“Black people have been killed for directing their gaze at the wrong person. I want my subjects to reclaim their right to look, to see, to be seen.” PeopleWantLooksPersonsHas BeensBlackSubjectsBlack PeopleWrong Person Book:Dawoud Bey: portraits 1975-1995 Source: Dawoud Bey: portraits 1975-1995
“Sara Blair's Harlem Crossroads is an important addition to the body of literature that currently exists about Harlem. It brilliantly illuminates the complex relationship between photographic representation and race, and adds new insight into the ways in which this one black community has figured in both the critical and public imaginations. Harlem Crossroads is a tour de force.” WayImportantBodyLiteratureForceBlackCommunityImaginationRaceAddComplexesInsightCriticalRepresentationCrossroadsBlairHarlemBlack CommunityComplex Relationships Author:Dawoud Bey
