Andrea Modica
Italian Story
“The photographs in this book were made over the past four decades, primarily in Italy, entirely with an 8×10 view camera. I suspect I will continue this work for as long as I am taking pictures.
The title reflects the complexity of the Italian word storia, which holds meanings as diverse as history, story, situation, issue, fuss, hassle, tale, or lie. Depending on context, it may also refer to a love story, brief or ongoing. Italian Story is a broad narration: a record of events, a historical fiction.”
Andrea Modica, 2026
Italian Story is a deeply personal and poetic journey through Italy, spanning over forty years of photographic work by American photographer Andrea Modica.
Born into a third-generation Italian-American family, Modica began traveling to Italy as a young woman, gradually building a visual archive of the country’s landscapes, people, rituals, and moments of quiet intimacy. These photographs, taken across decades and regions, form a lyrical exploration of identity, memory, and belonging filtered through Modica’s singular, tactile photographic language.
All Books By Andrea Modica
Daniel Arnold: You Are What You Do
On view in the studio through March 27
Daniel Arnold is a jokester, an aesthete, and a charmer. He is also a scruffy sleuth, seeking out life’s mysteries in an age of distraction. In his new monograph with Loose Joints, You Are What You Do, there are moments of absurdity and joy. Something out of the frame has stopped Alex Consani dead in her tracks. Meanwhile, a pig is roasting, rotisserie style, outside of Rockefeller Center, and Kim’s cleavage is eclipsing a scowling Kanye.
There are also moments of profound sadness and sentimentality whose secrets remain enclosed by the frame. Never mind the indignities of a black eye — a young woman has found a sweet rat to nuzzle. Its name was Dylan. From cover to cover, the book is a feast for the eyes.
What would NYC be without Daniel Arnold?
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Signed copies of You Are What You Do, as well as Daniel Arnold t-shirts are available in the bookstore.
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