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Published on 7/23/08
Published on 7/23/08
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1. The Museum of Modern Art
11 W. 53rd St between Fifth and Sixth Aves (212-708-9400)
Fifty-third Street’s temple of modernism was one of the places where photography got its boost as a fine-art form.
2. The Metropolitan Museum of Art
1000 Fifth Ave at 82nd St (212-535-7710)
Once the Met acquired the Howard Gillman Collection of 19th- and 20th-century photographs—the largest such collection in private hands—and opened the gallery that bears the same name, the museum became a serious place to view photos. This fall, the Met is opening the Joyce and Robert Menschell Hall for Modern Photography, which will feature the latest work by contemporary photographers.
3. International Center Of Photography (ICP)
1133 Sixth Ave at 43rd St (212-857-0001)
Located a block north of Bryant Park, the ICP mounts shows of modern lensmen, both well-known and under-the-radar. In either case, the curating is always first-rate.
4. The Aperture Foundation Gallery
547 W 27th Street between 10th and 11th Aves (212-505-5555)
Like MoMA, Aperture was a pioneer in promoting fine-art photography. (Ansel Adams was one of the founders back in 1952.)
5. Pace/MacGill Gallery
32 E. 57th St, No. 9, at Madison Ave (212-759-8964)
This 57th Street gallery shows photographic works by big-name contemporary figures like Chuck Close and by historical types like Walker Evans.
6. Bonnie Benrubi
41 E 57th St, No. 1300, at Madison Ave (212-888-6007)
Also located on 57th Street, Bonnie Benrubi shows contemporary and mid-century photogs plus celeb shutterbugs—living and dead—like Leonard Nimoy and Linda McCartney.
7. Howard Greenberg Gallery
41 E 57th St between Madison and Park Aves (212-334-0010)
Yet another superb midtown venue specializing in 19th- and 20th-century photography.
8. Edwynn Houk Gallery
745 Fifth Ave between 57th and 58th Sts (212-750-7070)
Located on Fifth Avenue near the park, Edwin Houk represents the estates of several 20th-century masters and also shows big-name contemporaries like Annie Leibovitz.
9. Julie Saul Gallery
535 W 22nd St between Tenth and Eleventh Aves (212-627-2410)
This Chelsea gallery shows young contemporary photographers and the occasional outsider artist like Maine recluse and doll maker Morton Bartlett.
