Empire – Limited Edition Portfolio
Empire – Limited Edition Portfolio
Andrew Moore
Empire – Limited Edition Portfolio, Andrew Moore
Empire is a special edition portfolio by photographer Andrew Moore of photographs made over the winter of 1995–96 in the defunct theaters along 42nd Street in New York City. The work bridges both a particular time in New York’s cultural and architectural history– between the old glamour of a city that no longer existed and the as-of-yet-to-come transformation of the aughts, as well as shift in the artist’s practice from experimental darkroom work to “straight” photography.
“A theatre is not unlike a photograph. They both frame a scene. And they both leave so much hidden, out of sight. Within these photographs, made after all the final curtain drops and rolling of end credits, the 42nd Street theaters perform their grand finale.” –Andrew Moore
Empire
by Andrew Moore
Included in this portfolio:
Red Chairs, Selwyn Theater, 42nd Street, 1995
Theater Boxes, Times Square Theater, 42nd Street, 1996
House Main, Selwyn Theater, 42nd Street, 1995
Grand Luncheonette, Liberty Theater, 42nd Street, 1996
Crooked Stair, Liberty Theater, 42nd Street, 1996
Empire Theater, 42nd Street, 1996
Fire Curtain, Liberty Theater, 42nd Street, 1995
The original 8x10 negatives were digitized using a drum scanner. New 8x10 negatives were produced with Light Valve Technology. All images are direct contact silver halide prints (C-Prints) made by Andrew Moore in New York City at LTI-Lightside.
Concept: Andrew Moore & Leandro Villaro
Paper size: 8in x 10in
Image size: 7.25in x 9.25in
Edition: 7
Boxes: Clara Gevaert
Publisher: Penumbra Foundation, 2023
Please note: shipping fees for this portfolio includes insurance.