Bruce Davidson: NY Subway

Bruce Davidson
Subway, 1980
(Aperture Gallery, NY)

People in the subway, their flesh juxtaposed against the graffiti, the penetrating effect of the strobe light itself, and even the hollow darkness of the tunnels, inspired an aesthetic that goes unnoticed by passengers who are trapped underground, hiding behind masks, and closed off from each other.

(Bruce Davidson, quoted in Artlog)

(America viewed by Americans)

(New York, New York)