Retrospective with around 200 works by the photographer, including images from the 1940s to the 1970s, as well as films, periodicals, and books. The selection portrays the history of the Black population in the United States, from social movements to everyday life, featuring portraits of figures such as Malcolm X, Martin Luther King, and Muhammad Ali, along with series on childhood and daily life. Organized in partnership with the Gordon Parks Foundation, which preserves the photographer’s archive.
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Gordon Parks - America Is Me
October 4, 2025 - March 1, 2026
IMS Paulista
Avenida Paulista, 2424, São Paulo/SP - Brasil
Free admission. Tuesdays to Sundays and holidays 10am–8pm. Always closed on Mondays. Last admission: 30 minutes before closing.
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Gordon Parks (1912–2006) is one of the most important names in world photography, celebrated for documenting the daily lives of Black people in the segregated United States, the civil rights movement, and African-American cultural events. Born in Fort Scott, Kansas, he faced poverty and racism after his mother's death in 1928, working various jobs until buying his first camera in 1937. The following year, Parks began publishing photos in Minnesota's St. Paul Recorder, a Black newspaper, and later worked for the Farm Security Administration. In 1948, he became the first Black photographer hired by Life magazine, building a career through books and exhibitions marked by the union of art and activism. He also directed films, such as the Blaxploitation icon Shaft (1971), received numerous honors, and influenced artists like Kendrick Lamar, Zanele Muholi, Devin Allen, and Ava DuVernay.