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Two Iconic Bushwick Photographers Chronicle Neighborhood’s History in New Show Opening This Friday

Bushwick photographers Meryl Meisler and Rafael Fuchs showcase neighborhood photos spanning 1981-2021 at the Thames Art Center.

Two Iconic Bushwick Photographers Chronicle Neighborhood’s History in New Show Opening This Friday
Knickerbocker Ave., Bushwick, Brooklyn, June 1982

Two Iconic Bushwick Photographers Chronicle Neighborhood’s History in New Show Opening This Friday

Bushwick photographers Meryl Meisler and Rafael Fuchs showcase neighborhood photos spanning 1981-2021 at the Thames Art Center.

Two Iconic Bushwick Photographers Chronicle Neighborhood’s History in New Show Opening This Friday

Kids breakdancing. Workers in matching yellow aprons hosing down a graffitied street. A person standing amidst the rubble of a scorched building. A performance artist posing in a tub.

This is Bushwick through the lenses of two…

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Top Photo: “Superette Botanica, Knickerbocker Ave., Bushwick, June 1982,” from the series “New York PARADISE LOST Bushwick Era Disco.” Courtesy of Meryl Meisler.

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