February 24, 2010

Joel Meyerowitz: Pioneer of Color Photography in America

“Starburst: Color Photography in America 1970-1980″ is showing now at the Cincinnati Art Museum, featuring artists such as William Eggleston, Stephen Shore, Mitch Epstein, and Joel Meyerowitz. Starburst takes viewers on a journey through the explosion and development of color photography in America. Once considered less of an art form than black and white photography, the color photography in Starburst addresses the initial controversy surrounding color film and how pioneering artists turned it into high art. In case one can’t make it to the midwest, the work of Stephen Shore, Joel Meyerowitz, and William Egglestone will also be on view at the Edwynn Houk Gallery starting Thursday, February 25th.

Learn more about the shows

October 5, 2009

Legacy: The Preservation of Wilderness in New York City Parks

Not since the 1930s under Franklin D. Roosevelt’s WPA campaign has a photographer attempted to document the nearly 9,000 acres of parks in New York City’s five boroughs. Commissioned by the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation, renowned photographer Joel Meyerowitz celebrates the beauty of New York’s City’s parks in the publication of Legacy: The Preservation of Wilderness in New York City Parks.

LEGACY launches October 7, 2009, 6:00 – 8:00pm
Museum of the City of New York
1220 Fifth Avenue at 103rd Street
New York, NY

RSVP@mcny.org by October 5th.

More images from the book after the link.

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