"Back in the Days" Turns Ten at Tenement Talks

Back in the Days, the volume of unforgettable images by Brooklyn photographer Jamel Shabazz, turns ten this year. Even if you've flipped through this book casually, you'll definitely remember Shabazz's vibrant, high energy portraits and street scenes taken in New York City during the early days of hip hop between 1980 and 1989.

To celebrate the book's anniversary, Shabazz will join us at Tenement Talks next Thursday, June second for a slide show and conversation about his now-classic collection of photography, which was recently re-released by powerHouse Books as Back in the Days Remix. 

When Back in the Days debuted ten years ago, widespread nostalgia for the 1980's had just begun to set in, intensifying the book's appeal. Time continues to be kind to these images, however: the decade that's passed hasn't diminished their power. Back in the Days captures all the attitude and energy of a new American cultural movement while serving as a beautiful--and important--historical document.

From Back in the Days: Remix by Jamel Shabazz, published by powerHouse Books.

From Back in the Days: Remix by Jamel Shabazz, published by powerHouse Books.

 

From Back in the Days: Remix by Jamel Shabazz, published by powerHouse Books.

From Back in the Days: Remix by Jamel Shabazz, published by powerHouse Books.

 

From Back in the Days: Remix by Jamel Shabazz, published by powerHouse Books.