“Sometimes Overwhelming” is Arlene Gottfried’s manic yet romantic ode to the people of New York City in the 1970s and 80s. From Coney Island’s eccentric denizens to a Hasid at Riis Beach’s nude bay to the disco nights of sexual abandon and the children in the original Village Halloween parade, this body of work is a light-hearted look at outrageous people in a singular milieu.
Arlene Gottfried | Sometimes Overwhelming
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Women on Riis Beach
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Woman Wearing Sneakers, Coney Island
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Striped Woman at Studio 54
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Pug Dog Show at Alice Austen’s House, Staten Island
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Men’s Room at Disco
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Kissing on the Highway, Queens, New York
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KISS, Halloween Parade, Westbeth
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Hassid & Jewish Bodybuilder, Coney Island, NY
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Guy with Radio, East 7th Street
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Disco Grannie at Studio 54
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Central Park Zoo, New York
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Boy in Car on Purim
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After Hours
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Angel & Woman on Boardwalk, Brighton Beach, NY
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Julio at Go Karts 1
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Buried in Sand
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Family in Coney Island Blowing Bubble
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Three Guys in Front of a Wall, NY
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Kid and Target
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Under the Boardwalk
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Tough Chic
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Topless Guy Against Wall with Graffiti
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Two Laughing Girls on Ride
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Pablo, Polar Bear Man and Parachute Jump
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Two Gay Men on the Beach, One Without a Shirt