Explore L.I.C. Life, Time & History

The Resobox is known for its vision and expressive environment where artists can meet and collaborate to create new and innovative arts. This year the Resobox is hosting an event where it will present a themed art exhibition called: Explore L.I.C. (Long Island City) Life, Time & History. Long Island City is the home and destination for many talented artists who have taken the time to create reminiscent visuals that express perspectives of the time spent in Long Island City. During this exhibition you will view chosen collections of life stories, random scenes, as well as the community and experiences through the eyes of various artists.

Explore L.I.C. Life, Time & History is a collaboration of artists influenced by the neighborhood, various artworks representing L.I.C. life: photographer Rafael Gonzalez, artist and teacher Gabino A. Castelan, LaGuardia College students, with the help of LIC  partnership. Starting August 9 till August 30 different artists with different stories will share their experience, impressions, life in the neighborhood.

Exhibition includes exclusive works of Pierre Pullis, 1929 and Eugene de Salignac, 1921 with historical last century view on Nothern Boulevard and Vernon Boulevard. Eugene de Salignac documented the creation of the city’s modern infrastructure—including bridges, major municipal buildings, roads and subways. Most notably, he documented the construction of the Manhattan Bridge and the Queensboro Bridge, and the Manhattan Municipal building but his most famous image is that of painters posing nonchalantly on the cables of the Brooklyn Bridge. In his lifetime de Salignac’s work was little seen outside of New York City government, and his name was forgotten after his death in 1943. His images were rediscovered in the 1980s, but it was not until 1999 that an archivist realized the collection was mostly the work of one man. These photographs are submitted by OLDNYCPHOTOS.COM