Meryl Meisler @ ClampArt
Meryl Meisler: New York PARADISE LOST Bushwick Era Disco
June 3 — July 9, 2021
Artist’s Reception Saturday, June 5th, 2021, 2–7 p.m.
“Meryl Meisler’s series “New York PARADISE LOST Bushwick Era Disco” is an intimate journey through the pandemonium and ecstasy of New York City from the 1970s to the early 1990s. Meisler documents a tumultuous time in the city’s history marred by epidemics of crime, addiction, and AIDS, intensified by a paralyzing blackout and political and fiscal crises. Frequenting Manhattan’s legendary discos that arose from the disorder, she captured hedonistic havens patronized by celebrities and revelers of the night. In contrast, daylight revealed the beauty of those who loved and thrived in burnt-out Bushwick, where Meisler worked as a public school art teacher and continuously documented her surroundings. “
ClampArt
247 West 29th St., Ground Floor, NY, NY
Originally published at Blog — F-Stop Magazine.
