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powerHouse Books is pleased to announce the release of
Do Not Give Way to Evil:
Photographs of the South Bronx, 1979 -1987
By Lisa Kahane
A Miss Rosen Edition
The
Bronx had almost stopped burning by 1979. The intensity and extent of
the devastation permeated the landscape. It was an awesome mess, not
just another neighborhood, but another realm, visible but
incomprehensible. The Bronx came undone in a confluence of unfortunate
circumstances: the life cycle of community, rampant city planning,
economic change, racism, poverty, failed hopes, drugs, crime,
abandonment, counterproductive government response. It was destroyed
for profit. The entire story has yet to be told.
A friend
suggested to photographer Lisa Kahane that she record it for a time
when it would be a memory, which was then impossible to imagine. The
ruins of the immediate past overwhelmed any idea of a future.
Ironically, Kahane had a good time in the Bronx. People smiled and
said, "Throw me a photo!" Few objected to having their picture taken
and no one tried to take her camera away. They wanted their story told.
Any discomfort the camera might inflict was nothing compared to what
they'd endured.
The result, Do No Give Way to Evil: Photographs of the South Bronx, 1979-1987,
is an extraordinary document of devastation and rejuvenation, as Kahane
records the first seeds of rebuilding. Throughout this desolate world,
the people live alongside abandoned buildings and debris-strewn lots,
carrying on their business with civic pride. Though the buildings may
be ghosts of their former selves, the spirit of the people holds strong.
With an essay by Peter Frank and text by the photographer, John Ahearn, CRASH, DAZE, Jane Dickson, Stefan Eins, John Fekner, Joe Lewis, SHARP and Rigoberto Torres.
ABOUT LISA KAHANE: Lisa
Kahane, a working photographer for over 25 years, specializes in
documentary work and portraiture. She publishes worldwide in trade and
consumer magazines, newspapers and books. A native New Yorker, educated
at Barnard College, Columbia University and The New York Studio School,
she has worked on location in western and eastern Europe and Central
and South America. During the 90's she photographed the impact the
wars in Yugoslavia had on ordinary lives. In addition to solo shows
depicting art and culture in New York City in the 80's, her work was
included in The Downtown Show at The Grey Art Gallery, featured in
Urban Mythologies at the Bronx Museum and included in documentation for
The American Century at The Whitney Museum. Her photographs are in
private collections as well as the permanent collection of the New York
Public Library, the Fales Library at NYU and the Library of Congress.
With support from the Hudson River Museum and a private foundation, she
runs a photography workshop for kids at risk.
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Crotona Park East, 1982. Between 1970 and 1981,
the Bronx lost over 100,000 apartments.
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Talent, 1981. ZEPHYR, LEE, LADY PINK,
DAZE, DONDI, LALI, FUTURA 2000 & more.
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Falsas Promesas, 1980. Two of many stencils by
artist, John Fekner done in NYC in the 1980's.
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DO NOT GIVE WAY TO EVIL: Photographs of the
South Bronx, 1979 - 1987
by Lisa Kahane
NEW YORK CITY/
PHOTOGRAPHY
HC, 11 x 8.25 inches
136 pages
56 four-color images and
59 duotone photographs
ISBN:978-1-57687-432-5 $35.00
powerhousebooks.com
Contact: Sara Rosen
Publicity Director,
powerhouse Books
37 Main Street
Brooklyn NY 11201
212.604.9074 x 105
212.366.5247
sara@...
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Miss Rosen Editions,
a
division of powerHouse Cultural Entertainment, spotlights contemporary
urban culture with titles including Public Access: Ricky Powell
Photographs 1985-2005; Bombshell: The Life and Crimes of Claw Money;
It's All Good by Boogie; Bears by Kent Rogowski; Hamburger Eyes: Inside
Burgerworld by Ray Potes; New York State of Mind by Martha Cooper;
Belgrade Belongs to Me by Boogie; We Are Experienced by Danielle
Levitt; Vandal Squad: Inside the New York Transit Police Department
1984-2004 by Joseph Rivera; Pillage by Brantly Martin; and FUN! The
True Story of Patti Astor. Publisher Sara Rosen, Publicity Director of
powerHouse Books since 2000 and editor of powerHouse Magazine since
2006, also curates exhibitions at The powerHouse Arena.
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