Founded in 1884, Baxter St at the Camera Club of New York is one of New York’s oldest artist-run nonprofit spaces fostering the development of emerging lens-based artists at critical moments of their careers. Through dynamic programming and access to workspace, Baxter St at CCNY has long been a catalyst for innovative creation within the artistic mediums of photography and video practices. Ranging from exhibitions, workspace residency programs, and conversation series, its core mission is to support and activate a vibrant community deeply engaged in the art of lens-based contemporary practices.
Baxter St at the Camera Club of New York
Zora J Murff,
2020 Baxter x Aperture Next Step Award Winner. Installation view of "Bold As Brass, or Third Year Review". Photo by Alex Schlechter.
Alanna Fields,
2020 Workspace Resident. Installation view of "Mirages of Dreams Past", 2021. Photo by Alex Schlechter.
Antonio Pulgarin,
2020 Workspace Resident.
Portrait of Antonio Pulgarin and Daniel Handal in conversation for Pulgarin’s solo exhibition, "Lost Throughout the Pages (Whispers of the Caballeros)", 2021. Photo by Lloyd McCullough.
Bahareh Khoshooee 2019 Workspace Resident.
Installation view of "Lurking Variable !=", 2020. Photo by Alex Schlechter.
Cheryl Mukherji,
2021 Workspace Resident.
Portrait of Cheryl Mukherji and Lloyd McCullough during filming of Mukherji’s video interview during her solo exhibition, "Wanted Beautiful Home Loving Girl", 2022.
Photo by Alex Schlechter.
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1964
Philip Johnson commissioned Warhol to make a large-scale work for the exterior for his pavilion for the New York World’s Fair, along with other artists. Warhol’s provocative response, a multiple portrait of ‘Most Wanted Men’ was installed a few days before the opening but was deemed too inflammatory and contrary to the upbeat image of the World’s Fair and the work was taken down.