The photographer Berenice Abbott once mused, "How shall the two-dimensional print in black-and-white suggest the flux of activity of the metropolis, the interaction of human beings and solid architectural constructions, all impinging upon each other in time?" Picturing New York presents a myriad of answers to this question. Depicting both the iconic New York that captivates the world's imagination and the idiosyncratic details that define New Yorkers' sense of home, this anthology of photographs from The Museum of Modern Art's extraordinary collection reveals New York in all its vitality, ambition and beauty. Taken by artists pursuing their own curiosity as well as professionals on assignment, the works reveal a deeply symbiotic relationship between photography and the city, each delving into a new corner of New York while expanding the boundaries of photography as an art form. The selection comprises both celebrated images and lesser-known gems from the collection, accompanied by evocative excerpts from literary works about New York.
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A fine coffee table book for those who want to embrace New York,
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This review is from: Picturing New York: Photographs from The Museum of Modern Art (Hardcover)
Though a picture may be worth one thousand words, it will still take a multitude of pictures to sum up the metropolis of New York. "Picturing New York: Photographs from the Museum of Modern Art" draws from black and white photographs of New York over the length of a century, telling the story of its architecture, its people, and everything one could yearn to learn about one of the biggest cities of the modern age. Drawn from the skills of countless expert photographers, the Museum of Modern Art does much in revealing the true life of a city. "Picturing New York" is a fine coffee table book for those who want to embrace New York.
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