Gerald Cyrus Celebrates 'Uptown Odyssey' Monograph at ICP

ICP hosts a release event for Gerald Cyrus's monograph 'Uptown Odyssey,' pairing the photographer in conversation with artist Gioncarlo Valentine. The program runs both in person at ICP on New York City's Lower East Side and online; in-person tickets cost $5 and do not include gallery access. The book collects Cyrus's black-and-white photographs of Harlem shot throughout the 1990s, forming a decade-long portrait of the neighborhood at the peak of its cultural life. Cyrus came to New York in 1990 for graduate study at the School of Visual Arts, then spent the following years walking the streets with his camera, tuned to the textures of daily life. The images follow a lyrical arc: street scenes with children, families, local characters and storefronts, then the subway and its distinctive suspended state, then back up into the neighborhood's charged atmosphere. The event marks the public launch of the publication.