Book Review: Arshile Gorky’s New York in Image and Memory

Berenice Abbott, Broadway near Broome Street, 1935. From The New York Public Library.

A black-and-white photograph of a New York City street from the early 20th century shows tall brick buildings with fire escapes, early automobiles, and a central view of a decorative high-rise framed by shadows and streetlamps.

“Arshile Gorky: New York City,” published by Hauser & Wirth, offers a vivid window into the artist’s lived experience of the city that shaped him—a place where he forged lasting friendships, held breakthrough exhibitions and created some of his most astonishing work.

Book Review: Arshile Gorky’s New York in Image and Memory