Alfred Leslie's show--New York City no number 1957

Robert Frank’s ‘Alfred Leslie's show--New York City no number’ is a photographic contact sheet that captures a moment, or rather, a series of moments, in the New York art world. I love the way Frank uses the film strip. It’s like a storyboard, a sequence that hints at a narrative without spelling it out. What was it like to be him, holding the camera, deciding when to click? Was he just documenting, or was he participating in the scene? I imagine him moving around, trying to capture the energy of the crowd, the way the light hit the paintings, the expressions on people's faces. It reminds me of when I'm in the studio, wrestling with a canvas, trying to capture something elusive. It's all about feeling and intuition. Frank's work feels like a kindred spirit—searching, questioning, always pushing the boundaries of what photography, or painting, can be. He's part of a conversation that spans generations, inspiring us to see the world in new ways.