The in-demand fashion photographer presents 'American Black Beauty Vol. 1,' a heartfelt show in homage to Black culture and his late father:
at the Seaport in New York City over the weekend. Up until March 27, it explores Black image, Black style and Black beauty, bringing together Carter's fashion work, recent personal photography and archival ephemera from his late father, who passed away last year.
"It's so important to document where we're at because I know in the future, it's gonna look totally different than how it feels right now," he says. The name of the exhibit, he adds, reflects the"focus on American Blackness, examining the unique struggles and looking at a way to change that narrative for what it means to be an American, Black person."
The show title also seems to echo the sentiments of the "Black is Beautiful" movement of the '60s, which shifted the landscape of fashion, music and culture in ways we still feel today.
and the collages of Mickalene Thomas. Carter carries that baton, documenting and thus preserving Black culture today.
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