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Art: Photography

Ray Mortenson: Broken Glass: Photographs of the South Bronx

When

Nov 14, 2008 – Mar 8, 2009

Tuesdays–Sundays (10am–5pm)

Where

Museum of the City of New York

1220 Fifth Ave

212.534.1672

Price

$9

Links

Note:

If you live or work in East Harlem, admission is free! Just say "I’m a neighbor" at the ticket stand.

Museum of the City of New York says…

The South Bronx, cradle of hip-hop, was ironically an urban tomb of crumbled buildings and deserted streets during the music genre's gestation. Photographer Ray Mortenson's portrayal of the abandoned neighborhood in the early '80s demonstrates civilization breaking down. Alongside his attention to texture (in shots of amassed rubble) and form (in successions of windowless apartment blocks), Mortenson's sense for the personal, human element proves most astute — a collared shirt hanging from a door handle, children's drawings on a wall, an armchair — all signs of former life among such dismal decay.