New York New York (Mini Edition)
- Book Review,
by Richard Berenholtz
From Publishers Weekly
This enormous, 12" x 18" book with 220 carefully composed shots and 12 gatefolds should be the New York photo book of the season. Berenholtz (Panoramic New York) does not match 19th-century Paris photographer Eugene Atget's elegant encyclopedism, but his compositions exude the patience and calm needed to get the money shots: the Cloisters, afternoon shadows striping the Metropolitan Museum of Art's solarium, the recently replaced Planetarium, the familiar interior and exterior orbits of the Guggenheim. And given that the book was in preparation a year before September 11, there are monumental pictures of the World Trade Center, captured in more lights and at more angles than many people will conceivably want or need. Yet even the most jaded photo connoisseur will find Berenholtz's pictures of Grand Central Station spectacular, and the Times Square and full skyline panoramas breathtaking. The shots of more anonymous facade details, lesser known parks, subway stations, and bridges other than the Brooklyn feel fresh. The light and the weather play starring roles here, as pains seem to have been taken to eliminate people and cars. Berenholtz used no filters, but coaxes deep and often surprising colors out of the skies and facades. If the lush printing can sometimes feel a little late-'90s glitzy, the whole strikes an excellent balance between garish and grounded, much like New York itself.Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Janet Maslin,The New York Times,
"A voluptuous array of city imagery. The pictures are panoramic, the colors uncoommonly rich and beautiful."
Review
"From its arresting close-ups to its glorious panoramic skylines, the book is a tour de force that defies superlatives."
,Publisher's Weekly,
"Even the most jaded photo connoisseur will find Berenholtz's full skyline panorramas breathtaking."
,Marie Claire,
"This massive valentine to the Big Apple, full of stunning photography, makes ann exquisite gift-for yourself or others."
Time Out New York
"From its arresting close-ups to its glorious panoramic skylines, the book is a tour de force that defies superlatives."
Review
Praise for New York, New York:
"A voluptuous array of city imagery. The pictures are panoramic, the colors uncommonly rich and beautiful."-Janet Maslin, The New York Times
"I love this book! Wonderful, wonderful pictures of New York . . . extraordinary reproductions."
-Charlie Gibson, Good Morning America
"Even the most jaded photo connoisseur will find Berenholtz's full skyline panoramas breathtaking."
-Publisher's Weekly
"This massive valentine to the Big Apple, full of stunning photography, makes an exquisite gift-for yourself or others."
-Marie Claire
"From its arresting close-ups to its glorious panoramic skylines, the book is a tour de force that defies superlatives."
-Time Out New York
Book Description
Praise for New York, New York:
"A voluptuous array of city imagery. The pictures are panoramic, the colors uncommonly rich and beautiful."-Janet Maslin, the New York Times
"I love this book! Wonderful, wonderful pictures of New York . . . extraordinary reproductions."
-Charlie Gibson, Good Morning America
"Even the most jaded photo connoisseur will find Berenholtz's full skyline panoramas breathtaking."
-Publisher's Weekly
"This massive valentine to the Big Apple, full of stunning photography, makes an exquisite gift-for yourself or others."
-Marie Claire
"From its arresting close-ups to its glorious panoramic skylines, the book is a tour de force that defies superlatives."
-Time Out New York
Following the success of and inspired by the deluxe New York, New York, Rizzoli is proud to present New York, New York in this precious, keepsake format and at an affordable price. Like the deluxe limited edition, the 71³2 x 5-inch format features all the same attributes in perfect miniature, including twelve single- and double-gatefolds showcasing the iconic images of the greatest city in the world: skylines, architectural building details, and New York landmarks. This miniature jewel of a book is sure to please all those who love New York.
About the Author
Richard Berenholtz graduated from Columbia University in 1974 with a masters degree in architecture and spent the next four years working for I.M. Pei. By 1984, he had become a professional photographer and, in the past eighteen years, has had three photography books published in five languages. He lives in New York.
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