New York City Possibly 1970 - 1981

This photograph, "New York City", by Larry Fink, looks like it was captured at a fancy party with well-dressed people. Imagine Fink, moving through the crowd, his camera a kind of invitation. The composition is unconventional, cropping bodies at odd angles, so we only see parts of people. It's like a fragmented dream, the kind you have after a night out. You get the sense of being right there in the thick of it, a voyeur peeking into a world of champagne and black tie. I think of Garry Winogrand, who also liked to photograph the social landscape. There's something about these snapshots that's so immediate and alive, but also kind of melancholic, like a fleeting moment captured in time. Artists are always having conversations with each other, across time, and through their work. I think Fink is saying something about the human condition, about how we try to connect, even in the most artificial settings.