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1970s NYC Returns To Life In The Photographs Of Meryl Meisler
- Title
- 1970s NYC Returns To Life In The Photographs Of Meryl Meisler
- Runtime
- 3:44
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
- Description
- http://gothamist.com/2016/03/02/meryl_meisler_1970s_nyc_exhibit.php
Standing in front of a black-and-white portrait, photographer Meryl Meisler raised her hand and recited an oath—her own version of the Girl Scout oath. "On my honor I will try to do my duty to God and my country, and to do my best at this exhibit!"
Meisler forged her identity as she photographed the rollicking humanity of 1970s New York. She shot go-go girls clutching wrinkled dollar bills, punk rockers backstage at CBGB, circus performers at Madison Square Garden, and bouncers watching over Studio 54. Meisler has always been drawn to the noisy, crowded places where New Yorkers could just be themselves, and was often seen dancing in discos with her camera at the ready. Never an art scene celebrity, today Meisler's work is more popular, and powerful, than ever, and now her first-ever curated photography show is on display at Steven Kasher Gallery.
Video by Jessica Leibowitz
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- Title
- You’re Not A Real New Yorker Until...
- Runtime
- 3:44
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
- Description
- http://gothamist.com/2016/02/08/what_is_a_real_new_yorker.php
What makes a New Yorker? Ed Koch once said that "to be a New Yorker you have to live here for six months, and if at the end of the six months you find you walk faster, talk faster, think faster, you're a New Yorker." R. L. Stine said that "a real New Yorker likes the sound of a garbage truck in the morning." And David Bowie hinted that time was a factor, once saying, "I realized the other day that I've lived in New York longer than I've lived anywhere else. It's amazing: I am a New Yorker. It's strange; I never thought I would be."
Video: Jessica Leibowitz
Produced By: Jessica Leibowitz and Jen Carlson
Special Thanks: Katie Whittaker, Miranda Katz, Morgan Walters
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