If you think your generation invented the Flash Mob or Mosh Pit put your hands up. Okay you can put them down now. I suggest you take a visit to Picturing New York: Photographs from The Museum of Modern Art, the latest exhibition from MoMA at the Art Gallery of WA. For there you will see photos that will blow your tiny mind. Cough, sorry about that, think I was overcome with Mosh Pit fumes or something. If you want to see a serious Flash Mob check this out.
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| Weegee (Arthur Fellig) American, born Austria, 1899-1968. Coney Island July 22, 1940. Gelatin silver print. 10 5/16 x 13 11/16” (26.2×34.8) The Museum of Modern Art, New York, Anonymous gift. |
So how did Arthur Fellig get the shot?
This is just one of the 150 brilliant photographs of New York in the exhibition, an exhibition of which Culture and Arts Minister John Day said,
‘The exhibition presents a fascinating look at the city of New York through a time of great change for both the city itself and the art form of photography … I congratulate Dr Stefano Carboni on delivering another exceptional arts experience to Perth?’
So how did Arthur Fellig get the shot?
The photo was taken at Coney Island in 1940. To get it the photographer sat to one side while his assistant climbed up high and at the particular moment yelled out to get everyone’s attention.
The exhibition left me pondering about the immense skill of the photographers back then and also how much, or how little, life has changed. There are many photos in the exhibition that reflect what is happening in Perth today.
Stay tuned for more posts about this exhibition.
Exhibition: Picturing New York
Runs: Jan 26- May 12 2013
Art Gallery of WA
http://artgallery.wa.gov.au/
