Join us at POWERHOUSE Arena to celebrate the highly anticipated fight between Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson! In honor of the event, Lori Grinker, photographer and author behind the stunning photography book Mike Tyson, Bruce Silverglade, author and owner of Dumbo's Gleason's Gym, and world-renowned boxer Heather Hardy will be in conversation about the renowned boxer and the long-awaited show down between the two boxers. At 8pm, we will stream the fight on the store's projector. The event will conclude with a casual signing.
7:00pm - Entry
7:15pm to 8:00pm - Discussion between photographer Lori Grinker, boxing club owner Bruce Silverglade, and boxer Heather Hardy
8:00pm - Stream the fight
We're excited to celebrate this event with our Dumbo neighbors!
About the Book.
It all began with an art school photography assignment: Lori Grinker was shooting a project on young boxers under the guidance of the legendary trainer Cus D’Amato. Her main focus became a nine-year-old boxer Billy Hamm. While photographing him, Cus wandered over and asked why Lori was shooting that kid, when the bigger kid in the corner working a speed bag would one day be the heavyweight champion of the world! The kid was a then 13-year-old Mike Tyson.
Lori’s early boxing photographs of Mike Tyson are without peer–little exists from that era and all of Grinker’s work is personal with uniquely privileged access in and out of the ring.
Over the next decade Lori would photograph the coterie that surrounded Mike; Cus’s funeral, going home to Brownsville, old friends, trips abroad, in hotel suites before and after fights, his hook-up with Robin Givens, their wedding, their divorce, and the training and fights in between until Tyson’s first defeat–the Buster Douglas fight in 1991. This is a side of the Mike Tyson story rarely seen or shared.
About the Photographer and Author.
Lori Grinker, is an award-winning photographer, transmedia artist, educator and filmmaker exploring themes of memory, identity, history, and home. She began her career as a photographer in the 1980s while a student at Parsons School of Design, where she studied with Berenice Abbott, George Tice, and Lisette Model. In 1981, Inside Sports published her photo-essay about a young boxer as its cover story. While working on that project, she met another young boxer, fourteen-year-old Mike Tyson, whom she documented for the next decade. Since then, her social-humanistic work has taken her to over 60 countries and has been published in major magazines around the world. Author of three books, MIKE TYSON (Powerhouse Books, September 2022), Afterwar; Veterans from a World in Conflict (de.MO, 2005); The Invisible Thread: A Portrait of Jewish American Women (Jewish Publication Society, 1989). A multimedia memoir, Six Days from Forty, exploring the history of AIDS, gay rights and sexual identity is in progress. Her latest work, All the Little Things, explores memory, loss and love. A documentary film is also in progress. Her work has garnered many awards, including the 2022 Bob and Diane Fund grant, Foundation for Contemporary Arts Grant, Awesome Foundation Grant; New York Foundation for the Arts Grant; W. Eugene Smith Memorial Fellowship; Ernst Haas Award; Open Society Community Engagement Grant; Hasselblad Foundation Grant; Center (Santa Fe) Project Grant; World Press Foundation First Prize; Ochberg Fellow of the Dart Center on Journalism and Trauma. She has exhibited in solo, and group exhibits most recently at CLAMP art gallery in New York City, the Museum of the City of New York and the Brooklyn Museum. Her work is held in many private and public collections including the International Center of Photography and the Jewish Museum in New York City; the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston; the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; and the Israel Museum in Jerusalem; among others. She is an Assistant Professor of Journalism & Design, The New School University, Lang College. Grinker is a senior member of Contact Press Images and is represented by CLAMP Art Gallery in New York City.
About the Moderator.
Over the last forty-five years, Bruce Silverglade has been busy keeping one of boxing’s grandest traditions alive. He is the driving force behind Gleason’s Gym in Brooklyn, a boxing treasure since 1937. One of the last of New York City’s thriving boxing gyms, Gleason’s has been the training headquarters for such legends as Jake LaMotta, Muhammad Ali and Roberto Duran. In all, 137 World Champions have trained inside the gym’s hallowed walls. The Silverglade name has been associated with boxing for over 75 years. Bruce’s father Edward, was one of the founders of the National PAL. He also worked for the National Olympic Committee and was the team manager for the US Olympic teams of 1980 and 1984. In 1976, Bruce found himself in the middle of a divorce and sought refuge in boxing. While one marriage ended, another one was just beginning. Silverglade caught the boxing bug and quit his job of 16 years with Sears Roebuck and Company. He began refereeing and judging amateur bouts but because he liked “all” fighters he learned quickly that he could not be an impartial official. That’s when he turned to the administrative side of the sport. From 1980 to 1985, Silverglade held some of the most prominent positions in amateur boxing. He was president of the Metropolitan Amateur Boxing Federation, a chairman of the National Junior Olympic Committee and a member of the National Selection Committee. By the early 1980’s, Silverglade began devoting his efforts full-time to Gleason’s. In 1987, he started running live boxing cards at Gleason’s Arena, which was located one block away from the gym. That lasted until 1990, but Silverglade remained involved in the business side of boxing as a matchmaker and booking agent. He helped to promote the first world title fight in Russia as IBF cruiserweight champion Al Cole defended his title against Glen McCrory. He has also made fights for some of the game’s top attractions: Arturo Gatti, Paulie Malignaggi, Yuri Foreman, Mark Breland and Zab Judah. In 1991, he established a 501C3 Foundation called Give A Kid A Dream. This program allows troubled New York City youth the opportunity to train at Gleason’s Gym at no charge. After the success of Give A Kid A Dream, Silverglade has helped other charities use Gleason’s Gym. StoPD fights Parkinson’s Disease, SATO protects homeless and stray dogs, as well as classes for children with Autism and finally a free program for disabled veterans. Silverglade and his wife live, JoEllen, in New York City. He graduated Gettysburg College in 1968 with a degree in economics. He also holds a master’s degree in the Sweet Science. JoEllen, an accomplished artist, is the real driving force behind Bruce.
About the Boxer.
Heather Hardy is a former American professional boxer and mixed martial artist. In boxing, she held the WBO featherweight title from 2018 to 2019. She is also a trainer, living and working in Brooklyn, New York.