Belgrade-born, Brooklyn-based street legend Boogie isn’t shooting Brooklyn gangs and Serbian skinheads right now, he’s got an adorable brood to be daddy to. Meanwhile, he’s been making a series of wet plate photographs of his friends in Belgrade. It’s a tedious process where Boogie plays alchemist, “mixing chemicals and pouring plates in a tiny dirty basement” and everyone comes out looking evil and possessed. Read more »
Boogie Goes Color: ‘The Uncovering’ of New Photography
From Yugoslavia’s civil war to NYC ghetto life and ’round the world, Boogie penetrates reality like few can. New color works and his signature stark, gritty, black and white photography are currently on view at Culver City’s Carmichael Gallery. Read more »
Belgrade-born, Brooklyn-based photographer Boogie talks to True/Slant about the death of the American dream, why U.S. is about to blow up just like Serbia and how to take pictures of gang members without getting shot.
Boogie Shows ‘The Best of Times’ in Soho
Boogie, the Belgrade-born, Brooklyn-dwelling photographer has a showing of new work opening at the Altamont showroom tomorrow night. The show’s preview, aptly titled “The Best of Times,” depicts a decidedly brighter vision of New York than one typically sees from the gritty street photographer: no guns, no drugs, and no violence. However, those darker images might still be waiting for the show to open, from 9 to 12 PM tomorrow through May 15th, at 29 Greene Street.
Photos by Boogie via Fecal Face
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