Masterworks #11

Assembly Curated and Bruce Silverstein Gallery present Frank Paulin’s “Masterworks,” a collection of some of the most iconic early work from the artist’s archive. “Masterworks” features photographs predominantly captured in the 1950s on the streets of New York City. Many of these early images by Paulin were featured in a 1957 solo exhibition at Helen Gee’s pioneering gallery and café, Limelight. Paulin’s work earned him great praise despite photography’s then uninitiated position in the fine art world. Prominent publications including The New York Times and The Village Voice praised Paulin’s ‘humor and compassion’ as well as his uncanny ability to perceive irony and record what they referred...View all