'Us v Them' Photo Show — Opening Night
Join us at Selva for the opening night of Us v Them, a one-week photo exhibition inspired by Ronen Givony’s book of the same name.
The show looks back at the under-told, over-told, and rarely seen corners of New York City’s live-music culture in the 2000s and 2010s: empty pools, abandoned warehouses, basement bars, apartment parties, and the beautiful debauchery of a pre-smartphone era ... when a newly open internet helped us find one another and before it kept us from being present.
Curated by Ryan Muir with friends old and new, Us v Them brings together photographs from artists who documented that singular moment in New York nightlife, music, and community.
Featuring work by
Richard Gino
Three Minute Rule
Are Not Photographs
Laura June Kirsch
Keith Marlowe
Hits From the Pit
Ryan Muir
Nicky Digital
Jackie Roman
Tod Seelie
Rebecca Smeyne
Ebru Yildiz
Opening-night music by Jackpot of CREEM Magazine, playing selections appropriate to the era.
The exhibition will remain on view for one week during Selva’s regular hours. Opening-night drinks are supported by Four Walls Whiskey, with recession-priced specials.
Flyer photograph: McCarren Pool by Jackie Roman.
The exhibition is inspired by Ronen Givony’s Us v Them project.