© Stefan Falke from the series "Keep Going New York !!"
Deutsches Haus at NYU will present the closing exhibition of "Keep Going New York !!” featuring Stefan Falke's latest work, and an artist talk between Stefan Falke and the journalist Claudia Steinberg. In these award winning photos New York City photographer Stefan Falke focuses on the resilience of his fellow New Yorkers, on moments of normalcy under exceptional circumstances during the pandemic in 2020. The positive attitude in these stunning photographs of his chosen hometown show New Yorkers doing what they always do: They keep going!
Stefan Falke self-published the book Keep Going New York !! on the publishing platform blurb, with 58 color photographs on 62 pages, 10×8 in, 25×20 cm, with an introduction by New York journalist Claudia Steinberg. A series of photos from the book were awarded 2nd place for the series by the American Society of Media Photographers in the Best of ASMP 2020 and 3rd place in street photography by IPA, the International Photography Awards. The book won the Communication Arts 2021 Award of Excellence and selected images were published in the Photography Annual.
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This event will take place at 42 Washington Mews. This semester, based on NYU's guidelines, in-person events will be open to members of the general public.
Attendance instructions for NYU faculty, students and staff: Please show your NYU Violet Go Pass at the door.
Attendance instructions for members of the general public:
• Members of the general public must show a valid government-issued photo ID
• Members of the general public must show proof of being up-to-date on their COVID-19 vaccination, which includes the booster when eligible, with an FDA-authorized or WHO-listed vaccine. (Ideally, you would bring your CDC vaccination card or the details on Excelsior Pass Plus.)
Documentation for members of the general public will be checked at the door and must include:
◦ Name
◦ Birthdate
◦ Dates of doses
◦ Vaccine manufacture for each dose
◦ Documentation is in English
Please note:
• Vaccine exemption requests are not accepted at the door.
• Test results are not accepted as an alternative to proof of vaccination and will not be accepted at the door.
About Stefan Falke:
Photographer Stefan Falke was born in Paderborn, Germany. After abandoning his civil engineering studies he worked as a photographer's assistant in Munich and later as a silk screen printer in Hamburg. He moved to New York in the mid 80s for a while where he photographed for German and Austrian magazines. German film studios hired him as a set photographer for movies filmed in Europe and Africa after his return to Hamburg. He credits his time working on movie sets with “my most important time for becoming a working photographer." He moved back to New York in 2002 where he now lives with his wife Christine. Besides working on his assignments he passionately follows his long-term projects like "MOKO JUMBIES: The Dancing Spirits of Trinidad,” "LA FRONTERA: Artists along the U.S. – Mexican Border," and, more recently, "Keep Going New York !!", about the streets of New York and its resilient people during the pandemic in 2020. Falke is a member of the photo agency laif - Agentur für Photos & Reportagen - since 1999.
About Claudia Steinberg:
Journalist Claudia Steinberg lives in New York City and writes for publications in the U.S. and abroad, including The New York Time, Die Zeit, Vogue, taz, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Architektur & Wohnen in Germany, and Tank Magazine in England. She covers a wide range of topics: the arts, architecture, and interiors as well as human interest stories.
This exhibition is made possible through an endowment established by Roger J. Schnetzer.