Wednesday, October 15, 2014

Tonight, a discussion on the urban photography of Marlis Momber and Lisa Kahane



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Sense of the Lens
Regarding Urban Survival and Resurgence in the Photography of Lisa Kahane + Marlis Momber

Join photographers Marlis Momber and Lisa Kahane at the new Loisaida Center for "Sense of the Lens: Regarding Urban Survival and Resurgence" tonight from 7-9 at 710 E. 9th St. & Avenue C. Presentation starts at 7:30 pm and is free to the public.

Simultaneously but unknown to each other, Lisa Kahane and Marlis Momber documented the life of people and places caught in cycles of urban disinvestment in the 1970s and 1980s in shattered, depopulated neighborhoods in the South Bronx and in Loisaida. Ms. Momber and Ms. Kahane both document the history and conditions of each place at the same time.

This discussion will also consider the circumstances that originally opened each place to work in. How did and does each photographer engage with people and groups, including local Puerto Rican activist communities, and what alliances did each photographer forge with other artists and peers? How does the personal, including gender, affect approach, alliances, method and regard? And is there a specific connection between what we now call social practice and photography?

Marlis Momber and Lisa Kahane will be introduced by Amy Westpfahl and Laura Napier, artists and photographers who live and work on the Lower East Side and in the South Bronx today.

Find more information about the Loisaida Center here.
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2 comments:

  1. AnonymousOctober 15, 2014 at 1:09 PM

    Marlis Momber is a great photographer. Should be great!
    Melanie
    East Village Corner

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  2. CharlieOctober 22, 2014 at 10:26 AM

    To nick-pick, would it be possible to know about these things a day in advance?

    ReplyDelete

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