![]() ![]() It’s still used today, but in modern manufacturing, other metals may be combined with or used instead of silver to create different types of reflective surfaces. Sean Corcoran, the curator of prints and photographs at the Museum of the City of New York, who curated the exhibition, walks us through 10 of the photos in the exhibition, with historical commentary. Silvering was a new mirror-making technology when it was invented in 1835 by German chemist Justus von Leibig. They also show a noir side of New York that’s no longer around. Through a Different Lens: Stanley Kubrick Photographs is a sprawling retrospective of Kubrick’s early black-and-white shots, long before he became the legendary director behind classics including 2001: A Space Odyssey and A Clockwork Orange.įeaturing over 100 photographs taken from 1945 to 1950, this exhibition reveals how the Bronx-born filmmaker’s formative years laid the groundwork for his compelling storytelling and dark visual style. Some of his best photographs are on view from October 17 at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles. At the age of 17, he started shooting for Look magazine in New York, where he shot everyday city life alongside celebrity portraits, all graced with a film noir aesthetic that was new to photojournalism at the time.įrom gritty to glamorous, Kubrick shot it all-from portraits of Frank Sinatra to award-winning boxers, couples smooching in the metro and circus leaders, dancers, businessmen and actors. ![]() ![]() Before Stanley Kubrick was a filmmaker, he was a photojournalist. ![]()
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