Launch of Yo! The Early Days of Hip Hop 1982-84, published by Soul Jazz Book, with Sophie Bramly and her guests. Yo! is an unprecedented and intimate visual testimony of the emergence of the hip hop culture in New York, presenting legendary figures such as Afrika Bambaataa, Grandmixer DST, Jazzy Jay, Red Alert, Grandmaster Melle Mel, Kurtis Blow, Lisa Lee, the Fat Boys, Run-DMC, The Beastie Boys and many more.
Also on view :
The last copies of Walk This Way, a work by Sophie Bramly published in 2015.
Sophie Calle’s portfolio The Bronx, published by Item in 2002.
A selection of flyers, posters and rare books in partnership with Galerie Babylone.
AT THE SILENCIO DES PRÉS, SCREENING OF “WILD STYLE”, PRESENTED BY SOPHIE BRAMLY AND MATHIEU KASSOVITZ — 7:30 PM
Screening of Charlie Ahearn’s cult film about the emergence of hip hop culture, shot in 1982 in the Bronx, the first rap film that has become a classic.
Silencio des Prés, 22 rue Guillaume Apollinaire, Paris 6
Images :
Afrika Bambaataa, D.St, Kool Herc and Shahiem at Bronx River Center, New York. © Sophie Bramly
Hip Hop ephemera © Babylone Gallery
Still from Wild Style © Charlie Ahearn
