Subway - Hardcover

Davidson, Bruce

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166 ratings by Goodreads

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 097136818X ISBN 13: 9780971368187

Publisher: St. Ann's Press, 2003

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Photographs show the people who ride New York's subways, including the young, old, tourists, commuters, the homeless, and thieves

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Subway is Davidson's visceral take on the New York underground system of the 1980s complete with beleagured passengers, Guardian Angels, graffiti and a palpable, all-pervasive sense of fear. A glimpse of a New York that is already long gone.--Sean O'Hagan "The Guardian "

The brilliant flash, combined with fluorescent lighting, intense colors and Davidson's probing vision, produced images that are dramatic and at times surreal.--Holly Stuart Hughes "Photo District News "

"Subway" is Davidson's visceral take on the New York underground system of the 1980s complete with beleagured passengers, Guardian Angels, graffiti and a palpable, all-pervasive sense of fear. A glimpse of a New York that is already long gone. "The Guardian"

Here, the enclosed world of the subway is a metaphor for New York itself, in all its frantic hustle and bustle its violence, its humanity and its hope. "The Guardian"

Bruce Davidson s "Subway" has become iconic for its juxtaposition of humanity against urban machinery. "Artinfo"

The brilliant flash, combined with fluorescent lighting, intense colors and Davidson's probing vision, produced images that are dramatic and at times surreal. "Photo District News"

Essentially, Davidson s images manage to hark back to a forgotten New York City, while simultaneously tapping into a contemporary sense of why New York, with all is attitudes, is still seen to be one of the globe s most vibrant and happening urban cities. "Wings"

Davidson was able to capture an ominous, hautingly poetic, and emotional atmosphere. "Juxtapoz" "

Subway is Davidson's visceral take on the New York underground system of the 1980s complete with beleagured passengers, Guardian Angels, graffiti and a palpable, all-pervasive sense of fear. A glimpse of a New York that is already long gone. The Guardian
Here, the enclosed world of the subway is a metaphor for New York itself, in all its frantic hustle and bustle its violence, its humanity and its hope. The Guardian
Bruce Davidson s Subway has become iconic for its juxtaposition of humanity against urban machinery. Artinfo
The brilliant flash, combined with fluorescent lighting, intense colors and Davidson's probing vision, produced images that are dramatic and at times surreal. Photo District News
Essentially, Davidson s images manage to hark back to a forgotten New York City, while simultaneously tapping into a contemporary sense of why New York, with all is attitudes, is still seen to be one of the globe s most vibrant and happening urban cities. Wings
Davidson was able to capture an ominous, hautingly poetic, and emotional atmosphere. Juxtapoz"

About the Author:

Bruce Davidson is an award-winning photographer whose career spans nearly sixty years. He became a member of Magnum Photos in 1958, and received a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1962, grants from the National Endowment for the Arts in 1967 and 1980, the Lucie Award for Outstanding Achievement in Documentary Photography in 2004, and a Gold Medal of Honor Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Arts Club in 2007. His work has been shown at the Museum of Modern Art, New York; Walker Art Center, Minneapolis; Palais de Tokyo, Paris; Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.; and Aperture Foundation, New York.

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