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)

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Bruce Davidson: Subway Station in NY

Bruce Davidson
Untitled, Subway, NY, 1980
(Jackson Fine Art, Atlanta)

Aperture Gallery, NY presents Bruce Davidson: Subway – a groundbreaking series documenting a unique moment in the cultural fabric of New York City, coinciding the highly anticipated re-release of the book published in 1986. Davidson’s classic series has since garnered critical acclaim for its phenomenal use of extremes of color and shadow set against flash-lit skin.

(Artlog)

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