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Helen A. Harrison
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WIRED
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Phil Patton
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Roberta Smith
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Public Salon TV, MNN/Time Warner,
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Jon Bredin & Claudia Canasto
August 1, 2012
“I took pictures in my mind but wasn’t so quick to carry a camera.”
The Weeklings
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Melissa Stern
July 1, 2012
“Shattered by poverty, racism and civic neglect, it was seen by many as a ruin that would never rise.”
The New York Times
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Holland Cotter
June 7, 2012
Bloomberg
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Zinta Lundborg
June 2, 2012
“Despite everything, life was happening in Bushwick. People were falling in love; children were playing in the ruins… ”.
Bushwick Daily
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Katarina Hybenova
May 30, 2012
“Meryl's work, as an artist and educator, began to serve the LGBT community best when she finally came out to my entire school community”
Gay Travel
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Sophie A. Needleman
May 1, 2012
“Passion and integrity are more important than ambition and breaks.”
Professional Women Photographers
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Catherine Kirpatrick
March 5, 2012
“she also grasped something beautiful and unspoken. Beyond all of this terrible decay, life continued”
Bushwick Daily
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Shannon Firth
December 28, 2011
Professional Women Photographers
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Catherine Kirkpatrick
September 9, 2011
Professional Women Photographers
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Catherine Kirkpatrick
January 10, 2011
“Not all is gloom and doom”
The New York Times
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Helen A. Harrison
July 16, 2000
Center for Brooklyn History
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June 29, 1905
“Her photos are just as much a conduit for nostalgia as they are a memo for the present and seem as relevant as ever for the neighborhood as it continues to go through immense change.”
Brooklyn Magazine
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Nicole Disser
November 19, 2014
New York Times – Spare Times
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November 14, 2014
Brooklyn History
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Katelyn Williams
November 13, 2014
The Brooklyn Paper
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Danielle Fusaro
November 13, 2014
Narratively
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Kevin Sullivan
November 3, 2014
Huffington Post
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Vanessa Mártir
October 30, 2014
Internazionale (Italy)
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Giovanna D’Ascenzi
October 27, 2014
“It was the best of times; it as the worst of times”
Glitterati
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Miss Rosen
October 24, 2014
L’Oeil de la PHOTOGRAPHIE
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October 23, 2014
“They were physically and time-wise very close to each other, yet opposite ends of a spectrum of life -- my life as adult in NYC, a true Tale of Two Cities.”
Huffington Post
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James Nichols
October 23, 2014
“photos of the people and places that celebrated the spirit of Bushwick”
Metro Focus
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Jenna Flannagan
October 14, 2014
NYU Steinhardt At a Glance
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Debra Weinstein
September 30, 2014
“The photograph, speaks volumes about place, gender, extended family, where we come from (in the deepest sense).”
Huffington Post
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Melanie Bishop
September 12, 2014
NYC Chao Bao (China)
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Xiaoxu Wang
August 31, 2014
“Meisler juxtaposed these grim vignettes with the glitzy party snaps she accumulated as a nightlife fixture in her 20s.”
REFINERY29
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Venus Wong
August 26, 2014
stern (Germany)
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Angelika Hala
August 22, 2014
culturacolectiva (Mexico)
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Brenda Avila Rubio
August 13, 2014
WAMC Radio
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Joe Donahue and Jacqueline Kellachan
August 12, 2014
“Meisler is known for these images of devastated, post–black out New York, and at first it seems odd to pair them with pictures of better times.”
The New Yorker
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Genevieve Fussell
August 7, 2014
“She snapped photos of William Shatner, Andy Warhol, Grace Jones, and frequented Studio 54…”
Gothamist
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Jen Carlson
July 24, 2014
“striking, honest street photography, which captures an area beset by arson, poverty, and other afflictions”
CURBED
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Hana R. Alberts
June 23, 2014
“She found the truly rewarding experience was serving, and capturing moments of, underprivileged children of Bushwick at a time when the neighborhood was the most dangerous part of the city.”
Business Insider
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Allan Smith
June 19, 2014
“The natural light created by the absence of tall buildings, or any buildings, was a photographer’s dream.”
New York Times
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Jonathan Mahler
June 13, 2014
CAFÉ SEM PÓ (Brazil)
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June 13, 2014
Pop Photo
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Jeanette D. Moses
June 9, 2014
“The photos capture a certain moment in history that Meisler wouldn’t realize the relevance of until much later.”
Animal
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Sophie Weiner
June 5, 2014
Left Bank Art Blog
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Charles Kessler
June 5, 2014
“Sex, Drugs, and Disco”
Flavorwire
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Jason Diamond
June 3, 2014
Bushwick Daily
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Katarina Hybenova
June 2, 2014
LUI (France)
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Sophie Peyrard
June 1, 2014
“there is nothing stereotypical about Meisler’s iconic portraits of Bushwick inhabitants”
Arts In Bushwick
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Etty Yaniv
June 1, 2014
“Disco lights all around, smoke from a hidden smoke machine, and disco music”
Hyperallergic
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Hrag Vartanian
May 31, 2014
“The juxtaposed imagery of Meisler’s two worlds is mesmerizing”
Hyperallergic
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Melissa Stern
May 30, 2014
“It wasn’t work; it was play.”
Bedford & Bowery
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Kirsten O’Regan
May 29, 2014
Brooklyn Based
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Gabrielle Sierra
May 29, 2014
“Meryl’s work tells the tale of a revolutionary disco nightlife culture in some of New York’s most exclusive clubs with a medium format camera.”
Street Photography Magazine
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Ashley Hunsberger
May 28, 2014
“She managed to capture both the city’s decay and its creative energy as seen through the streets and night life.”
ARTFCITY
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Paddy Johnson, Whitney Kimball and Corinna Kirsch
May 27, 2014
“I photographed things that were positive to me. I did not photograph the crack vials and the heroin and the junkies,” she said. “I was there forthe long term, so theseare my memories.”
En Route
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May 8, 2014
Arts In Bushwick
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Catherine Kirkpatrick
May 1, 2014
Arts In Bushwick
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Etty Yaniv
September 1, 2013
“Bushwick looked like a ghost town war zone.”
Matther Newton
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August 8, 2013
La Repubblica.it (Italy)
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Agnese Fioretti
June 27, 2013
“Visions of the past”
DNAinfo
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Meredith Hoffman
May 31, 2013
“Masterful and poignant, and amazingly”
THE TIMES OF ISRAEL
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Renee Ghert-Zand
December 21, 2015
JEWPOP (France)
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Benjamin Medioni
December 10, 2015
Báomói (Vietnam)
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NGỌC NGUYỄN
December 1, 2015
“Moving to New York City to become an illustrator, Meisler made a beeline for the artistic world on her doorstep which shrugged off judgment.”
Daily Mail (UK)
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Mia De Graaf
November 29, 2015
“She captured the scenes bouncing between the rough-and-tumble five boroughs and the leafy Long Island suburb where she was raised.”
NY Daily News
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Nicholas Parco
November 19, 2015
“It beckons me to nostalgize for a time and place that I have no part of”
American SuburbX ASX
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Brad Feurhelm
November 12, 2015
“This is the environment but also the desire to find joy and humor despite great sadness or other things that go on in life.”
Slate
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David Rosenberg
November 5, 2015
“The ’70s were sassy, but also sweet, and so was Meryl.”
Street Photography Magazine Podcast Season 5
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Ashley Hunsberger
October 8, 2015
ADVOCATE
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Christopher Harrity
October 1, 2015
PHENOM’ENOM (Hungary)
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Csóka Ági
September 29, 2015
“I had to photograph it to make sense of it all. To hold onto the time, to release and share it, put it in perspective, and move on. It was sassy, but also sweet, and so was I.”
Carnegie Museum of Art Blog
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Matthew Newton
September 28, 2015
“This book encapsulates my coming of age: The Bronx, suburbia, The Mystery Club, dance lessons, Girl Scouts, the Rockettes, the circus, school, mitzvahs, proms, feminism, Disco, Go-Go, Jewish, and LGBT Pride, the New York streets, friendship, family and love”.
LENSCRATCH
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Aline Smithson
September 25, 2015
iriedaily (Germany)
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Erik
September 22, 2015
Living Cool (UK / Italy)
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Emanuela Virago
September 20, 2015
les In Rocks (France)
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September 8, 2015
“The images are terrifically rich and the juxtaposition between good-girl Jewish suburbia and inner-city sin is wonderfully rendered”.
Huffington Post
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Michael Ernest Sweet
August 31, 2015
WAMC Public Radio
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Joe Donohue with James Conrad
August 25, 2015
BreakThruRadio
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Thomas Seely
August 8, 2015
“Juxtaposes images of her home life on Long Island with some never-before-seen street and nightlife images”
Aperture Foundation
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Alexandra Pechman
August 6, 2015
MANDATORY
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Miss Rosen
July 31, 2015
“Meisler caught the glittering brilliance of disco, the super-glam phenomenon that lit up the city each night in the late ’70s”.
We Heart (UK)
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Rob Wilkes
July 29, 2015
“I wanted to photograph where I was coming from, emphasizing the elements of play and love”
Business Insider
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Jack Sommer
July 22, 2015
“I photograph, for art, for purpose, to remember; it’s mainly for me. Some people hum and/or sing while they play or work. I hum, sing off key and make photographs.”
Dodho (Spain)
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July 2, 2015
“The result is a delightfully outlandish family photo album, and a capsule of seventies suburbia crackling with humor and mischief.”
The New Yorker
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Genevieve Fussell
June 3, 2015
“Sweet and sassy with a pinch of mystery.”
Artnet News
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Cait Munro
June 3, 2015
“New York is a city, and our uniqueness and diversity makes it greater.”
Gothamist
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Jen Carlson
June 1, 2015
“Meryl shows us a world that made Meryl, Meryl. “It’s a coming of age story in pictures,” she says with surety that shows Meryl means business.”
Bushwick Notebook (print, Vol. 1)
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Vanessa Mártir
June 1, 2015
Arts In Bushwick Blog
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Catherine Kirkpatrick
May 31, 2015
Bushwick Daily
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Katarina Hybenova
February 16, 2015
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times”.
Creative Boom
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Katy Cowan
December 22, 2016
“Documenter of the 70’s and 80’s New York disco and punk scenes”
STREET HUNTERS
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Andrew Sweigart
December 20, 2016
Gothamist
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Jen Carlson
December 13, 2016
“Scintillating images all but transport us to its infamous dancefloors”
AnOther (UK)
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Belle Hutton
December 12, 2016
Jocks & Nerds
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Edward Moore
December 12, 2016
ADVOCATE
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Christopher Harrity
October 7, 2016
Creative Boom
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Katy Cowan
September 27, 2016
“Photography is a relationship you’re having in that moment. When you’re looking at people and you can tell when your irises meet.”
Flashbak
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September 6, 2016
Radio Free Brooklyn
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Dr. Lisa
April 16, 2016
“The photographs drift between the kitsch-filled rooms of Meisler’s hometown in Long Island to the gritty clubs and streets of disco-era New York”
Yahoo News
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April 8, 2016
WALLPAPER
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Paula Erizunu
April 4, 2016
“She laboured on the powerful juxtapositions of the party and a city teetering on the edge”
We-Heart (UK)
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Francesca Soler
April 4, 2016
MatchesFashion (Germany)
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April 2, 2016
“Meisler looked for the humanizing touch in the wreckage, the sleaze, and the schmaltz, often positioning herself and her own maturation at the comedic fulcrum”
The New Criterion
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James Panero
April 1, 2016
OUT print edition
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April 1, 2016
Internazionale (Italy)
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March 30, 2016
“I’ve been writing my memoir through photography”
The Telegraph (UK)
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Lowenna Waters
March 25, 2016
“Kitchsy, boisterous, and lovin’ it”
The Paris Review
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Nicole Rudick
March 25, 2016
“American female trailblazers who challenged the accepted conventions of the time and paved the way for today’s image makers”
TIME
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Caroline Smith and Rachel Lowry
March 22, 2016
CARNET D/ART (France)
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Jean-Paul Gavard-Perret
March 14, 2016
Interview Magazine (Germany)
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March 8, 2016
OUT
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Greg Garry
March 8, 2016
L'OEIL DE LA PHOTOGRAPHIE
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March 4, 2016
VICE
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Elizabeth Renstrom
March 4, 2016
“The photographs capture the drama and exuberance of the 1970s”
JUXTAPOZ
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March 4, 2016
“vision of her native New York City as the mythical island of Atlantis”
MANDATORY
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Miss Rosen
March 4, 2016
“glamour and glitz was flourishing, nourishing itself, eagerly yearning for its close-up”
MANDATORY
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Miss Rosen
March 4, 2016
“The love of photography is part of my heritage”
Pop Photo
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Jeanette. D. Moses
March 4, 2016
“In all of her images, there's as a vivid connection between photographer, subject, and life itself”
Gothamist
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Scott Heins & Jessica Leibowitz
March 2, 2016
“The photographs drift between the kitsch-filled rooms of Meisler’s hometown in Long Island to the gritty clubs and streets of disco-era New York”.
artdaily
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February 29, 2016
“The type of lifestyle, both urban and suburban that Meisler was able to capture is candid and real”
Luna Luna
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Dallas Athent
February 29, 2016
Musée Magazine
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February 27, 2016
“Each image a witty and memorable souvenir from a time gone by”
AnOther (UK)
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Maisie Skidmore
February 26, 2016
“Quirky, nostalgic and a bit naughty”
vintage everyday (Spain)
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February 26, 2016
“Juxtapositions she often found with her camera—of the high and lows of a city in decadence and decline”
The New Criterion
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James Panero
February 22, 2016
Jocks and Nerds
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Joe Lloyd
February 22, 2016
20minutos (Spain)
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Jose Ángel González
February 20, 2016
“Her distinct, borough-spanning vision of the Big Apple in the '70s aligns her with the masters of Americana”
Creative Boom (UK)
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February 19, 2016
“Craziness and humor link all these works together”
Bedford & Bowery
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Daniel Hoffman
February 18, 2016
“Suburban Long Island housewives, drag and disco queens, punks and dancers at Playmates club… all are characters that Meisler captured through her viewfinder”
STREET HUNTERS
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Andrew Sweigart
February 17, 2016
“A personal diary, the snapshot aesthetic and night life”
Dodho Magazine (Spain)
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February 15, 2016
Street Photography Magazine Podcast Season 5
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Ashley Hunsberger
February 12, 2016
B&H Event Space
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January 28, 2016
“A genuine cultural capsule of a decade that captivates today’s generation”
Jeremiah’s Vanishing New York
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Jeremiah Moss
January 4, 2016
“This book is like discovering a shoe box filled with outstanding images that sees as much wonder in the antics of her eccentric family”
StreetShootr
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Karl Edwards
January 1, 2016
FLAUNT
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Chelsea Sanchez
December 19, 2018
A Life’s Work
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David Licata
November 22, 2018
“As a young artist in her 20's, Meisler spent the 70's out on the town, camera in tow, ready to capture any click-worthy moment”.
My Modern Met
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Jesssica Stewart
November 15, 2018
“vision of her native New York City as the mythical island of Atlantis”
MANDATORY
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Miss Rosen
November 14, 2018
“But any hint of that refinement vanished on this day 40 years ago when a power outage threw the city into darkness during a heat wave”.
DNAinfo
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Gwynne Hogan
September 17, 2018
“Meisler's photos capture the sexy, carefree spirit of a post-Stonewall, pre-aids summer spent among lovers and friends”
The New Yorker
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Alexandra Schwartz
August 18, 2018
“Once a photograph is taken, the vision captures a bygone moment. The pace of change in Brooklyn is rapid.”
Hatjecantz (Germany)
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Federico Hewson
July 28, 2018
The New York Times
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David Gonzalez
July 17, 2018
Caribbean Life
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Tequila Minsky
July 17, 2018
“The presidential election left her feeling something like mourning, and she saw the march as a chance to assuage her anger over the result, and fears about the future”
WIRED
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Laura Mallonee
July 9, 2018
ADVOCATE
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Christopher Harrity
June 28, 2018
Huffington Post
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Michael Ernest Sweet
June 1, 2018
noisey – Music By VICE
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Luc Sante
June 1, 2018
East Hampton Star
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May 23, 2018
“My first connection with Bushwick was the night of the blackout in 1977. I was going to Studio 54, like I was doing a lot”.
Brooklyn Library
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Taina Evans
May 23, 2018
WIRED
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Laura Mallonee
May 18, 2018
“As an artist and retired art teacher, I was invigorated by the powerful messages creatively expressed in signs, costumes, and music”
Whitehot Magazine
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Petra Mason
May 18, 2018
Tracks Arte (FR)
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Sophie Peyrard
May 17, 2018
Whitehot Magazine
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Meryl Meisler
May 4, 2018
“Playing dress up and shooting self-portraits at her parents' house in the suburbs coaxed Meryl Meisler out of the closet and into herself”.
VICE
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Miss Rosen
May 3, 2018
“photographs documented it with compassion and humor”
dodho (Spain)
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May 1, 2018
“The throbbing, thrusting city of “big visions, noisy ambitions and brash art”, of grim wonderment and violent menace, reeled, rolled, grabbed its keys and avoided eye contact in the 1970s”
Anorak (UK)
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Karen Strike
May 1, 2018
“As crazy as the city was back then, so, too, was her affection for it. And it hasn’t wavered”.
The New York Times
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David Gonzalez
April 27, 2018
“The photos capture exuberant, sexually fueled reveling”
Artsy
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Rachel Liebowitz
April 27, 2018
“Meryl Meisler captured some of the rowdiest house parties in those locations where attendees wore little to no clothing along with similar images taken at the public beaches”
The Daily Mail
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Regina F. Graham
April 23, 2018
“any hint of that refinement vanished on this day 40 years ago when a power outage threw the city into darkness during a heat wave”
AUTRE
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Adam Lehrer
April 23, 2018
“The sprinkle of new faces from afar keeping things fresh”
Collector Daily
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Loring Knoblauch
April 20, 2018
“She desecrates that space, discovering her sexuality instantly”.
Cultural Collectiva
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Alonso Martínez
April 19, 2018
“...It was really quiet; it was not the destination that it is now”
The Daily Mail
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Regina Graham
April 13, 2018
“People enjoy the crud of chemicals in darkness, an easy price for the magic of watching life come back to visibility in a tray, like magic”.
Woodstock Times
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Paul Smart
April 13, 2018
“Focuses on the rich cultural history of the neighborhood and takes an unflinching look at the daily lives of the working-class people and immigrants who lived there”.
BEDFORD + BOWERY
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Libby Torres
April 7, 2018
“New York City in the 1970s was tough but if you took the trouble to look for them, signs of joy were everywhere”.
FLASHBAK (UK)
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Paul Sorene
April 1, 2018
“Meryl’s photos capture the LES when it was predominantly a tight knit immigrant and working-class neighborhood during difficult times in NYC history”.
F–STOP
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March 28, 2018
“By highlighting the everyday life of real people in her past, Meisler makes us think about what each of us is doing at present to preserveand contribute to future history”.
ART SPIEL
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Etta Yaniv
March 15, 2018
“Think about what each of us is doing to learn from, preserve and contribute to history. What will we give to future generations? What will they say about us?”
CREATIVE BOOM (UK)
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Katy Cowan
March 15, 2018
“both the great diversity of the neighborhood, as well as the danger and despair”
THE LO DOWN NY
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Ed Litvak
February 19, 2018
“Surrounded by decadence and decay, she looked for the humanizing touch in the wreckage, the sleaze, and the schmaltz of the struggling city.”
The New Criterion
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James Panero
February 18, 2018
“It’s busy and alive and yet, there are still people on the street that are true New Yorkers”
EV GRIEVE
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February 17, 2018
“the heart and heat of the wild 1970’s and 80’s disco and punk scenes”
Street Hunters
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Andrew Sweigart
February 7, 2018
“she uses this rare quality of truly caring to look at everyone as someone who should be photographed, and that’s what makes her photography beautiful”
itchy silk
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Dallas Athent
December 27, 2017
“an opportunity to live vicariously in the past with multiple chances to rue the disappearance of that most enticing and beautifully squalid demimonde”
Sensitive Skin
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John Weed
November 22, 2017
MUSÉE
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Billy Anania
November 8, 2017
“needless to say, I’m a fan. Her legacy as a New York City street photographer over the past 40 years ago reveals a grittier metropolis”
LENS SCRATCH
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Aline Smithson
November 7, 2017
“Continuing our rediscovery of Meisler’s rich body of work”
The New Criterion
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James Panero
November 7, 2017
FishEye (Print)
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Maxime Delcourt
October 12, 2017
“The black-and-white photos depict the joy, creativity, and inclusivity”
National Museum of Women in The Arts – Broad Strokes Blog
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September 21, 2017
The New Yorker – Goings On About Town
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September 6, 2017
“focuses on scenes of joy, freedom, moments of innocence and abandon”
Art In Brooklyn
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Mike Sorgatz
August 30, 2017
“Sun, sex and disco: the American photographer looks back on the summers of ’77 and ’78”
AnotherMan (UK)
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Miss Rosen
August 1, 2017
“There is an element of play in many of Meisler’s photographs, and it’s fun to see them plein-air.”
Art Spiel
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Catherine Kirkpatrick
July 13, 2017
“Photography is a powerful democratic tool.
The Heavy Collective
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July 10, 2017
“hundreds of images showcasing both urban decay and also how residents thrived among the destruction”
The Daily Mail
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Regina F. Graham
March 29, 2017
“Meryl’s work documents the life of a compelling artist.”
Radio Kingston
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Chris Wells
March 29, 2017
“Printed side by side, the images show how necessary all these different signs of strength can partner with general empathy.”
GAYLETTER
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Derek Abella
January 26, 2017
“change is a mother
The New York Times
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John Leland
January 1, 2017
“amazing nostalgic photos that give us a peek into the excitement of the epic era”
BYGONELY
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Orla Morris
November 15, 2020
“Meryl Meisler led a double life, working a regular job by day, and by night, as a hostess on NYC's hedonistic club scenes... photos she captured of the nights' debauchery”
Huck (UK)
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Miss Rosen
October 2, 2020
“Great photo, but I also want the film dress for my Halloween costume this year because it’s always such a perfect time climate-wise to wear bikini tops and the skimpiest skirt you can find.”
Filthy dreams
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Jessica Caroline
September 29, 2020
“Carrying her medium format camera everywhere with great delight – Meryl photographed the world she knew”
The New York Optimist
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John Sebastian
September 21, 2020
“uncanny ability to find those humanizing moments admidst the wreckage, sleaze, and the schmaltz of a decadent and dying city”
Lightwork Contact Sheet
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James Panero
August 1, 2020
Art Spiel
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Catherine Kirkpatrick
May 24, 2020
“The photo is a bit off focus, but the memory is clear as can be.”
ONE HEART BERLIN
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April 16, 2020
“Camera in hand, Meryl Meisler looked for the life and the humor of the city’s broken streets”
SPECTATOR USA
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James Panero
January 26, 2020
“Abandoned buildings loomed over piles of garbage and rubble. Playgrounds were overrun by drug dealers.”
The New York TImes
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Vanessa Mártir
November 30, 2019
“an integral part of Bushwick’s flourishing artistic culture for the last decade”
Another (UK)
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Miss Rosen
September 26, 2019
Dazed Digital (UK)
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Meryl Meisler
September 22, 2019
“an artist whose work captured Bushwick at one of its most defining moments: the early 80s”
Bushwick Heritage Radio
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Luke Griffin
August 15, 2019
“enthusiastic and joyful about her photography”
Street Photography Magazine Podcast Season 5
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Bob Patterson
May 1, 2019
“As a 1978 CETA Artist grant recipient, Meryl created a portfolio of photographs which explored her Jewish Identity”
The Candid Frame – Ibarionex
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March 10, 2019
“her sympathetic eye and her love and wonderment of the characters and of this neighborhood”
The Observers
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Cheryl Dunn
February 23, 2019
“The talented photographer offers outsiders the opportunity to peer behind the curtain at another world.”
Vintage Everyday (Spain)
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February 22, 2019
“ore than 40 years later, Meryl is still getting surprised and feeling blessed for the life she lives.”
Fox5 NY
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Linda Schmidt
January 16, 2019
Me & Eve
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Dorie Hagler
January 12, 2019
“You get real slices of life in New York City at any given moment”
Daily Mail
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Regina F. Graham
January 3, 2019
" Meryl Meisler's New York is at the same time decadent and intriguing."
CULTPICKS Pitadas De Cultura
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December 2, 2024
"Featuring works by Paul Cadmus, Meryl Meisler, ...
ALL ABOUT PHOTO.COM
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October 28, 2024
"The hedonistic and intense gaze of photographer Meryl Meisler"
INFO MAG MAGAZINE
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October 28, 2024
"Photography can be a way of life if you want, and Meryl has embraced that way of life with gusto."
FLAKPHOTO
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Andy Flak
October 25, 2024
"Meisler's camera authentically documented this scene, capturing not only the excesses, but also the humanity behind the glitters, dusts, and lights."
CULTURA INQUIETA
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Silvia García
October 23, 2024
[outrageously] brilliant photography - one of New York's finest visual storytellers, the extraordinary and quirky Meryl Meisler.
The Pictorial List
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Karen Ghostlaw Pomarico
October 19, 2024
"Meisler classics from the ‘70s and ‘80s"
aCurator
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Julie Graham
September 27, 2024
"Whether waitressing in go-go bars or running away with the circus, Meryl Meisler always had her camera to document life on the edge"
The Guardian
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September 26, 2024
"Few photographers can encapsulate the soul of an era the way Meryl Meisler does."
STUPIDDOPE
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Jesse James
September 18, 2024
"[boldly] photographed transient moments of coincidence"
COLOSSAL
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Jackie Andres
September 17, 2024
"Her new book Street Walker is a rampage through visions of a lost America."
VICE
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Nick Thompson
September 10, 2024
" Each of her images remind us of how its working class people that actually shape our nation, and with such humor and they very own sense of style, better than any history textbook at school."
queerguru
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September 10, 2024
"We caught up with the brilliant and insightful Meryl Meisler..."
BOLD JOURNEY
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September 3, 2024
"Meisler’s work provides an intimate glimpse into the dynamic cultural landscape of late 20th-century America."
PetaPixel
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Matt Growcoot
August 30, 2024
"Meisler has no tricks up her sleeve: every image here is raw, unfiltered. She managed to catch the right moment and that is photography after all. . ."
Tuairisc (Iceland)
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Gabriel Rosenstock
August 27, 2024
"[a] stunning exploration of social change, cultural diversity, and creative expression "
ALL ABOUT PHOTO.COM
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August 23, 2024
"[evocative], candid, and eclectic photographs"
MONOVISIONS
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August 23, 2024
" The Bushwick of my childhood was known for gangs, crime, poverty, and vacant buildings – many of them burnt and crumbling (photographer Meryl Meisler is known for capturing these scenes in her Bushwick collections). "
National Geographic
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Bobby Dempsey
August 23, 2024
"Meryl Meisler is a legend of street photography. [Her[ work is a refreshing dive into nostalgia, love, and the sides of humanity that put smiles on our faces when everything else isn’t."
The Phloblographer
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Chris Gampat
August 22, 2024
"[genuine] and unfiltered moments, making her work both compelling and relatable."
JUXTAPOZ
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August 22, 2024
"Throughout her career, Meisler has maintained a unique ability to capture spontaneous and candid moments."
L'OEIL DE LA PHOTOGRAPHIE
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August 21, 2024
"Meryl Meisler’s approach is deeply personal and immersive, often forming a connection with her subjects that brings out genuine and unfiltered moments, making her work both compelling and relatable"
french fris
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August 14, 2024
"What a treasure to have such a great collection of candid photos from our past."
Gay Barchives
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Art Smith
August 13, 2024
"[Meisler], who has been documenting the queer spaces of New York since the 1970s, emphasizes the challenges of Meta using a photographer’s work to train its AI
The Phoblographer
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Nilofer Khan
July 9, 2024
" Nostalgia for a sliver of time and space where people of all gender identities and sexual orientations were free, to an extent, of bigotry and hate."
The Phloblographer
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Lara Carretero
June 27, 2024
"[unposed] snapshot of what life was like for Cherry Grove and Fire Island Pines vacationers during the hedonistic 1970s."
Fire Island News
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Skylar Epstein
June 21, 2024
"[these] images may just be a testament to the importance of cultivating a community open to personal and creative expression."
WUSF NPR
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Tyler Luginski
June 18, 2024
"Meryl Meisler, a photographer who grew up in North Massapequa and chronicled Fire Island’s gay disco scene."
Newsday
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Rafer Guzman
June 14, 2024
"Meryl’s black-and-white photographs capture the queer communities of Cherry Grove and The Pines at what many consider the golden era of unbridled sexual liberation."
L'OEIL DE LA PHOTOGRAPHIE
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May 30, 2024
"The photos reveal celebratory times set upon a beach landscape. It should be noted that there is nudity among the photographs."
Tampa Bay Times
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Maggie Duffy
May 28, 2024
"Like any group of people, the LGBT people have a history and culture that’s passed on from generation to generation,”
WATERMARK
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Jennifer Ring
May 10, 2024
" Meryl Meisler captured the sexy, free-spirited, post-Stonewall/pre-AIDS summers on Fire Island with her camera in the late 1970s."
THE CITYLIFEORG
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May 10, 2024
"Meryl Meisler documented this era not through sensational images of poverty and crime, but through a deeply humanizing lens."
SEE OLD NYC
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Wendy Robert
May 4, 2024
"At the heart of Meisler’s work are the people of New York City. "
SEE OLD NYC
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Wendy Robert
May 2, 2024
"Meryl Meisler’s photography is a time capsule bursting with the irrepressible energy"
SEE OLD NYC
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Wendy Robert
April 30, 2024
" I have total creative freedom with a self-made safety net and enjoy every minute of it."
SHOUTOUT LA
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April 29, 2024
"Her work, a blend of documentary and personal expression...bursts with the sassy, defiant spirit of the women"
SEE OLD NYC
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Wendy Robert
April 29, 2024
"Four American photographers have made it the core of their work, blending long-term documentary reportage, everyday chronicles, and bittersweet fables. Their names: Marianna Rothen, Meryl Meisler, Peggy Levison Nolan, and Shelby Lee Adams. "
JUXTAPOZ
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April 10, 2024
"I am grateful to live a life of creative joy and purpose."
Canvas Rebel
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April 9, 2024
"Elle a créé une chronique pleine d'humour pour souligner l’exubérance joyeuse d’une communauté qui a vécu dans le souvenir des pogroms et de la Shoah."
Alliance
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Jean-Paul Gavard-Perret.
March 29, 2024
"[she] hired the Spa Man Global art collective to party with Skye in a private room at Bushwick hotspot House of Yes while Meisler snapped the photos in this show."
Artnet
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Vittoria Benzine
March 28, 2024
"[Meryl] chronicled this clan with humor and tenderness, testifying on the joyful exuberance of a community that has lived in the memory of pogroms and the Shoah.
The Eye of Photography
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March 28, 2024
"The exhibition debuted a captivating series of photographs by the renowned nightlife photographer Meryl Meisler”. 
UNTITLED
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Untitled Team
March 25, 2024
"Four American photographers have made it the matrix of their work, between long-term documentary reporting, daily chronicles, and bittersweet fables. Their names are Marianna Rothen, Meryl Meisler, Peggy Levison Nolan, and Shelby Lee Adams."
CITYLIFEORG
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March 23, 2024
"Pas de photo posée. La vie dans son jaillissement ! C’est ainsi qu’elle va tenir, sans s’en rendre compte, la chronique haute en couleur d’un petit monde juif new-yorkais."
POLKA Chaque Photo A Son Histoire
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Thierry Grillet
March 21, 2024
"[chronicles] the lives of those close to her, their exuberance and their festive gatherings"
Polka Magazine
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March 15, 2024
"Inquiry welcomes legendary scene and people photographer Meryl Meisler."
WICN.ORG / 90.5FM NPR
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Mark Lynch
January 15, 2024
"[Meryl] is one of those special people, a chameleon"
WNYC
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Brian Lehrer
December 22, 2023
"Meisler, like Davidson, used a strobe, yet her approach exudes a sense of dignity."
Depth of Field
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Patrick Witty
December 15, 2023
"Meisler reflects on the various subjects that grew close to her heart"
The Little Rebellion
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Gianna Riso
December 11, 2023
[Meryl's] gaze is addictive.
itchy silk
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Semper
November 2, 2023
"Meisler shows us humanity that is overlooked on a daily basis, year after year. "
LENSCRATCH
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Kassandra Eller
October 29, 2023
Collector Daily
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Loring Knoblauch
October 19, 2023
"New York City nightlife from the heyday of Studio 54 in the mid-1970s to the gender-twisting fabulousness of drag parties in 2023 "
WFMU Radio
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Brian Donohue
October 7, 2023
"through a lens informed by decades spent watching New York and its inhabitants evolve"
MOEVIR
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September 26, 2023
"New York at that time was plagued by blackouts, crime and financial problems, but it was a particularly sweet time for photographers."
EESTFOTO (Estonia)
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Enriika Vunk
September 23, 2023
"Meisler’s photos are chaotic and outrageous, full of big personalities."
PetaPixel
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Matt Growcoot
September 22, 2023
"Meisler's desire to represent her LGBTQ and Jewish identities, NYC street life, and nightlife adventures has never wavered"
MY MODERN MET
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Jessica Stewarr
September 21, 2023
" seen in all of its extravagant glory in the artist’s first-ever retrospective"
New York Daly News - print edition
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MURI ASSUNÇÃO
September 17, 2023
"Meryl Meisler’s critically acclaimed look at the fascinating world of New York City nightlife"
New York Daily News
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MURI ASSUNÇÃO
September 16, 2023
"a photographer who does not shy away from the absurd and joyful"
MUSÉE MAGAZINE
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September 15, 2023
"a lens informed by decades spent watching New York and its inhabitants evolve"
All About Photo.Com
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September 14, 2023
"The joyous, the curious and more people you'd like as friends star in Meryl Meisler's photographs of NYC"
FLASHBAK
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Paul Sorene
September 13, 2023
"f you were to play 1970s club bingo, Meisler would probably win...(she) captured the hedonism of disco’s heyday"
STUDIO TBD
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Lauren Murada
September 11, 2023
"Meryl has found herself back in the nightlife world"
STREET PHOTOGRAPHY
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Johnny Mobasher
September 9, 2023
"In contrasty B&W documentary photographs, Meisler celebrates both private and public exuberance."
WHAT WILL YOU REMEMBER?
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Elin Spring & Suzanne Révy
July 6, 2023
Meryl Meisler shares some great tips on how to promote your work effectively while protecting it from unauthorized use
Street Photography Magazine Podcast
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George Patterson
June 30, 2023
Meryl Meisler is having her first-ever solo museum exhibitions!
aCurator
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Julie Graham
May 30, 2023
"The Jewish roots of Meryl Meisler and her mad appetite for life."
Alliance
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Jean-Paul Gavard-Perret
May 21, 2023
"Meisler explored topics of sexual identity, while also questioning her place and future within this suburban lifestyle."
THE EYE OF PHOTOGRAPHY
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May 18, 2023
"Meryl Meisler started shooting New York nightlife in the 70s - probably in its heyday, when you could find Andy Warhol or Patti Smith at parties."
BIRD IN FLIGHT (Ukraine)
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Дар'я Касьянова
May 17, 2023
"Meryl Meisler's photography is respectful and does not exploit the women who work in these clubs. Meisler focuses on the atmosphere and culture of these places, and not on the bodies of women."
CULTURA INQUIETA
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Silvia García
May 16, 2023
"Dance and performance take center stage in many of Meisler's current images taken at clubs like Bushwick's House of Yes and Bartschland's roaming parties"
ALL ABOUT PHOTO.COM
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May 15, 2023
"Meisler immersed herself in the nightlife scene and began to make images of Studio 54’s colorful pleasure-seekers, along with some of its most noted party-goers such as Andy Warhol"
F-STOP Photography Magazine
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May 12, 2023
"I am pleased to share news of Meryl Meisler's first-ever solo museum exhibitions."
CITY LIFE.ORG
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May 12, 2023
"Meisler’s images in 70s Suburban Sensibilities are steeped in humor."
CITY LIVE ORG
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May 8, 2023
"Fueled by the excitement of Manhattan’s exploding club scene of the late 70s, Meisler photographed fashionable night revelers and celebrities."
CITY LIVE ORG
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May 5, 2023
"Meisler celebrates both private and public exuberance."
What Will You Remember?
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Elin Spring and Suzanne Révy
May 3, 2023
Meryl Meisler was there to see and show us the dancers, punters, moochers and lovers exercising their constitutional right to self expression in a runway city,
FLASHBAK
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Paul Sorene
April 5, 2023
" Her work always prompts a grin…Photographer and photographs are rarely intertwined so joyously."
Black & White, Issue 159
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George Slade
April 1, 2023
"Dubbing themselves “Neurotic Erotica,” the young bon vivants played their parts to the hilt with Judi as the lascivious libertine and Meryl as the artist at work, documenting the the decadent disco scene with equal parts aplomb and abandon."
ANIMAL
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Miss Rosen
February 14, 2023
"From humble relatives in Brooklyn and Long Island to A-list celebrities in Manhattan, regardless the subject, Meryl’s photography always beguiles with its shoot-from-the-hip charm."
We Heart
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Lisa Davidson
February 9, 2023
"A clubby by night and a teacher by day, it was not until she retired in 2010 that she started to reopen her extraordinary archives"
Dodho
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January 20, 2023
" Meryl Meisler captures the moments of intense joy and pure madness"
World Tips Magazine
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January 16, 2023
"Whether they are improvised at home, in party rooms or in clubs, the dance floors are breeding grounds for characters on which she cannot help but aim the lens."
Libération
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Clémentine Mercier
January 7, 2023
"From bar mitzvahs and weddings to punk gigs and go-go bars, Meryl Meisler obsessively documented all walks of life in 1970s New York, finding ‘funny’ wherever she went."
Black and White Photography Magazine UK January issue #273
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Susan Burnstine
January 1, 2023
"Everything seems unreasonable and possible. And the photographer takes care never to widen the field of vision and “game” too much."
lelitteraire.com
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Jean-Paul Gavard-Perret
December 28, 2022