Martha Cooper at Steven Kasher Gallery

Chelsea’s skyline – dotted with construction cranes – is a constant reminder of how much the neighborhood and city is transforming; for an even more eye-popping view of how much the city has changed, visit legendary street photographer Martha Cooper’s photos at Steven Kasher Gallery from the 80s. Here, Cooper captures a two-car painting by Duster Lizzie that demonstrates how transgressive ambition changed the landscape of New York. (At Steven Kasher Gallery in Chelsea through June 3rd).

Martha Cooper, Two Whole Cars in Straight Letters and Wild Style by Duster Lizzie, Bronx, NY, 1982, archival pigment print, 30 x 40 inches, printed 2017.