Bernd and Hilla Becher "Water Towers"
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Bernd and Hilla Becher’s almost fifty-year collaboration constitutes the most important project in objective and conceptual photography today.
Water towers are industrial structures which were constructed for the purpose of storing water and maintaining water pressure. Emphasized in this exhibition are New York water towers: the wooden barrel tanks ubiquitous on rooftops throughout New York City. These tanks are all made by one of two competing companies: Rosenwach Tank Company and Isseks Brothers, both of which have been in business for over 100 years.
Their water towers are distinguishable by the pole at the tip of the tank: Isseks tanks have a straight pole, while Rosenwach tanks have an interlocking rosette ornament.
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from October 30, 2010 to December 31, 2010