Exhibitions

09

Stephen Shamesステファン・シェイムス

Power to the People

FUJII DAIMARU BLACK STORAGE
10:30 – 20:00｜Closed day: Tuesdays(except for 5/1)

※ The door is closed 30 minutes before.
* Admission free till junior high school age.
* Disabled people with one companion are free upon presenting Disabled Person’s Handbook or an equivalent form of government issued identification.

Admission Fee: ¥800 / Students(University, High school, Vocational) ¥600

Stephen Shames, Demonstration in front of the New Haven County Courthouse during Bobby Seale, Ericka Huggins trial, May 1st 1970 © Stephen Shames / Steven Kasher Gallery

Stephen Shames, Panthers on Parade, Oakland, July 28th 1968 © Stephen Shames / Steven Kasher Gallery

Stephen Shames, George Jackson funeral at St. Augustine’s Church in Oakland, August 28th 1971 © Stephen Shames / Steven Kasher Gallery

Stephen Shames (b. 1947) was a student when he established a friendly relationship with Bobby Seale, co-founder of the Black Panthers. An African-American political organisation founded in California in 1966, the Black Panthers issued a 'Ten-Point Program' of declarations and beliefs against a backdrop of persistent racial discrimination and unwarranted violence; they rose up together in pursuit of freedom, justice and their inherent dignity as human beings. Shames was granted free access to the Party and captured the whole scope of their activities in photographs. His Power to the People transcends mere documentary; it is a valuable body of work that captures the essence of a social movement that has also influenced music and popular culture.
FUJII DAIMARU BLACK STORAGE
318, Tabiyacho, Shimogyo-ku Kyoto, 600-8038 Hankyu Line “Kawaramachi” station. 5 min on foot from exit 7 Subway Karasuma Line “Shijo” station. 4 min on foot from exit 3

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