CORY REYNOLDS | DATE 2/12/2024

The Center for Black Visual Culture at NYU presents Eric Hart Jr. and Emil Wilbekin

Monday, February 12 at 6:30 PM, the Center for Black Visual Culture at NYU presents photographer Eric Hart Jr. in conversation with journalist Emil Wilbekin for a discussion of Hart's book When I Think About Power, published by Damiani. The evening will feature a discussion of When I Think About Power, followed by a book signing with Hart, where the book will be available for purchase.

Eric Hart Jr.’s black-and-white photo series presents more than 70 portraits focusing on the notion of power as it relates to the Black queer experience. Begun in 2019, When I Think About Power, investigates and expands the contemporary reimagining of men through themed chapters. “I'm fascinated with the intersectionality and the layers of what it means to be Black in the modern day,” he has said. “From masculinity, queerness, to dress, I strive to utilize image-making in a way that displays people like myself in all of their power and all of their beauty.” Hart's approach stems from his own journey toward self-acceptance growing up in Macon, Georgia. By visually exploring the differences and similarities between himself and the men who surround him, studying the words of Black queer icons and researching the visibility of power in eras such as the Ming dynasty or ancient Egypt, Hart has created an iconography of a power that so many queer individuals seek.

Eric Hart Jr. and Emil Wilbekin on 'When I Think About Power'
Monday, February 12: 6:30 PM
The Center for Black Visual Culture at NYU
20 Cooper Square, 3rd Floor
New York, NY 10003