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Building on the past

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Jan Staller made a series of photographs on 42nd Street in the early 1980s. “So much of my work has been about taking a close look at something we might all pass by with nary a second glance as we hurry on to our destinations. And the denizens of 42nd Street, aside from looking for each other were often ignored by polite company. I had done that myself until a few of them directly engaged me.”

Behind the scenes: Laughing Lady, 2015 / NYC

Silver, Omotesando （表参道）

Carrie Mae Weems, Not Manet’s Type (detail), 1997. Courtesy of the artist and Jack Shainman Gallery, New York. Copyright Carrie Mae Weems.

Neon, Shinjuku （新宿）