En Foco presents Wildstyle: Iconic Fashion From Gen-X to Gen-Z, an exhibition hosted virtually illustrating the powerful influence of Hip Hop culture and all its expressive forms. Wildstyle launches on September 21, 2023, exclusively on enfoco.org. Featured artists include Anthony Artis, Alex Bershaw, Koren Martin, Jamel Shabazz, Coreen Simpson, and Hidemi Tagaki. Curated by Tarisse Iriarte, and Kay Hickman.

“Wildstyle” was pioneered by the Mcs, B-boys/B-girls, DJs, and innovators to create a distinctive blueprint of innovative fashion and sentiments of liberation. Hip-hop’s exemplary swag and culture generated global phenomena. The selected works in this exhibition exemplify this artistic expression through a series of photographic images and media. This virtual exhibition will serve as an ode to the retrospective of Hip Hop’s flavorful ingenuity that has transcended the ages from Gen-X to Gen-Z.

ABOUT THE CURATORS:

Tarisse Iriarte - is an independent curator and arts activist from Brooklyn, NY with Afro Caribbean Roots in Cuba and Puerto Rico. She is simply known as “Tee” in her beloved Communities. Tee is what happens when a human loves art and community.  She is a proud Afro-Puerto Rican working diligently on the global liberation of her people across the diaspora through socially engaged art.  Tee curates exhibits that contextualize the intersections of diasporan arts across a socio-political landscape and works tirelessly to sow seeds rooted in liberatory praxis alongside a global community of artists, movement workers, and radical thinkers.  Tee is currently the Curator-at-Large for EnFoco.  She serves on the advisory board for ARTE (Art Resistance Through Education) and is a member of NALAC (National Association of Latino Arts & Culture) AAMC (Association of Art Museum Curators) and the Katal Center for Health Equity and Justice

Kay Hickman - Is a New York-based visual artist and curator. With an inquisitive eye, she offers a unique and empathetic perspective into everyday life. Her work largely focuses on documenting the human experience as it relates to identity, human rights, and health issues. Her curatorial practice identifies the same issues with a broader lens. Hickman’s work has been featured in The New York Times, TIME, Vogue, Financial Times, Ms. Magazine, and Photographic Journal: MFON Women Photographers of the African Diaspora. Hickman also Joined the Everyday Project’s Advisory Board where she works on various initiatives.

ABOUT EN FOCO

En Foco, Inc. is a non-profit that supports U.S.-based photographers of African, Asian, Latino, Native American, and Pacific Islander heritage. Founded in 1974, En Foco makes their work visible to the art world, yet remains accessible to under-served communities. Through exhibitions, workshops, events, and publications, it provides professional recognition, honoraria, and assistance to photographers as they grow into different stages of their careers.

En Foco is supported in part with public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the City Council, National Endowment for the Arts, New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature, BronxCare Health System, The Joy of Giving Something, Inc., Rockefeller Brothers Fund Culpeper Arts and Culture, New York Community Trust Mosaic Network & Fund, the Phillip and Edith Leonian Foundation, Ford Foundation, and Aguado-Pavlick Arts Fund. For more info visit: https://enfoco.org/