16 - Third Streaming - Alvin Baltrop: Photographs 19652003

Photography Exhibition Reveals the Hidden Lives of

A Past New York Under the Hudson River Piers, at Third Streaming

WHAT:

Alvin Baltrop: Photographs 19652003

The first comprehensive overview of the photographs of Alvin Baltrop. Exhibition includes 89 photographs featuring a series of works that examine the precarious lives of the individuals who gathered and lived at the Hudson River Piers until their demolition in the late 80s; also included are photographs Baltrop took of his fellow navy soldiers during the Vietnam War; and dozens of never-before exhibited vintage prints, rare archival materials, and late works shot at various Manhattan hospitals up until his death in 2004.

His subjects range from military conflicts, lounging soldiers, children, prostitutes, public and private sex, crime scenes, and dilapidated buildings in the deindustrialized neighborhoods of New York.

WHEN:

Exhibition: Wednesday, March 16 - Saturday, May 14, 2011

Opening reception: Saturday, March 19, 2011, 6 PM 8 PM

WHERE:

Third Streaming

10 Greene Street, 2nd floor (between Grand and Canal Streets)

GENERAL INFORMATION:

Third Streaming is a gallery and performance space that also provides strategic guidance and practical implementation plans for individual artists, arts institutions and foundations. The gallery highlights the crossover, connection and combination of the creative lifestyle, keeping at its core the idea of creating something new by fusing different elements.

Hours are Wednesday to Friday, noon to 6 pm and Saturday, 1 pm to 6 pm. For more information, the public may visit www.thirdstreaming.com or call 646.370.3877.

MEDIA CONTACT: Cindy Bokser, Anne Edgar Associates, 646.336.7230, cindy@anneedgar.com

cindy bokser

anne edgar associates

121 w 27th street, suite 1202

new york, ny 10001

p: 646.336.7230

m: 917.727.0622

f: 646.336.7217

e: cindy@anneedgar.com

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