Sophie Rivera's first museum survey, titled "Double Exposures," is now on view, showcasing her decades-long career photographing New Yorkers. The exhibition highlights both her traditional portraiture and her more experimental, double-exposure techniques that capture the city's diverse inhabitants in unexpected ways.
This survey matters because it brings long-overdue recognition to Rivera's work, which has remained relatively obscure despite its artistic merit. By presenting her full range of photographic practice, the exhibition challenges the art world's historical oversight of women photographers and underscores the importance of revisiting overlooked archives to enrich the visual history of New York.