HARVEY STEIN – CONEY ISLAND, AN ETERNEL ROMANCE
2020-06-08This iconic Coney Island series tells the tale of world-renowned photographer Harvey Stein’s 40-year romance with “America’s playground.” Stein’s timeless black-and-white images, taken f the 1970s capture that quintessential weird and wonderful quality central to the mythos of this iconic Brooklyn beachfront. Consistently shot through the decades with a 21 mm lens, this series of photographs evokes a sense of nostalgia, fantasy and adventure. Walking, observing the boardwalk, the pier, the amusements, the Mermaid Parade, the beach, the workers, the people, Harvey Stein, as a New Yorker himself, explores every corner with discipline and an immense commitment, fascinated to be just here and there, embracing the energy, the strangeness and the public in a quiet manner.
Opposite – The Hug; Closed Eyes and Smile, 1982
Exhibition runs through to July 18th, 2020
Sous Les Etoiles Gallery
100 Crosby St, #603
New York
NY 10012
