Beating the heat in New York City
Every year millions of New Yorkers escape the steamy heat of summer in New York City's 55 outdoor public pools and 14 miles of beaches. The Arsenal Gallery in New York's Central Park is celebrating the summer of 2016 with an exhibition of contemporary photography highlighting the city's most popular warm weather amenities -- its public pools and beaches. The exhibition runs through August 26, 2016.
Exhibited artists include Juliana Beasley, Damion Berger, Rona Chang, Bruce Davidson, Tobias Hutzler, Bruce Katz, Michael Kirby Smith, Wayne Lawrence, Greg Miller, Christine Osinski, Thomas Roma, and Lauren Welles.
"Hanging Out," Coney Island, 2013 - by Lauren Welles
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"Coney Island," New York, 2014 - by Tobias Hutzler
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"Ice Cream Truck," Rockaway Beach, Queens, 2008 - by Juliana Beasley
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"Above the Boardwalk," Coney Island, 2013 - by Lauren Wells
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From the series "Asser Levy Pool," Manhattan, 2010 - Kristopher McKay
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"Kye, Kaiya, and Kamren, Orchard Beach," Bronx, 2009 - by Wayne Lawrence
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"Bernadette and Bryan," Rockaway Beach, Queens, 2008 - by Juliana Beasley
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"Sunset Park," Sunset Park Pool, Brooklyn, 1993 - by Thomas Romas
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"Concrete Bathers," Astoria, New York, 2011 - by Rona Chang
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From the series "Asser Levy Pool," Manhattan, 2010 - by Kristopher McKay
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"McCarren Pool," Brooklyn, "McCarren Pool," Brooklyn, 2014 - by Tobias Hutzler
The exhibition "SPF16: NYC Pools and Beaches in Contemporary Photography" at The Arsenal Gallery in New York's Central Park runs through August 26, 2016.