (Clarkson Potter/Penguin Random House) to be published fall 2018.

Source: http://photoville.com/contact-high-hip-hops-iconic-photographs-visual-culture/