Nicholas Nixon: City views

Through complex compositions of building surfaces, window reflections, and shadows, the artist surveys the dense Boston cityscape.

Black-and-white frontal photograph of an eight-story building receding into the distance
Black-and-white photograph of a steeple in front of modern high-rise buildings
Black-and-white photograph of a colonial-era building in the lower right in the shadows of towering modern high-rise buildings
Black-and-white photograph of reflected light and shadow on a modern high-rise building façade
Black-and-white photograph of city buildings from various eras
Black-and-white photograph of glass-fronted high-rise buildings under a cloudy sky
Black-and-white photograph of fire escapes on the shadowed side of a brick building
Black-and-white photograph of a domed church building against a background of modern high-rise building
Black-and-white photograph of the glass-windowed façade of a modern office building
Black-and-white photograph of a low stone building flying American flags on its façade in front of modern high-rise buildings
Black-and-white photograph of reflected light and shadows on a partially-demolished brick building
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