Offsite: Vikki Tobak at the Traverwood Library

Thursday, May 23, 2019 - 7:00pm

Literati is excited to be partnering with our friends at the Ann Arbor District Library - Traverwood Branch to sell books at their event with journalist Vikki Tobak.

The perfect gift for music and photography fans, an inside look at the work of hip-hop photographers told through their most intimate diaries—their contact sheets. 

Featuring rare outtakes from over 100 photoshoots alongside interviews and essays from industry legends, Contact Hight: A Visual History of Hip-Hop takes readers on a chronological journey from old-school to alternative hip-hop and from analog to digital photography. The ultimate companion for music and photography enthusiasts, Contact High is the definitive history of hip-hop’s early days, celebrating the artists that shaped the iconic album covers, t-shirts and posters beloved by hip-hop fans today. 

With essays from BILL ADLER, RHEA L. COMBS, FAB 5 FREDDY, MICHAEL GONZALES, YOUNG GURU, DJ PREMIER, and RZA 

Vikki Tobak is a journalist whose writing has appeared in The FADER, Complex, Mass Appeal, The Undefeated, Paper Magazine, i-D Magazine, The Detroit News, Vibe, and many others. Vikki is also the founding curator of FotoDC's film program, and served as the art commissioner/curator for the Palo Alto Public Art Commission in Silicon Valley. She has lectured about music photography at American University, VOLTA New York, Photoville, Chicago Cultural Center and the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit. 

Event address: 
3333 Traverwood Dr.
Ann Arbor, MI 48105
Books: 
Contact High: A Visual History of Hip-Hop By Vikki Tobak, Questlove (Foreword by) Cover Image
By Vikki Tobak, Questlove (Foreword by)
$40.00
ISBN: 9780525573883
Availability: Usually Available in 2-5 Days
Published: Clarkson Potter - October 16th, 2018