N.Y. Confidential
Vintage photographs from the 1950s and 60s 9 May - 1 June 2002

New York has been a source of inspiration for countless photographers and, as this exhibition reveals, its diverse and irrepressible street life continues to fascinate. From civil rights protesters to crazed dime-store shoppers, Harlem street kids to Coney Island babes, N.Y. Confidential captures the vibrancy and tensions of the ultimate modern city in mid-century flux.

Highlights from the collection include the triumphant street parade for the return of Neil Armstrong and his fellow astronauts, James Baldwin championing civil rights, Ingrid Bergman fleeing a movie premiere on Broadway, and the sun-baked human zoo of Brooklyn's Brighton Beach. On a darker note, hard-boiled crime photographs reveal a seedy underworld familiar to us through cop-shows and Hollywood noir.

As well as rare early work by established modern masters Garry Winogrand and Nina Leen, the exhibition will present exciting images by relatively unknown auteurs including Alfred Gregory and Ben and Sid Ross. All photographs are one of a kind and available for purchase from £250+vat.

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