Like a cherished item that you are reunited with at long last, Lost and Found takes you on a journey down memory lane. During the upheaval of a house move, iconic street photographer Bruce Gilden coincidentally stumbled upon a large batch of photographs he took in New York, more than 40 years ago.
PHOTOGRAPHY BY BRUCE GILDEN TEXT BY EDA DOĞANÇAY
Going beyond the glamorous images associated with New York, Bruce Gilden made a kind of film noir of the streets, in pursuit of people’s stories. Gilden’s New York is not a portrayal of the ‘American Dream’, that glorifies prosperity. Instead, the city is exposed as a mysterious and overwhelming place, where the eerie atmosphere, triggered by the financial crises of the ’70s and ’80s, can be read on New Yorkers’ faces.
As a renowned photographer and member of Magnum Photos, Gilden’s work has been featured in museums and art galleries all over the world all over the world, however it was an unexpected discovery that prompted his new series, Lost and Found. Three years ago, Gilden was moving out of his New York apartment to Beacon City, on the Hudson, when he was pleasantly surprised: inside some unused filing cabinets, he rediscovered around two thousand rolls of 35mm film, from his early days photographing New York City, some four decades ago. Gilden spent the entire summer scanning the collection to come up with a selection of about one hundred photographs. These relics of yesteryear do not only shed light on New York’s recent past, they also give a clear picture of Gilden’s early period style and how he evolved as a photographer throughout his career. Gilden’s work on New York between 1978 and 1994 is quite different to the style most closely associated with him. You can see that Gilden did not use – or was yet to discover – his original and direct signature technique of shooting the faces of passers-by with a flash, from up close.
Like a cherished item that you are reunited with at long last, Lost and Found takes you on a journey down memory lane. During the upheaval of a house move, iconic street photographer Bruce Gilden coincidentally stumbled upon a large batch of photographs he took in New York, more than 40 years ago.
PHOTOGRAPHY BY BRUCE GILDEN TEXT BY EDA DOĞANÇAY
Going beyond the glamorous images associated with New York, Bruce Gilden made a kind of film noir of the streets, in pursuit of people’s stories. Gilden’s New York is not a portrayal of the ‘American Dream’, that glorifies prosperity. Instead, the city is exposed as a mysterious and overwhelming place, where the eerie atmosphere, triggered by the financial crises of the ’70s and ’80s, can be read on New Yorkers’ faces.
As a renowned photographer and member of Magnum Photos, Gilden’s work has been featured in museums and art galleries all over the world all over the world, however it was an unexpected discovery that prompted his new series, Lost and Found. Three years ago, Gilden was moving out of his New York apartment to Beacon City, on the Hudson, when he was pleasantly surprised: inside some unused filing cabinets, he rediscovered around two thousand rolls of 35mm film, from his early days photographing New York City, some four decades ago. Gilden spent the entire summer scanning the collection to come up with a selection of about one hundred photographs. These relics of yesteryear do not only shed light on New York’s recent past, they also give a clear picture of Gilden’s early period style and how he evolved as a photographer throughout his career. Gilden’s work on New York between 1978 and 1994 is quite different to the style most closely associated with him. You can see that Gilden did not use – or was yet to discover – his original and direct signature technique of shooting the faces of passers-by with a flash, from up close.
Like a cherished item that you are reunited with at long last, Lost and Found takes you on a journey down memory lane. During the upheaval of a house move, iconic street photographer Bruce Gilden coincidentally stumbled upon a large batch of photographs he took in New York, more than 40 years ago.
PHOTOGRAPHY BY BRUCE GILDEN TEXT BY EDA DOĞANÇAY
Going beyond the glamorous images associated with New York, Bruce Gilden made a kind of film noir of the streets, in pursuit of people’s stories. Gilden’s New York is not a portrayal of the ‘American Dream’, that glorifies prosperity. Instead, the city is exposed as a mysterious and overwhelming place, where the eerie atmosphere, triggered by the financial crises of the ’70s and ’80s, can be read on New Yorkers’ faces.
As a renowned photographer and member of Magnum Photos, Gilden’s work has been featured in museums and art galleries all over the world all over the world, however it was an unexpected discovery that prompted his new series, Lost and Found. Three years ago, Gilden was moving out of his New York apartment to Beacon City, on the Hudson, when he was pleasantly surprised: inside some unused filing cabinets, he rediscovered around two thousand rolls of 35mm film, from his early days photographing New York City, some four decades ago. Gilden spent the entire summer scanning the collection to come up with a selection of about one hundred photographs. These relics of yesteryear do not only shed light on New York’s recent past, they also give a clear picture of Gilden’s early period style and how he evolved as a photographer throughout his career. Gilden’s work on New York between 1978 and 1994 is quite different to the style most closely associated with him. You can see that Gilden did not use – or was yet to discover – his original and direct signature technique of shooting the faces of passers-by with a flash, from up close.
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POSITOPIA
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is a large format international biannual magazine from Istanbul. Focusing on arts, culture and society, each issue tackles various universal subjects within a distinct theme.
Address
Mim Kemal Öke Cad. No.6 D.6 Nişantaşı, Şişli, İstanbul, Turkey
+90 212 232 4288
contact@212magazine.com
POSITOPIA
17
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is a large format international biannual magazine from Istanbul. Focusing on arts, culture and society, each issue tackles various universal subjects within a distinct theme.
Address
Mim Kemal Öke Cad. No.6 D.6 Nişantaşı, Şişli, İstanbul, Turkey
+90 212 232 4288
contact@212magazine.com