MERYL MEISLER- BEST OF TIMES, WORST OF TIMES
2021-05-10Meryl Meisler was photographing her life in and around New York City with the same sense of exploration and possibility as those pioneering Light Work AIRs. Retiring from decades as a public-school art teacher, Meisler began to unearth and rethink her own archive. Part-time capsule of the 70s and 80s and part memoir, The Best of Time, Worst of Times is an invitation to join her for a wild ride—disco nights, punk bars, strip clubs, Fire Island, family, friends and neighbors, and suburban Long Island. Her exuberant celebration of human connection is particularly poignant now, when we can take none of these gatherings for granted. Meisler clearly celebrates with her subjects. These are her people: she is not an outsider but a participant. She depicts our own shared humanity, humor, and joy.
Opposite – Early morning coffee, Harlem, 1974
Exhibition runs through to July 23rd, 2021
Light Work Kathleen O. Ellis Gallery
316 Waverly Avenue
Syracuse
NY 13244