Magnum Square Print by Alec Soth: New York City, 2018 (Signed)

Description: Magnum Square Print by Alec Soth: New York City, 2018 (Signed) Acquired from Magnum during the 2022 Magnum Square Print Sale “Then, Now, and Next” In perfect condition. Comes in a sealed protective envelope; the glossiness of the envelope might have caused some glare in the pictures Free shipping in the U.S. “Alec Soth: Having lived most of my life in the Midwest, I’m a connoisseur of the unpopulated landscape, so I never felt much desire to photograph on the streets of New York. I’m a fan of Winogrand and the like, but the energy of that type of photography doesn’t match my own experience. The only time I lived away from Minnesota was in college. My school was thirty minutes outside of New York, and I was utterly friendless for four straight years. Most weekends, I’d go to the city and almost indulge in the feeling of alienation. I felt like a character in Hopper’s painting. Those experiences in New York had a profound effect on me, but I never addressed them directly in my work. I’m known for lonely pictures in middle America, but I never knew how to get at this feeling in New York City. Then on one visit in 2018, I saw a view out of the window of my Airbnb that hit the melancholic chord of my memory. Watching a handful of lights come on during the drizzling blue hour evoked the romantic loneliness that is at the heart of my personal experience of the city. I photographed this view with an 8×10 view camera – the same type of camera with which I made my earlier work in the Midwest. An important element of this picture is the inclusion of the dark edge of my window frame. This isn’t a picture of New York City, this is a picture of someone at a window looking at New York City.”

Price: 299 USD

Location: Ithaca, New York

End Time: 2024-11-22T23:48:14.000Z

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