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Atelier/Galerie Taylor

Paris, France

Artsper seller since 2021 15 orders finalized

Miami Beach 70s, Andy Sweet

Paris From October 27, 2022 to November 27, 2022

In the late 1970s, photographer Andy Sweet began documenting Old World Jewish culture. He painted an incisive portrait of a culture whose generation was dying out. Andy chose to photograph in color with vivid hues that reflect the warm atmosphere in which his community lived. This photographic choice was the key to his artistic approach. A long-time admirer of Diane Arbus, he took a similar approach in some respects, without going into the darker side of Diane Arbus' work hence his choice to photograph in color. For the little story"; the characters immortalized by the lens of Andy Sweet are European Jewish emigrants, survivors of the camps of the Second World War.

At the end of the conflict, some have rebuilt their lives in the United States, notably in New York. To escape the harsh winters of the capital, some couples have arrived in Florida in search of sunshine and joie de vivre. Because all these women and men with a painful past have decided to celebrate life! From a seasonal installation, some have definitely put down their luggage, and in fact, formed an increasingly large community of dynamic retirees during the seventies.

Installed in 1977 in South Beach, Andy Sweet began to bear witness to the history of these characters, in resonance with a larger project planned over ten years aimed at documenting the history of the city... Alas, the young photographer - graduate of a master's degree in Fine Arts from the University of Boulder in Colorado - did not have the expected time to finalize his project... He was assassinated on October 16, 1982 on a city beach, while 29 years old.

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7 rue Taylor
75010, Paris
France

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Miami Beach #35

Miami Beach #29

Miami Beach #3

Brothers in Arms

Man standing on Wall/Group Shot, Miami Beach

Man in Lounge Chair, Miami Beach

Miami Beach #2 (10)

Woman in Velour, Miami Beach

Friedman's Bakery, Miami Beach

New Year's Balloons, Miami Beach

Women in Lounge Chairs, Miami Beach

Chelsea Hotel, Miami Beach

New Year's dinner, Miami Beach

New Year's Toast, Miami Beach

New Year's Eve TV, Miami Beach

Leslie Hotel, Miami Beach

The Dorothy Hotel, Miami Beach

Man in the Mirror, Miami Beach

North Beach, Miami Beach

The Tides Hotel Ladies, Miami Beach

Musicians in Lummus Park, Miami Beach

Miami Beach #29

Andy Sweet