Mitch Epstein: “New York Arbor”

American Elm, Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn 2012 | photo: Mitch Epstein

Artist Mitch Epstein will present his recent series of photographs of trees made in New York’s five boroughs. The series inverts our usual view of the city: trees do not function as background, but instead dominate the human life and architecture around them. These photographs underscore the importance of trees to urban life and their complex relationship to their human counterparts. Following the lecture, Michael Kimmelman will lead a discussion that draws from Epstein’s pictures, with a focus on the interface of art, nature, and urbanism. For more information and tickets, please visit: http://archleague.org/2013/04/mitch-epstein-new-york-arbor/