Guggenheim 153--New York City 1956

Robert Frank created this gelatin silver print, "Guggenheim 153--New York City," and what strikes me is the raw, almost diaristic feel of it, like a contact sheet straight from the darkroom. The monochrome palette lends a timeless quality, but it’s the sequence of images, the artist's selection, that really speaks. There is a sense of time unfolding. The texture is inherent to the photographic process itself, the graininess adding to the immediacy. I'm drawn to the strips with the woman sitting at what looks like a ticket booth, the light falling across her face. It reminds me of my own artmaking – the act of choosing, cropping, and arranging elements to find a narrative, to capture a moment. Frank’s work here resonates with that of Garry Winogrand, also capturing the energy and chaos of city life. Ultimately, it's a reminder that art is about conversation, a continuous dialogue between artists and their world.