The photos capture near anarchy, but in knowing the reason behind it, anarchy seems fitting. This is not just a photgraphy book, but a piece of New York's history immortalised, and beautifully so.
http://www.powerhousebooks.com/book/417
Wednesday, 29 October 2008
Tompkins Square Park
On August 6th 1988 Lower East Side New York residents united to protest a 1am curfew in Tompkins Square Park. The reason behind the protest was not teenagers worrying about their hangout, as would probably be the case in Britain, but the locals concern for the homeless who would be displaced should the curfew take effect. Photographer Q.Samaki collects the raw, gritty images he took at the protest to create his new book 'Tompkins Square Park'
The photos capture near anarchy, but in knowing the reason behind it, anarchy seems fitting. This is not just a photgraphy book, but a piece of New York's history immortalised, and beautifully so.
http://www.powerhousebooks.com/book/417
The photos capture near anarchy, but in knowing the reason behind it, anarchy seems fitting. This is not just a photgraphy book, but a piece of New York's history immortalised, and beautifully so.
http://www.powerhousebooks.com/book/417
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