Posteritati presents Naked City, a new exhibition showcasing The Big Apple's starring role on the silver screen from the silent era to the present. As moviegoer's prepare for this summer's blockbuster remake of The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3, Posteritati will take a look back at other memorable films shot in this most cinematic of cities, including the original 1974 classic starring Walter Matthau and Robert Shaw. Whether through its subways or its skyscrapers, New York City uniquely evokes our love of movies; Woody Allen's Upper West Side, Martin Scorsese's Little Italy, Spike Lee's Brooklyn, and especially relevant these days, Oliver Stone's Wall Street. Movie posters on display at Posteritati will include King Kong (1933), Sweet Smell of Success (1957), The French Connection (1971), Taxi Driver (1976), Annie Hall (1977), Manhattan (1979), Do The Right Thing (1986), Spider-Man (2002), and many others. Naked City opens on June 1 and will run thru July 31. Posteritati's own location on Centre Street may be recognized by some cinephiles, since directly across the street at 240 Centre, is the historic Police Building, shown in all its noir-ish glory in Jules Dassin's 1948 thriller masterpiece, The Naked City.
Posteritati, named "the best place to be reminded that all film art isn't on-screen" by The Village Voice, is one of the world's premier dealers of vintage and contemporary movie art. If you "need the movie poster that says 'You, You, You.' Posteritati is the place to start" (New York Times Style Magazine, 2004). "Any film poster fanatic will feel more than at home at Posteritati, home to more than 9,000 fine examples of American and international film-promotion" (Vanity Fair, 2008). From the silent era to modern classics, Posteritati's downtown Manhattan gallery boasts a uniquely diverse movie poster collection from over 30 different countries, searchable via iMac customer kiosks or online at www.posteritati.com.
Posteritati owner Sam Sarowitz has co-authored several books on movie posters, culled exclusively from Posteritati's own collection. Art of the Modern Movie Poster (Chronicle Books), published in late 2008, has been called a "truly magnificent, if not monumental, work. Featuring sharp mini-essays by Dave Kehr, this beautiful, full-color 516-page doorstopper of a book is an embarrassment of riches" (Film Comment, 2009). A "stunning work of visual scholarship" (NPR, 2008). An "encyclopaedic collection...from West Side Story to In the Mood for Love via Attach of the 50ft Woman, more than 1,500 selections place film posters firmly in the Pop Art pantheon" (Harper's Bazaar, 2009). Translating Hollywood (Mark Batty Publisher), a "handsome hardcover volume" (Leonard Maltin, 2008) "highlighting fascinating local interpretations of predominantly American films" (Vanity Fair, 2008), shows the major role played by graphic design in movie poster advertising and promotion around the world.
The Posteritati gallery is located in downtown New York City at 239 Centre Street between Broome and Grand Streets, directly across the street from the historic Police Building. The gallery is open Tuesday through Saturday from 11 am to 7 pm, Sunday from noon to 6 pm, and Monday by appointment.
High-resolution art is available.
Please contact the Posteritati Gallery staff at (212) 226-2207 or mail@posteritati.com
