Guggenheim 723--Lincoln, Nebraska 1956

Robert Frank shot this roll of black and white film, somewhere in Lincoln, Nebraska. I see these strips of photographs, little moments captured from the world, one after the other, like a story being told. It's like a painter trying to capture something ephemeral, a fleeting emotion or a half-remembered dream. I imagine Frank, walking down the street with his camera, always on the lookout for these odd moments. What was he thinking when he took these pictures? Was he trying to say something about America, about its people, about himself? There’s a rhythm, a visual beat that feels very connected to the work of other street photographers who walked and saw and felt and captured the world around them. Photography, like painting, is about making choices, it's about choosing what to show and what to leave out. It's an ongoing conversation, a way for artists to talk to each other across time. It is a language of feeling, intention, and meaning.