In the winter of 1985 I spent several days wandering the streets of the Meatpacking District with my 4x5 view camera.
It was different city then. Edgier, less peopled. While the meat market bustled in the early morning hours, it slumbered,
almost abandoned, by day.
I never printed my photographs of the Meatpacking District, and the negatives sat forgotten in a box. Last year, I scanned
the negatives and was stunned to rediscover these images, made with little artifice, unforced in their clarity. It was like looking
at New York as a stage set while the actors were away taking a break.
In the summer and fall of last year I re-photographed the Meatpacking District repeating many of the earlier images and making
a number of new ones. The result is a collection of images showing the profound transformation of the neighborhood from
abattoir to epicenter of fashion and art.
Metamorphosis
Meatpacking District 1985 + 2013
Dillon Gallery
555 West 25th Street
New York, New York
July 15 - August 15
Exhibition Opening and Book Launch
Tuesday, July 15, 6-8PM
Purchase the book here
brianrose.com/metamorphosis.htm
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