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William Van Alen, Chrysler Building, 1928-1930, Manhattan, NYC |
Nevertheless, there is something to be said for lowering our gaze, and not merely to make sure we don’t stumble over a bit of uneven pavement. A different sort of visual seduction happens at eye-level and below. Rarely is it thoughtfully planned or consciously designed. That “seduction” may involve a person navigating or engaging the city in some manner, but more often it involves some fragment or trace of that engagement–its human author long gone.This selection of twenty-one photographs, taken last year as I walked New York, gradually brings down our gaze to discover a more base visual seduction–an unplanned aesthetic of spontaneity, surprise and serendipity, right at our feet.
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Mahatma Lintel, Manhattan, Lower East Side, NYC |
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Adam on Lafayette, Lafayette Street, Manhattan, NoHo, NYC |
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Cappuccino/Tattoo, St. Marks Place, Manhattan, East Village, NYC |
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Angels Moved, The Hub, East 149th Street, The Bronx, NYC |
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In Memory of Mom, East 4th St., East Village, Manhattan, NYC |
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Mono Mono, East 4th Street, East Village, Manhattan, NYC |
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5 Women, Doorway, Chelsea, Manhattan, NYC |
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Brownstone Stoops, West 84th Street, Upper West Side, Manhattan, NYC |
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Slush, 96th & Madison Avenue, Manhattan, NYC |
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Chrome Columns, 3rd Avenue, East Village, Manhattan, NYC |
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Mist on 5th, 103rd & 5th Avenue, Manhattan, NYC |
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La Virgen y Los Potros, 117th Street, East Harlem, Manhattan, NYC |
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Doll Shrine, East Village, Manhattan, NYC |
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Homeless Stump, Wooster Street, SoHo, Manhattan, NYC |
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Kilroy on Alexander 1, Alexander Avenue, The Bronx, NYC |
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Kilroy on Alexander 2, Alexander Avenue, The Bronx, NYC |
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Bowtie on 10th 1, 22nd Street & 10th Avenue, Chelsea, Manhattan, NYC |
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Bowtie on 10th 2, 22nd Street & 10th Avenue, Chelsea, Manhattan, NYC |
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Curb Your Ego, 16th Street at 10th Avenue, Chelsea, Manhattan, NYC |
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Oldsmobile, 3rd Avenue, The Bronx, NYC |
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New Year’s Eve, 86th St & Lexington Avenue, Manhattan, NYC |
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