Amy Arbus signs ON THE STREET March 10, 2007

Amy Arbus presents and signs ON THE STREET
Between 1980 and 1990, over five hundred of photographer Amy Arbus’s impromtu and edgy portraits of New Yorkers appeared in the “Village Voices”’s monthly fashion feature, “On the Street.” The column’s missive was to document the city’s most adventurous trendsetters as they lived their lives. But Arbus’s photographs tell much more than a style story. From the friendliest to the grittiest, every one of these images is a potent tribute to self-expression. Taken as a whole, they reflect an era of contradictions, a time in America when urban individualism and raw creativity were courageously fighting for breathing room and holding their own in a culture ruled by wealthy conservatism and Republican politics. (Welcome Books)

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