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“I believe that if I can make work that begins to transcend difference while locating a common humanity that we all share, a radical reshaping of the world is possible, one person at a time.” —Dawoud Bey
2017 MacArthur Fellow Dawoud Bey began his career in 1975 with a series of photographic portraits, “Harlem, USA,” that he exhibited in 1979. Recent projects include “Harlem Redux” (2014–17), which documents the effects of gentrification, and “The Birmingham Project” (2013), which commemorates the 1963 bombing of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama. By capturing the everydayness and individuality of his subjects, he compels viewers to consider both personal and communal histories.
“Sean,” 1998, by Dawoud Bey © Dawoud Bey
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