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Marc Yankus's Surreal Architectural Photography at ClampArt

exhibition · 2026-05-04

Marc Yankus's series 'New York Unseen' is on view at ClampArt in New York until November 16, 2019. The American photographer, born in 1957, creates surreal architectural collages that blend memory and imagination. Yankus digitally removes people and cars from recognizable New York landmarks—such as the Met, the Dakota, the Bronx courthouse, and a Modo hot yoga studio on Sixth Avenue—to emphasize the buildings' essential beauty. His process is inspired by childhood experiences of wandering Manhattan and a personal loss: the demolition of a beloved Beaux-Arts apartment building on 79th Street, replaced by a tower he calls monstrous. Yankus describes his work as a form of 'surreal architectural photography' that documents iconic, lost, and forgotten architecture, using digital collage to reduce visual noise and alter the urban landscape. The exhibition is presented at ClampArt, located at 247 West 29th Street in the Flower District.

Key facts

  • Marc Yankus's series 'New York Unseen' is on view at ClampArt in New York until November 16, 2019.
  • Yankus was born in 1957 and is an American photographer.
  • The images depict recognizable New York landmarks such as the Met, the Dakota, the Bronx courthouse, and a Modo hot yoga studio on Sixth Avenue.
  • Yankus digitally removes people and cars from the photographs to emphasize architectural details.
  • The series was inspired by Yankus's childhood experiences of wandering Manhattan and the demolition of a Beaux-Arts building on 79th Street.
  • Yankus describes his work as 'surreal architectural photography' that documents iconic, lost, and forgotten architecture.
  • The exhibition is held at ClampArt, located at 247 West 29th Street in the Flower District.
  • The article was written by Francesca Magnani for Artribune.

Entities

Artists

  • Marc Yankus

Institutions

  • ClampArt
  • Artribune

Locations

  • New York City
  • Manhattan
  • Metropolitan Museum
  • The Dakota
  • Bronx
  • Sixth Avenue
  • 79th Street
  • 247 West 29th Street
  • Flower District

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