Taryn Simon | TED

The Death of a Building | Christoph Gielen

Urban Scotland, 2003

Christoph Gielen in the New York Times

Most of my work as a photographer centers on urban development in the sense of construction and expansion. But not all development succeeds, and not all construction lasts. In recent years a number of cities in Britain have recognized that some of the large public housing projects built during the postwar era have been failures; what were supposed to be new residential communities have been overtaken by crime and drug use. In several cases, particularly unmanageable buildings have even been torn down.

New York, N.Y. (1986) | Raymond Depardon

Incognito | Yancey Richardson

 

 Mitch Epstein, "Untitled, NY, 1996"

24" x 30" Chromogenic Print, Edition of 15

Stephen Shore, "Room 125, Westbank Motel, Idaho Falls, Idaho, July 18, 1973"

20" x 24" C-print, Edition of 8

Matthew Pillsbury, "Matthew Pillsbury, Alias, 9-10 pm, 2010"

13" x 19" Pigment ink print, Edition of 20

 Francesca Woodman, "P.059 Untitled, Providence, Rhode Island, 1976"

(printed 2002-04), 8" x 10" Gelatin Silver Print, Edition of 40

 Ray Metzker, "Philadelphia, 1964"

8" x 10" Gelatin silver print, Edition of 20

 Lisa Kereszi, "Thrilling, Neon Sign, Niagara Falls, Canada, 2005"

30" x 40" Chromogenic Print, Edition of 5
 

 Gail Albert Halaban, "Out My Window, Chelsea, Flower Block from the series 
Out My Window, NYC, 2009", 20" x 24" Archival Pigment Print, Edition of 10

“Incognito,” the current show at Yancey Richardson, explores the ways that photographers can weave their own presence into their work. Many of the photos serve as clandestine self-portraits: traces of the artists appear as shadows, reflections, and body parts, clues embedded within each photographer’s game of hide-and-seek with the camera.

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