KATHY RYAN: OFFICE ROMANCE
2016-05-30In the words of architect Renzo Piano, his New York Times building was “all about the light, and the vibration of light and shadow.” Working on the 6th floor of the building, Ryan admired how the light of New York City would stream in from the large clear glass windows and cast spectacular architectural shadows from the unusual ceramic rods that encase the building. In the fall of 2012, Kathy Ryan saw a zigzag of light on a staircase and grabbed her iPhone to take a picture. From then on, she was hooked. On a regular basis, she comes in early or stays late or returns on weekends to capture the luminous quality of the light. Among her favorite spots are an eastside corner on the 6th floor in the mornings and the west side of the building on the 15th floor at sunset.
Seeking beauty and poetry in the office space became a mission for Ryan, unexpectedly leading to a highly successful Instagram account (kathyryan1) with 96K followers ; a book, Office Romance (Aperture, 2014); and a new assignment from the magazine’s editor-in-chief Jake Silverstein to photograph the magazine’s staff and contributing writers and artists for the contributors page.
Opposite – 10:10 a.m., October 15, 2013
Exhibition runs through to June 19th, 2016
Howard Greenberg Gallery
The Fuller Building
41 East 57th Street
Suite 1406
New York
NY 10022
