“愿你生活在有趣的时代，”伪经反手诅咒的诅咒是，1980年代纽约都很有趣。这是裂缝流行，犯罪率高昂的十年和削减Reaganomics的社会支出，但是80年代也看到了嘻哈音乐的爆炸，因为纽约成为了青年文化无可争议的中心。
When Jamel Shabazz took his first documentary pictures of the city and its people at the start of the decade, the 20-year-old already had 5 years’ photography experience under his belt and entered into what would become an open-ended project with his finger on the pulse as well as the camera shutter. Influenced by artists such as Robert Capa, Leonard Freed, James Van Der Zee and Gordon Parks, Shabazz shared their interest in New York’s African American communities, which felt the social ills most keenly, yet were also the source of so much creativity in music, fashion and art.80年代的反思是该时期的Shabazz作品的精选，正在展出Hardhitta画廊3月7日至28日在科隆的Limburger Strasse上。
Jamel Shabazz，
1985年下东区裂缝杀人
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Jamel Shabazz，
高峰时光，1988年
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Jamel Shabazz，
男子和狗，下东区，纽约，1980年
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Jamel Shabazz，
电台人，布鲁克林Flatbush，大约1980年
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Jamel Shabazz，
纽约市纽约市下东区的苦乐参半
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Jamel Shabazz，
未知的车手，Flatbush，布鲁克林，纽约1981年
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Jamel Shabazz，
小男人，布鲁克林Flatbush，1980年
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