Matt Weber
NYC
Harper’s Books is delighted to announce the opening of a rare bookstore and gallery at 66 Newtown Lane, with a show by New York photographer Matt Weber on Saturday, May 26, 2007. A reception with the photographer will take place from 6-8pm. While Weber has enjoyed a significant cult following, this is his first major show in the New York area.
Weber, a former New York City taxi driver, focuses on the human landscape of the city. Instead of dwelling on the isolation of New Yorkers and their detachment from the chaos of the city, he illustrates the humanity and connection people have with their fellow urbanites. Weber’s photographs also capture the humorous choreography of contemporary New York, with recurring motifs of people on cell phones, listening to iPods, and guzzling Starbucks. These seemingly random scenes of city life are not staged, of course, but Weber has mastered the art of Cartier-Bresson’s “decisive moment,” and the viewer is often left marveling at the photographer’s exquisite timing and composition.
Harper’s Books, founded in 1997, is a rare book gallery, with an excellent selection of photography books, as well as a select stock of art, design, and modern literature. Harper’s Books is a member of the ABAA, and one of the few book galleries chosen to exhibit yearly at Paris Photo.
Exhibitions
- June 26, 2021 - July 21, 2021
Potent - June 26, 2021 - July 21, 2021
Nicasio Fernandez: Within and Without - June 26, 2021 - July 21, 2021
Frederic Tuten: Works on Cardboard - June 10, 2021 - July 10, 2021
Ryan Wilde: Venus Su Misura - May 13, 2021 - June 26, 2021
Austyn Weiner: Morning Wood - May 22, 2021 - June 23, 2021
36 Paintings - May 29, 2021 - June 23, 2021
Matthew King: Paintings on Aluminum - May 6, 2021 - June 5, 2021
Dan Flanagan: Everything Is a Lot of Things - April 10, 2021 - May 16, 2021
JJ Manford: View From Gowanus - April 8, 2021 - May 8, 2021
Ho Jae Kim: Butterfly Dream - April 1, 2021 - May 1, 2021
Joani Tremblay: The whole time, the sun - February 18, 2021 - March 26, 2021
Scott Kahn: Afternoon of a Faun - see all exhibitions