MPS Digital Photography presents a talk with artist Eric Hart Jr., a Georgia native and New York University graduate based in Brooklyn, New York. As a photographer, Hart’s stylized portraiture is an exploration of Blackness and queerness. His visual language is heavily influenced by the notion of rejecting control. Through themes of power, freedom and historical representation, Hart strives to foster consciousness for audiences as he displays people like himself in all of their power and beauty.
Hart’s photo work has been in publications such as i-D Magazine, The New York Times, The Washington Post and Rolling Stone magazine, as well as praised by artists such as Beyoncé and Spike Lee. Hart is a two-time Gordon Parks scholar, 2022 Forbes 30 under 30 Art & Style honoree, 2022 Doritos SOLID BLACK Changemaker and a Google Image Equity Fellow. In 2023 Hart released his first monograph titled When I Think About Power.
The i3: Images, Ideas, Inspiration lecture series has returned to in-person events. The series continues to feature leading photographers, artists, editors, gallerists and industry experts. The Spring 2024 i3 lecture series is hosted and curated by curator, editor and vice-president of the American Photography Archives Group Julie Grahame.
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