Exhibitions: Click! A Crowd-Curated Exhibition

Rob Stephenson. Grandparents Avenue, 2006. All rights reserved

Artist Statement

Brooklyn is in the midst of an unprecedented construction boom. While New York City prepares for an influx of nearly one million new residents, the Brooklyn landscape is undergoing a metamorphosis that is reshaping the character of its neighborhoods and how we experience them. Shot with a large format camera, this image captures the changing face of Brooklyn, juxtaposing the architecture of the old with that of the new.

18 Comments

So interesting - this view is almost absurd, in the sense of Jean Genet - exaggerated and dissonant at the time, full of impossible contradictions, the a row of rebels.

Nice choice of subject matter showing old and new, but you don't get a real sense of the decay versus the freshness of the old and new buildings, respectively. Something much more close up would have given more of a palpable feeling of time passing and change.

This is 2 blocks from the apartment I lived in for 6.5 years. The new building on the right replaced a house that had a set of antlers above its door.

The architecture captured says it all.

One of the better submissions.

Oh good grief. This sort of mad infill is bizarre, yet strangely familiar to me here in London.

I this image conveys the title of the exhibition like no other so far! In my humble opinion, It must be included.

To me this image comes from a rich tradition and reminds me of Camilo Jose Vergara, not so much stylistically, but in terms of its content.

interesting composition...

Excellent interpretation of theme. Photo looks a little washed out. Could be in tighter

This is so silly. Is there any urban planning going on here?

Wow bookends! It's a matter of time for the house in the middle.

Schizophrenic architecture. The crisp quality of this photograph is very appealing.

Very good use of lines and shapes.

the juxtasposition works really well

Shows change, Brooklyn . . . and I like the humor of the two skinny buildings.

similar to another, but I think this is more effective....

Intersting image - the large format captures the scope of change more readily.