KloverArt : "Subway" by Bruce Davidson published by Aperture.

Bruce Davidson Subway is a melancholic and beautiful and thrilling ode to the 80's New York subway. Shooting in the MTA seems to be nowadays a vernacular and obvious topic but doing it in the early 80's  was something quite different from the clean and gentrified city that we have today. In his essay, Davidson explains how he had to be in a good physical condition to face the gloomy and scary New York transportation scene. He has no shame to refere to his fears when he had to deal with some young muggers. You understand that photography is not only an activity, a technic or an abstract approach but first of all a confrontation. Beyond the anecdotes, Subway portrays a rough and fascinating facet of a gone New York. The atmosphere could be tender and delicate in the same time giving to that danger zone a much ambiguous aspect. Davidson confesses in his brilliant essay that he became addicted to the subway which is understandable from the hunter's perspective. First published in the mid 80's, we are very lucky to have this new edition published by The Aperture Foundation. For me, as an image lover, getting that copy signed by the artist at the Paris Photo fair was enough to give me happiness for some days. Subway by Bruce Davidson, Aperture Foundation, 135pp, hard cover, 65$.

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