Robert Yager: Gang Life in Los Angeles
July 10, 2025 — August 7, 2025
GANG LIFE IN LOS ANGELES by Robert Yager Meet the Photographer in person!
OPENING EVENT: Thursday, July 10, 19:00
An exhibition of images from Robert Yager’s award-winning, historic and provocative work, intimately documenting the notorious Playboys Gang of Los Angeles in the 1990s and early 2000s.
We’re honoured to welcome Robert Yager to Budapest for the opening event. This is a unique chance to meet the photographer in person, hear his thoughts, and engage in conversation about the stories behind his powerful images.
“Through this exploration, I delved into themes of identity, community, and the human experience. It is an invitation to look at elements of power and camaraderie that draws kids into gangs. A unique kind of “family”. It’s documented without judgement or prejudice. My hope is to provide the viewer an opportunity to go beyond surface appearances, to see their authenticity, rituals, art, lifestyle and some of the consequences of adopting this lifestyle.” – Robert Yager
Exhibition Dates: 10 July – 7 August | Wednesdays and Thursdays 4 pm – 7 pm Location: House of Lucie Budapest (Falk Miksa utca 30., Ground Floor 3., 1055 Budapest)
Entry is free! https://www.photoloco.com
About the artist
Robert Yager
Robert Yager is a photographer best known for his award-winning, long-term documentation of the WestSide Playboys 13 gang in Los Angeles during the 1990s and early 2000s. Working without judgement or prejudice, Yager spent years with the gang's members, exploring identity, community and the bonds of power and camaraderie that draw young people into gang life: a unique kind of family. His pictures look beyond surface appearances to the rituals, art and lifestyle of his subjects, and to the consequences of the choices they made. Gang Life in Los Angeles…