Black Vernacular Photography @ ICP

Image Matters: Photography and the Black Vernacular

The International Center of Photography is hosting an exploration of vernacular image-making among Black Europeans and African Americans during the first half of the the twentieth century. Tina Campt’s new book “Image Matters: Archive, Photography and the African Diaspora in Europe” examines how Black Germans and Black Britons used vernacular photography to create forms of identity and belonging that challenged racist stereotypes. “Through A Lens Darkly” co-producer, Dr. Deborah Willis, will be a featured panelist for this event. For more information, please visit ICP.org.

Participants:

Tina Campt, Barnard College

Deborah Willis, New York University

Kellie Jones, Columbia University

Kobena Mercer, Yale University

Brian Wallis, International Center of Photography

The event brings together scholars, photographers, archivists, and curators of visual culture in the African Diaspora for a discussion of Campt’s work and the insights it offer on how black communities articulate their place in their society through the photographic image.

Reception will follow.

Photographers Lecture Series
The School at ICP
1114 Avenue of the Americas
@ 43rd Street
New York, NY 10036
Tel: 212-857-0001

Sponsored by ICP, Barnard College Africana Studies Program, and the Institute for Research on Women and Gender at Columbia University.