PRESS: PAUL MCDONOUGH’S SIGHT SEEING

THE NEW YORKER

In the seventies and early eighties, the New York street photographer spent his summers on the road taking pictures of young Americans at leisure. His black-and-white pictures tend to sneak upon teen-agers who seem suspended between boredom and excitement: making out, hanging out, anticipating their next diversion. McDonough’s group portraits-particularly one of a randy foursome gathered by a parked car in Florida-are terrific, at once spontaneous and composed. But one of the show’s best pictures catches a girl by herself, taking in the sun at the curb of a shopping center near a bunch of empty shopping carts. Through May 5.

Vince Aletti

Paul’s work was also featured in CNNThe Daily Mail, and Slate, during the run of his exhibition.