A Tale of Two Cities: Eugčne Atget’s Paris and Berenice Abbott’s New York examines the work of two early photographers, their inextricable link, and one of the most remarkable stories in the history of photography. Eugčne Atget and Berenice Abbott were inspired by their surroundings within New York and Paris. More than mere documentation, their photographs captured the cities at a point where old landmarks were rapidly disappearing. Atget illustrated the course of change through metaphors, while Abbott captured change with juxtapositions of old and new. The result was a series of striking photographs that show a merging of past and present, and the effects of modernization on each city’s architecture, transportation, residents and inherent culture. In conjunction with the exhibit, the LSU MOA will also present Paris and New York: A Tale of Two FASHION Cities, which showcases dresses and fashionable accessories from New York and Paris, dating from 1910 to 1950. This exhibition highlights the designers who rose to the challenge of World War II material shortages, an event that brought New York to the fashion forefront and firmly established the city as a world center and a fashion source for the French. Runs through June 22. Visit lsumoa.com for more information.
‘A Tale of Two Cities’ at LSU MOA – Striking photographs that show a merging of past and present
