{"product_id":"42nd-street-and-eighth-avenue-from-the-times-square-portfolio-published-may-18-1997","title":"Lars Tunbjörk: 42nd Street and Eighth Avenue, from the Times Square portfolio published May 18, 1997","description":"\u003cp\u003eAcclaimed Swedish photographer Lars Tunbjörk brings the clarity of foreign eyes to the once-gritty corner of Eighth Avenue and 42nd Street in New York, discovering its Hopper-esque morning stillness and its abstract shapes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAperture Foundation is pleased to release this limited-edition photograph, as featured in \u003cem\u003eThe New York Times Magazine Photographs\u003c\/em\u003e (Aperture, 2011). This image originally appeared in the \u003cem\u003eTimes\u003c\/em\u003e on May 18, 1997, in a portfolio focusing on Times Square. The editor, Kathy Ryan, assembled a roster of photographers, each of whom would bring a very different eye and sensibility to the story. Tunbjörk reflects on his image: “Forty-second Street at the time was a strange place, with all the abandoned cinemas and porno palaces—like a big empty theater set. I took this picture on a sunny Sunday. I love sunny Sundays in New York; the air is clean, and the light is so crisp and hard. I thought of the paintings of Piet Mondrian when I saw these buildings and the strong colors.”\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Aperture","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42514081153158,"sku":"L0561","price":2500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0585\/5399\/1302\/files\/Aperture-L0561-1_cb48362d-ed62-4cf2-9014-a8b9e21d4b81.jpg?v=1763775730","url":"https:\/\/store.aperture.org\/products\/42nd-street-and-eighth-avenue-from-the-times-square-portfolio-published-may-18-1997","provider":"Aperture","version":"1.0","type":"link"}