Explore Old Manhattan In Pics From Street Photographer Bill Cunningham

A few years ago , adocumentarycame out that bring in longtime New York legend Bill Cunningham to the world at turgid . The film was fantastic — now well out onNetflix!—and made it pretty much impossible not to fall in making love with the octogenarian photographer who , for decade , has biked boldly through the Big Apple ’s crowded avenues becharm people with style . round , out , he all-fired ripe at capturing building with style , too .

Façades , an upcoming exhibition at the New - York Historical Society , display a dissimilar kind of Cunningham ’s street picture taking ; rather than capture manner on the fly , these pics feature of speech mannikin and Mus decked out in menstruation costumes , set in front of some of the urban center ’s most notable architectural monuments .

It ’s an interesting shift from the impromptu gingersnap of passersby that Cunningham is known for , calculated in a way that offers another coup d’oeil into his creative vision as well as a optic time capsule of Manhattan ’s evolving built surround . Plus it ’s a fitting testimonial to his longtime friend ( and young man lensman ) Editta Sherman , whopassed awaylast class , who feature in many of the scene . The project cue me in a small way of Cindy Sherman’sFilm Stillsseries , where whole imagined worlds were crafted to exist within a individual picture . It looks like there was a Façades paperback published in 1978 , but as it ’s fit for over a hundred dollars onAmazonI think it ’s probably a rare find .

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Façadeswill be at the New - York Historical Society from March 14th to June 15th , but in the meantime you should definitely definitely check out theBill Cunningham New Yorkdoc — it ’s truly fantastic . [ Kottke ]

Bill Cunningham , BowerySavings Bank , New York City , ca . 1968 - 1976

Bill Cunningham , GM Building , New YorkCity , ca . 1968 - 1976

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