Sylvia Plachy: Goings On About Town
"The city, as seen through the eyes of Plachy and the New Yorker, is a sort of visual version of HBO's Sex in the City. It is alive with images searching for the essence of the Big Apple and covers the gamut of emotional responses to living in a 24hr ant hill." --PhotoIcon"In all modesty, Sylvia Plachy tries to vanish behind the lens--yet somehow she seems to be inside the picture, the genie that lets loose its swirling, slightly off-balance energy. Her Goings On About Town showcases the Hungarian-born, New York-based photographer's realistically rhapsodic vision of a city where, in her words, you can 'step out and chase your dreams.'" --O: The Oprah Magazine"Action photos--of dancers, musicians, athletes, tourists, and others in blurry motion--look how you always hope your own snapshots of city life will: taut, packed with life, and effortlessly artful. The other photos are more contemplative. When Plachy's New Yorkers pause, they don't look lost, as you might expect, but rather insulated by the city's novelty and noisy, unbuttoned charm." --Metropolis Magazine"Plachy... records with mercurial humor a charming variety of New York life: e.g., performers of all types, on stage and behind the curtains; children and workers in museums; and outdoor pleasure grounds. Her abiding love of the cultures and landscapes making up the New York region is here manifest." -- Douglas F. Smith  --Library Journal