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Jean-Andre Antoine From Prince St. with Love

Jean-Andre Antoine, A Time Before Now, New York, NY (detail), 2023.

Aug 4 – Sept 29, 2024
281 Park Ave S, New York, NY 10011, United States

“I’m like a monk,”Jean-Andre Antoine told The New York Times in 2019. ” I just sit and listen to my music and wait.” Born in 1983 in Harlem, and raised there, Antoine uses a window ledge near the corner of Prince and Broadway as a shelf for his Crown Graphic press camera, circa 1947. He doesn’t chase after subjects; rather, he photographs passersby who approach him. Since beginning his practice on Prince Street, Antoine has also co-founded an independent zine called My Eye Got Lazy. More than 50 of his portraits are featured in this exhibition at Fotografiska New York. —Zack Hauptman

Photo: Courtesy the artist and Fotografiska New York.