The Pulse of the Streets
The International Center of Photography (ICP) in New York City presents “We Are Here: Scenes from the Streets”, an exhibition celebrating contemporary street photography through the eyes of over 30 authors from around the world.
Bringing together an array of different styles and intents, the exhibition reveals the street as a stage for cultural, social, and personal narratives. The ghostly appearances of Alexey Titarenko’s photographs are side by side with the socially committed documentation of street protests in Hong Kong by Lam Yik Fei.
Jean and Chris, East Village, New York City, 1995. © Janette Beckman
Vol au Vent, 2004. © Romuald Hazoumè
Mirror Girl, 2018. © Feng Li
White Dresses, St. Petersburg, 1995. © Alexey Titarenko, Courtesy Nailya Alexander Gallery, New York, NY
Intergenerational and geographically disparate artists, known and less known, reshape the traditional definitions of public space as fashion, politics, community and routine meet and clash, from St. Petersburg to India, from New York City to Iran.
Riot police officers fire teargas during clashes with protestors outside Shum Shui Po police station in Hong Kong on 11 August, 2019. © Lam Yik Fei
From the series Standing Strong, 2016. Courtesy Josué Rivas/INDÍGENA
Canal Street, New York, 2017. © Melissa O'Shaughnessy
