Jamel Shabazz

♂ *1960 / United States

Works

Solo exhibitions

New York Vibes

Deutsche Börse, Eschborn (DE)
3 Sep 2026 – 17 Jan 2027
New York Moves and Black Communities

KUNSTHAUS Nürnberg, Nürnberg (DE)
24 Oct 2026 – 17 Jan 2027
Frozen Moments in Time

Galerie Bene Taschen, Köln (DE)
4 Sep 2026 – 14 Nov 2026
New York Moves and Black Communities

Museum für Photographie, Braunschweig (DE)
11 Jul 2026 – 13 Sep 2026
Jamel Shabazz

TASCHEN Librairie, Paris (FR)
6 Nov 2025 – 29 Nov 2025
Seconds of My Life: Photographs from 1975-2025

Bronx Documentary Center, New York (US)
28 Feb 2025 – 3 May 2025
Faces and Places, 1980–2023

Brooklyn Museum of Art, Brooklyn (US)
2 Jun 2023 – 30 Sep 2023
Albums

The Gordon Parks Foundation, Pleasantville (US)
27 Apr 2023 – 1 Jul 2023
Eyes on the Streets

Bronx Museum of the Arts, New York (US)
6 Apr 2022 – 2 Oct 2022
Photographs by Jamel Shabazz: 1980-1989

Galerie Bene Taschen, Köln (DE)
23 Mar 2022 – 28 May 2022
Streetlife

Fotomuseum aan het Vrijthof, Maastricht (NL)
21 Mar 2020 – 27 Sep 2020
Friends

Le Case d'Arte, Milano (IT)
10 Jul 2019 – 16 Jul 2019
City Metro

Galerie Bene Taschen, Köln (DE)
8 Dec 2018 – 22 Mar 2019
Crossing 125th

Studio Museum Harlem, New York (US)
20 Apr 2017 – 27 Aug 2017
Sights in the City

United Photo Industries HQ, New York (US)
4 May 2017 – 17 May 2017
BEST FRIENDS

Le Case D'Arte, Milano (IT)
14 Mar 2013 – 5 May 2013
BEST FRIENDS

Le Case d'Arte, Milano (IT)
14 Mar 2013 – 5 May 2013
Represent

Galerie Cultural Speech, Amsterdam (NL)
1 Mar 2013 – 14 Apr 2013
How many more must die

Le Case d'Arte, Milano (IT)
16 Nov 2007 – 15 Jan 2008
A Time Before Crack

Power House Gallery, New York (US)
3 Jun 2005 – 3 Sep 2005
Back in the Days

SOF Art House, Toronto (CA)
4 May 2003 – 1 Jun 2003
travail photographique

La Piscine - Musée d'Art et d'Industrie, Roubaix (FR)
23 Nov 2002 – 26 Jan 2003

Group

Photography and the Black Arts Movement, 1955–1985

Mississippi Museum of Art, Los Angeles (US)
25 Jul 2026 – 8 Nov 2026

with Billy Abernathy, Harry Adams, Raphael Albert, Ralph Arnold, Anthony Barboza, James Barnor, Romare Bearden, Dawoud Bey, Kwame Brathwaite, Dwight Carter, Roland Charles, Albert V. Chong …
Group Show 2026

Galerie Bene Taschen, Köln (DE)
11 Jun 2026 – 22 Aug 2026

with Gregory Bojorquez, Larry Fink, Arlene Gottfried, Rudi Meisel, Jeff Mermelstein, Joseph Rodriguez, Miron Zownir
Photography and the Black Arts Movement, 1955–1985

The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles (US)
24 Feb 2026 – 14 Jun 2026

with Billy Abernathy, Harry Adams, Raphael Albert, Ralph Arnold, Anthony Barboza, James Barnor, Romare Bearden, Dawoud Bey, Kwame Brathwaite, Dwight Carter, Roland Charles, Albert V. Chong …
Photography and the Black Arts Movement, 1955–1985

The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles (US)
24 Feb 2026 – 14 Jun 2026

with Billy Abernathy, Harry Adams, Raphael Albert, Ralph Arnold, Anthony Barboza, James Barnor, Romare Bearden, Dawoud Bey, Kwame Brathwaite, Dwight Carter, Roland Charles, Albert V. Chong …
As We Rise: Photography from the Black Atlantic

Grand Rapids Art Museum, Grand Rapids (US)
6 Dec 2025 – 26 Apr 2026

with James Barnor, Stan Douglas, Samuel Fosso, LaToya Ruby Frazier, Barkley L. Hendricks, Texas Isaiah, Liz Johnson Artur, Seydou Keita, Deana Lawson, Dawit Petros, Xaviera Simmons, Carrie Mae Weems
Giants: Art from the Dean Collection of Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys

Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond (US)
22 Nov 2025 – 1 Mar 2026

with Derrick Adams, Kwame Brathwaite, Barkley L. Hendricks, Arthur Jafa, Gordon Parks, Ebony G. Patterson, Mickalene Thomas
The Harn at 35

Recent Photography Acquisitions

Harn Museum of Art, Gainesville (US)
17 Jun 2025 – 1 Feb 2026

with Brian Branch-Price, James Nachtwey, NASA , Arnold Newman, Sarah Sense, Aaron Siskind
Photography and the Black Arts Movement, 1955–1985

National Gallery of Art, Washington (US)
21 Sep 2025 – 4 Jan 2026

with Billy Abernathy, Harry Adams, Raphael Albert, Ralph Arnold, Anthony Barboza, James Barnor, Romare Bearden, Dawoud Bey, Kwame Brathwaite, Dwight Carter, Roland Charles, Albert V. Chong …
Face to Face

Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation booth P 04

Paris Photo , Paris (FR)
13 Nov 2025 – 16 Nov 2025

with Hoda Afshar, Diane Arbus, Sibylle Bergemann, Samuel Fosso, Marvel Harris, Evelyn Hofer, Lebohang Kganye, Dana Lixenberg, Daniel Jack Lyons, Vivian Maier, Sandra Mann, Sabelo Mlangeni …
Group Show 2025

Galerie Bene Taschen, Köln (DE)
5 Sep 2025 – 18 Oct 2025

with Josef Achrer, Gregory Bojorquez, Arlene Gottfried, Jeff Mermelstein, Joseph Rodriguez, Julius Shulman, Miron Zownir
Giants

Art from the Dean Collection of Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys

The Minneapolis Institute, Minneapolis (US)
8 Mar 2025 – 13 Jul 2025

with Derrick Adams, Kwame Brathwaite, Arthur Jafa, Gordon Parks, Ebony G. Patterson, Lorna Simpson
HIP HOP - Living a Dream

Galerie Bene Taschen, Köln (DE)
19 Oct 2024 – 1 Mar 2025

with Gregory Bojorquez, Joseph Rodriguez
As We Rise: Photography from the Black Atlantic

Saatchi Gallery, London (GB)
5 Nov 2024 – 20 Jan 2025

with James Barnor, Dawoud Bey, Arielle Bobb-Willis, Kwame Brathwaite, Sandra Brewster, Vanley Burke, Mohamed Camara, Kennedi Carter, Stan Douglas, Louis Draper, Rotimi Fani-Kayode, Samuel Fosso …
Giants: Art from the Dean Collection of Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys

High Museum of Art, Atlanta (US)
13 Sep 2024 – 19 Jan 2025

with Kwame Brathwaite, Deana Lawson, Mickalene Thomas
Hip Hop: Conscious, Unconscious

Fotografiska Berlin, Berlin (DE)
20 Sep 2024 – 16 Jan 2025

with Campbell Addy, Janette Beckman, Angela Boatwright, Sophie Bramly, Chris Buck, Henry Chalfant, Josh Cheuse, Danny Clinch, Joe Conzo, Martha Cooper, David Corio, Brian Cross …
We Are Here

Scenes from the Streets

ICP Center of Photography, New York (US)
26 Sep 2024 – 6 Jan 2025

with Devin Allen, Yolanda Andrade, Shoichi Aoki, Janette Beckman, Sheila Pree Bright, Vanessa Charlot, Soufian Chemcham, Mel D. Cole, Martha Cooper, Farnaz Damnabi, Debrani Das, Grace Ekpu …
Hip-Hop: Conscious, Unconscious

Fotografiska Museum, Stockholm (SE)
20 Oct 2023 – 4 Feb 2024

with Campbell Addy, Janette Beckman, Angela Boatwright, Sophie Bramly, Chris Buck, Henry Chalfant, Josh Cheuse, Danny Clinch, Joe Conzo, Martha Cooper, David Corio, Brian Cross …
As We Rise

Photography from the Black Atlantic

Peabody Essex Museum, Salem (US)
17 Jun 2023 – 31 Dec 2023

with Raphael Albert, Henry Clay Anderson, James Barnor, Dawoud Bey, Arielle Bobb-Willis, Deanna Bowen, Jody Brand, Kwame Brathwaite, Sandra Brewster, Elliott Jerome Brown, Vanley Burke, Mohamed Camara …
New York Now

Home—A Photography Triennial

Museum of the City of NY, New York (US)
10 Mar 2023 – 27 Aug 2023

with Sara Bennett, Amarise Carreras, Alan Chin, Sally Davies, Maureen Drennan, Nona Faustine, Naima Green, Gail Albert Halaban, Dean Majd, Cheryl Mukherji, Richard Renaldi, Irina Rozovsky …
As We Rise: Photography from the Black Atlantic

The Polygon Gallery, North Vancouver (CA)
24 Feb 2023 – 21 May 2023

with Raphael Albert, Henry Clay Anderson, James Barnor, Dawoud Bey, Arielle Bobb-Willis, Deanna Bowen, Jody Brand, Kwame Brathwaite, Sandra Brewster, Elliott Jerome Brown, Vanley Burke, Mohamed Camara …
Hip Hop: Conscious, Unconscious

Fotografiska - Museum, New York (US)
26 Jan 2023 – 21 May 2023

with Campbell Addy, Angela Boatwright, Sophie Bramly, Chris Buck, Henry Chalfant, Josh Cheuse, Danny Clinch, Joe Conzo, Martha Cooper, David Corio, Brian Cross, Geoffroy de Boismenu …
Gruppenausstellung 2022

Galerie Bene Taschen, Köln (DE)
2 Sep 2022 – 1 Oct 2022

with Larry Fink, Arlene Gottfried, David LaChapelle, Jeff Mermelstein, Sebastiao Salgado, Julius Shulman, Miron Zownir
New Works – Art Collection Deutsche Börse

Deutsche Börse, Eschborn (DE)
30 Jun 2022 – 25 Sep 2022

with Verdiana Albano, Maisie Cousins, Sylvain Couzinet-Jacques, Cristina De Middel, Walker Evans, Samuel Fosso, Werner Mahler, Ute Mahler, Tom Wood
Gruppenausstellung zur Neu-Eröffnung

Galerie Bene Taschen, Köln (DE)
11 Sep 2021 – 30 Jan 2022

with Gregory Bojorquez, Larry Fink, Arlene Gottfried, Jeff Mermelstein, Joseph Rodriguez, Sebastiao Salgado, Julius Shulman, Miron Zownir
Shifting Gaze

A Reconstruction of The Black & Hispanic Body in Contemporary Art

Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art, Virginia Beach (US)
21 Mar 2020 – 16 Aug 2020

with Yoan Capote, Luis Gispert, Kyle Meyer, Lavar Munroe, Ebony G. Patterson, Shawn Theodore, Hank Willis Thomas, Mickalene Thomas
CONTACT HIGH

A Visual History of Hip-Hop

ICP Center of Photography, New York (US)
25 Jan 2020 – 18 May 2020

with Barron Claiborne, Danny Clinch, Joe Conzo, Gordon Parks
Group Show 2019

Galerie Bene Taschen, Köln (DE)
7 Dec 2019 – 31 Jan 2020

with Gregory Bojorquez, Larry Fink, Arlene Gottfried, David LaChapelle, Jeff Mermelstein, Joseph Rodriguez, Sebastiao Salgado, Miron Zownir
Contact High: A Visual History of Hip-Hop

Annenberg Space Photo, Los Angeles (US)
26 Apr 2019 – 18 Aug 2019

with Danny Clinch, Joe Conzo, Brian Cross
Prison Nation

Southeast Museum, Daytona Beach (US)
5 Feb 2019 – 4 Mar 2019

with Lucas Foglia, Bruce Jackson, Emily Kinni, Jack Lueders-Booth, Deborah Luster, Zora J Murff, Nigel Poor, Sable Elyse Smith, Stephen Tourlentes
SHABAZZ | THEODORE

Snap Orlando, Orlando (US)
2 Feb 2018 – 13 May 2018

with Shawn Theodore
Gottfried // Shabazz // Trossbach // Zownir

Charlotte Trossbach

Galerie Bene Taschen, Köln (DE)
28 Feb 2018 – 14 Apr 2018

with Arlene Gottfried, Miron Zownir
Prison Nation

Aperture, New York (US)
7 Feb 2018 – 7 Mar 2018

with Lucas Foglia, Bruce Jackson, Emily Kinni, Jack Lueders-Booth, Deborah Luster, Zora J Murff, Nigel Poor, Sable Elyse Smith, Stephen Tourlentes
Gruppenausstellung in neuen Räumen

Galerie Bene Taschen, Köln (DE)
20 Jan 2017 – 11 Mar 2017

with Gregory Bojorquez, Arlene Gottfried, Joseph Rodriguez, Miron Zownir
5 years – six artists

Galerie Bene Taschen, Köln (DE)
16 Jan 2016 – 20 Mar 2016

with Gregory Bojorquez, Arlene Gottfried, Joseph Rodriguez, Miron Zownir
Urban Archives: Rituals of Chaos

Bronx Museum of the Arts, New York (US)
19 Jul 2012 – 6 Jan 2013

with Sophie Calle, Robin Graubard, Gordon Matta-Clark, Enrique Metinides
Street Art, Street Life: From the 1950s to Now

Bronx Museum of the Arts, New York (US)
14 Sep 2008 – 25 Jan 2009

with Vito Acconci, Francis Alys, Amy Arbus, Sophie Calle, Valie Export, Robert Frank, Lee Friedlander, Raymond Hains, David Hammons, Kimsooja, William Klein, Nikki S. Lee …

Events

Art Basel 2026

Art Basel, Basel (CH)
18 Jun 2026 – 21 Jun 2026

with Marina Abramovic, Yalda Afsah, Francis Alys, Helena Almeida, Pawel Althamer, Ryūichi Amano, David Armstrong, Kader Attia, John Baldessari, Yto Barrada, Lothar Baumgarten, Vanessa Beecroft …
Photography Online Only

Grisebach, Berlin (DE)
20 Mar 2026 – 29 Mar 2026

with Richard Avedon, Constantin Brancusi, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Bruce Davidson, Raoul Hausmann, Harald Hauswald, Horst P. Horst, Rudolf Koppitz, Joel Meyerowitz, Martin Munkacsi, Helmut Newton, Albrecht Tübke …
PhotoSaintGermain 2025

PhotoSaintGermain, Paris (FR)
6 Nov 2025 – 30 Nov 2025

with Robert Adams, Emilio Azevedo, Letizia Battaglia, Christophe Beauregard, Charlotte Bovy, Anne-Lise Broyer, Susan Burnstine, Lucien Clergue, Alexandra Dautel, Rebekka Deubner, Thomas Dhellemmes, Sandrine Elberg …
Paris Photo 2025 - Group show

Galerie Bene Taschen, Paris (FR)
13 Nov 2025 – 16 Nov 2025

with Josef Achrer, Gregory Bojorquez, Arlene Gottfried, Leon Levinstein, Joseph Rodriguez, Sebastiao Salgado, Miron Zownir
ART COLOGNE 2025

Art Cologne, Köln (DE)
6 Nov 2025 – 9 Nov 2025

with Pilar Albarracin, Ketuta Alexi-Meskhishvili, Christopher Aque, Bernd & Hilla Becher, Bernd & Hilla Becher, Helene Binet, Viktoria Binschtok, Astrid Busch, Cihan Cakmak, Julian Charriere, Damien Daufresne, HG Esch …
Düsseldorf Cologne Open Galleries 2025

DC Open
5 Sep 2025 – 7 Sep 2025

with Josef Achrer, Farah Al Qasimi, Kai Althoff, Kader Attia, Nairy Baghramian, John Baldessari, Lewis Baltz, Gregory Bojorquez, Stefan Brüggemann, Natalie Czech, Ayse Erkmen, Hans-Peter Feldmann …
Photoville 2025

Photoville, Brooklyn (US)
7 Jun 2025 – 22 Jun 2025

with Mark Abramson, Samar Abu Elouf, Forough Alaei, Johis Alarcon, Kwaku Alston, Tasneem Alsultan, Fransisca Angela, Evgenia Arbugaeva, Alice Austen, Narelle Autio, Sarah Blesener, Victor J. Blue …
Paris Photo 2024 - Group show

Booth

Galerie Bene Taschen, Paris (FR)
7 Nov 2024 – 10 Nov 2024

with Josef Achrer, Gregory Bojorquez, Larry Fink, Arlene Gottfried, Jeff Mermelstein, Joseph Rodriguez, Sebastiao Salgado, Miron Zownir
Rencontres d'Arles 2024

Rencontres Arles, Arles (FR)
1 Jul 2024 – 29 Sep 2024

with Mustapha Azeroual, François Bellabas, Sophie Calle, Debi Cornwall, Cristina De Middel, Stephen Dock, Bruce Eesly, Nicolas Floch, Cemil Batur Goekceer, Miyako Ishiuchi, Coline Jourdan, Rinko Kawauchi …
Art Basel 2024

Art Basel, Basel (CH)
13 Jun 2024 – 16 Jun 2024

with Marina Abramovic, Robert Adams, Francis Alys, Claudia Andujar, Diane Arbus, Eric Baudelaire, Valerie Belin, Ilse Bing, Margaret Bourke-White, Brassai, Cabello & Carceller, Harry Callahan …
ART COLOGNE 2023

Art Cologne, Köln (DE)
16 Nov 2023 – 19 Nov 2023

with Berenice Abbott, Josef Achrer, Thierry Balanger, Roger Ballen, Erica Baum, Bernd & Hilla Becher, Laurenz Berges, Pierre Boucher, Daniel Canogar, Roger Catherineau, Chargesheimer, Julian Charriere …
OFFSCREEN 2023

Installations, Still and Moving images

OFFSCREEN, Paris (FR)
18 Oct 2023 – 22 Oct 2023

with Eleanor Antin, Rosa Barba, Stefan Brüggemann, Thibault Brunet, Victor Burgin, Antony Cairns, Carmen Calvo, Daniel Canogar, Leyla Cardenas, Jermine Chua, Thomas Devaux, Julien Discrit …
Art Basel 2023

Art Basel, Basel (CH)
15 Jun 2023 – 18 Jun 2023

with Ignasi Aballi, Ibon Aranberri, Eugene Atget, John Baldessari, Lillian Bassman, Valerie Belin, Ilse Bing, Erwin Blumenfeld, Martin Boyce, Brassai, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Alejandro Cesarco …
Photoville 2023

Photoville, Brooklyn (US)
3 Jun 2023 – 18 Jun 2023

with Linsey Addario, Bebe Blanco Agterberg, Paul Almasy, Corey Arnold, Janette Beckman, Daniel Berehulak, Nina Berman, Nydia Blas, Laura Boushnak, Brian Branch-Price, Mackenzie Calle, Alison Carey …
The ICP Photobook Fest

50 publishers and a programming and book signings.

ICP Center of Photography, New York (US)
12 May 2023 – 14 May 2023

with Tim Carpenter, Binh Danh, Moyra Davey, Kris Graves, Katherine Hubbard, Tommy Kha, Kim Kimball, Justine Kurland, Zoe Leonard, Henry Leutwyler, Holly Lynton, Susan Meiselas …
Capture Photography Festival 2023

Capture Photography Festival, Vancouver (CA)
1 Apr 2023 – 30 Apr 2023

with Henry Clay Anderson, Roy Arden, James Barnor, Dawoud Bey, Arielle Bobb-Willis, Deanna Bowen, Kwame Brathwaite, Sandra Brewster, Vanley Burke, Mohamed Camara, Kennedi Carter, Jorian Charlton …
ART COLOGNE 2022

Art Cologne, Köln (DE)
18 Nov 2022 – 20 Nov 2022

with Erkan Oezgen, Heba Y. Amin, William Anastasi, Alvin Baltrop, Banz & Bowinkel, Rosa Barba, Matthew Barney, Lothar Baumgarten, Christiane Baumgartner, Bernd & Hilla Becher, Laurenz Berges, Gregory Bojorquez …
Düsseldorf Cologne Open Galleries 2022

DC Open
2 Sep 2022 – 4 Sep 2022

with Christiane Baumgartner, Bernd & Hilla Becher, Gregory Bojorquez, Nadja Bournonville, Victor Burgin, HG Esch, Larry Fink, Daniel & Geo Fuchs, Sean Hemmerle, Oliver Husain, Julia König, Friedl Kubelka …
Art Düsseldorf 2022

Art Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf (DE)
8 Apr 2022 – 10 Apr 2022

with Christiane Baumgartner, Anja Bohnhof, Candice Breitz, Clegg & Guttmann , Grey Crawford, Lucinda Devlin, Anna Ehrenstein, Mitch Epstein, Thomas Florschuetz, Candida Hoefer, Georg Herold, Evelyn Hofer …
PULSE Miami 2019

PULSE Art Fairs, Miami (US)
5 Dec 2019 – 8 Dec 2019

with David Burdeny, Marina Font, Vincent Fournier, Helmut Grill, Prince Gyasi, Emma Hack, Ole Marius Joergensen, Heidi L. Kirkpatrick, Tatiana Parcero, Wendy Paton, James Sparshatt, Anne Valverde
The Armory Show 2019

The Armory Show, Inc., New York (US)
7 Mar 2019 – 10 Mar 2019

with Marina Abramovic, Diane Arbus, Miriam Boehm, Vanessa Beecroft, Valerie Belin, Dirk Braeckman, Nick Brandt, Matthew Brandt, Sebastiaan Bremer, Gary Brotmeyer, Tammy Rae Carland, Asger Carlsen …
THE LA ART SHOW 2019

THE LA ART SHOW, Los Angeles (US)
23 Jan 2019 – 27 Jan 2019

with Eric Fischl, Bill Jackson, Klaus Leidorf, Jim McHugh, Matthew Nordman, Tomas Ochoa, Noell Oszvald, Jack Pierson, Pentti Sammallahti, Tyler Shields, Michael Scott Slosar, David Yarrow
Photographs & photobooks

A l'occasion de Paris Photo - Collection Sudre et divers

ADER NORDMANN DOMINIQUE, Paris (FR)
7 Nov 2018 – 8 Nov 2018

with Berenice Abbott, Laure Albin-Guillot, Manuel Alvarez Bravo, Eugene Atget, Claude Azoulay, Edouard Baldus, Felice Beato, Eva Besnyoe, Werner Bokelberg, Edouard Boubat, Margaret Bourke-White, Bill Brandt …
art berlin 2018

art berlin, Berlin (DE)
28 Sep 2018 – 30 Sep 2018

with Clement Cogitore, David Krippendorff, Dominik Lejman, Alexandra Leykauf, Gilles Lorin, Tony Oursler, Peter Puklus, Malick Sidibe, Beat Streuli, Anna Vogel, Wim Wenders, Luke Willis Thompson
ART COLOGNE 2018

Art Cologne, Köln (DE)
19 Apr 2018 – 22 Apr 2018

with Lida Abdul, Laurenz Berges, Melanie Bonajo, Sonja Braas, Brassai, Thomas Demand, Andreas Gefeller, Arlene Gottfried, Sean Hemmerle, CHIA-WEI HSU, Pieter Hugo, Christian Jankowski …
4th Annual Photo Auction Benefit

Bronx Documentary Center, New York (US)

with Brassai, Jessica Dimmock, Tyler Hicks, Betsy Karel, Gary Knight, Arthur Leipzig, Susan Meiselas, Stephanie Sinclair, Brent Stirton
The Last Sunday in June

ICP Center of Photography, New York (US)
Artists Talk

ICP Center of Photography, New York (US)
New York Moves and Black Communities

Museum für Photographie, Braunschweig (DE)
The Message

HipHop & Jamel Shabazz‘ New York der 1980er Jahre zwischen sozialer Krise und kultureller Resilienz

Museum für Photographie, Braunschweig (DE)