Presenting an informal archive of black and white photographs alongside cell
phone pictures from Social Photography VI, the exhibition Archive / New York,
1950-1970, offers visual connections between images of everyday life from 20th century New York City and the moment-to-moment recording of 21st century experience via the cell phone camera.

Drawn largely from lifestyle reportage of unknown and lesser-known photographers, this companion show demonstrates parallels and historical links to much of today’s cell phone photography, which, through an emphasis on sensibility, humor, and candid shots of the overlooked, reveal a latent presence of the photojournalist’s urge to articulate and document everyday life.

While large media networks continue to rely on sensation and alarm to catch and maintain the interest of their audience, this group of roughly one-hundred images, when seen in the context of cell phone pictures of contemporary life, suggests an ongoing interest in the nuances of "the everyday".

As mass media transitions from the managing of beliefs through editorial fiat to social media’s unwieldy platforms, which frame perception via the perpetual fine tuning of algorithms, Archive / New York presents visual evidence of the longstanding appeal in making visible what often remains hidden in plain sight.

Photo: Claude Jacoby, circa 1960

Installation View

Archive / New York

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Archive / New York

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Archive / New York

Archive / New York

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Archive / New York

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Stephen, Zane

Harlem Fire Watchtower, Marcus Garvey Park, New York County, NY
Notes
Signi cance: The Harlem Fire Watch Tower is the last remaining re watch tower in New York City. It was one of the rst completely iron structures in New York City and is the last of only three iron watch towers built in Manhattan. The tower is also a ne example of architectural detailing in iron.

Water Tower

Photo by PIX incorporated

New York, Museum of Modern Art, "Do Not Touch"

Circa 1960, Courtesy Winter Works on Paper

Jacques Mast

New York, In The Subway, January 1, 3 A. M., Circa 1960

Bob Gelberg

Ballerina’s Dream, Circa 1960