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A mesmerising dual aerial portrait of Los Angeles and New York
Overview
LA NY is a dazzling visual tale of two cities, Los Angeles and New York, photographed from the air, shooting straight down to emphasize the particular patterns of place and how the urban grid adapts to local topography and, indeed, how the topography is itself adapted to human purposes. These two most distinct and distinguished cities are revealed in astonishing detail, as Milstein explores residential and commercial neighbourhoods, parks and recreation sites, as well as industrial districts and the infrastructure of transportation. Iconic buildings and landmarks appear, but also the compelling geometries of suburban housing developments, apartment complexes, commercial hubs, entertainment and financial centres, as well as airports and shipping terminals.
Using the highest resolution cameras available mounted to a stabilizing gyro, Milstein leans out of helicopters and does steep circles in small airplanes over Los Angeles where he grew up and over New York where he now lives, looking for shapes and patterns of culture from above, continually awed by the difference between the aerial view and the view on the ground. His topologist’s interest emphasizes the abstraction of pattern and reveals aspects of urban design and planning of both cities; at the same time, he offers an intensification of detail, an abundance of information. However high up the vantage point, he composes his images so that the viewer is still vividly aware of the human scale. Milstein combines architecture, science and art in this stunning dual aerial portrait of Los Angeles and New York. In an intriguing proposition of compare and contrast from a bird’s eye point of view, Jeffrey Milstein brings a fascinating new vision to aerial photography.
Product Information
Book Details
Format: PLC (with jacket)
Size: 32.4 x 24.0 cm
Extent: 144 pp
Illustrations: 84
Publication date: 26 October 2017
ISBN: 9780500544891
About the Author
Jay Maisel began his career as a photographer in 1954. Among the many awards he has received are the Art Directors Club Hall of Fame, the Lifetime Achievement Award of the American Society of Media Photographers, and the Infinity Award of the International Center of Photography.
Jeffrey Milstein is a photographer, architect, graphic designer and pilot. His photographs have been exhibited and collected throughout the United States and Europe. He is represented by the Kopeikin Gallery in Los Angeles, Benrubi Gallery in New York, Bau-Xi Gallery in Canada and ARTITLEDcontemporary in Europe. His photographs of jet planes were collected in the book AirCraft: The Jet as Art and exhibited in various venues, including the Smithsonian Institution’s National Air and Space Museum, Washington. In 2008 his work was included in the New Typologies exhibition curated by Martin Parr. His other books include Cuba and Small Dreams: 50 Palm Springs Trailer Homes.
Jeffrey Milstein is a photographer, architect, graphic designer and pilot. His photographs have been exhibited and collected throughout the United States and Europe. He is represented by the Kopeikin Gallery in Los Angeles, Benrubi Gallery in New York, Bau-Xi Gallery in Canada and ARTITLEDcontemporary in Europe. His photographs of jet planes were collected in the book AirCraft: The Jet as Art and exhibited in various venues, including the Smithsonian Institution’s National Air and Space Museum, Washington. In 2008 his work was included in the New Typologies exhibition curated by Martin Parr. His other books include Cuba and Small Dreams: 50 Palm Springs Trailer Homes.
List of Contributors
Jay Maisel, Jeffrey Milstein, Owen Hopkins
