Ricky Powell's Early New York Photographs Resurface at Whaam!

SummaryWhaam! shows Ricky Powells early 1980s New York photosFeatures everyday street life and peers like Basquiat, FuturaRicky Powells path as a photographer began in the mid-1980s after a breakup left him restless in downtown New York. Borrowing a camera once belonging to his ex-girlfriend, Powell started taking photos to pass the time. What began as a way to process heartbreak quickly grew into a lifelong practice of documenting the city around him.On view at Whaam!, RICKY POWELL: NEW YORK PH...