KAMOINGE: "Breaking Point" at Photoville

'R.I.P. Mike Brown'

Photo by Radcliffe Roye

'American Seen'

Photo by Ming Murray Smith

'Negroes Unite'

Photo by Albert Fennar

Kamoinge at Photoville

Join the photographers of KAMOINGE Wednesday, September 21st from 4-10pm for the opening of their exhibit "Breaking Point" at Photoville in Brooklyn. The work showcasing will be forty-four photographs bringing into focus our pride, love and the state of emergency America has been in for almost sixty years.  
 

BREAKING POINT

Presented by Kamoinge / United Photo Industries

Curated by Russell Frederick

Featuring KAMOINGE Photographers: Eli Reed, Russell K. Frederick, Adger Cowans, Shawn Walker, Ming Murray Smith, Albert Fennar, Daniel Dawson, Radcilffe Roye, Salimah Ali, John Pinderhughes, A.D. Minter, Frank Stewart, Gerald Cyrus, Ray Francis, Lou Draper, Herb Randall, and June DeLairre Truesdale

"On November 4, 2008, a nation divided for centuries came together to make history by electing America’s first black president. This achievement has proven to be more symbolic than substantive. The United States is at a breaking point as people of good conscience and clearer consciousness demand real change, while others mobilize to maintain a power structure that continues to produce inequality, injustice, separation and xenophobia. The African diaspora has often not been represented fairly in media, with diversity on the rise in our infrastructures, mobile technology and social media platforms expanding, opportunities to author our stories are slowly starting to increase. As the world sees more unfiltered imagery change is being demanded. While committed to the image, Kamoinge has been inspired visually by jazz, soul, rhythm & blues, reggae and rap musicians to document or create fine art that reflects the African diaspora in a dignified manner. The work exhibited in ‘Breaking Point’ brings into focus our love and the state of emergency we are living in America for almost sixty years." KAMOINGE, Inc. was founded as a collective of African-American photographers seeking artistic equality and empowerment. It works as a forum in which members view, nurture, critique and challenge each other’s work in an honest and understanding atmosphere. 

www.photoville.com/breakingpoint