{"product_id":"ryan-mcginley-the-kids-were-alright","title":"Ryan McGinley - The Kids Were Alright","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eThe first book to examine Ryan McGinley’s early photographs and Polaroids—raw, visceral portraits of his coterie of friends and artists \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ein downtown New York City.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003ePublished to accompany an exhibition at Museum of Contemporary Art Denver, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eRyan McGinley: The Kids Were Alright\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e focuses on the photographer’s early work from 1998 to 2003, the year of his solo exhibition at the Whitney Museum of American Art.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThese early photographs and Polaroids—many of which have never been exhibited or published— document his friends and collaborators in downtown New York City. In the process, McGinley created a powerful portrait of his generation and their often debauched lifestyle: gritty, daring, and focused on moments of both pleasure and tedium. McGinley’s singular ability to capture the mood and emotional depth of a moment is evident even from the earliest years of his career.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Offbrand Library","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51771775942973,"sku":null,"price":350.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0842\/7395\/5133\/files\/Artboard3_5678ca11-c7d8-4c1e-b658-94e14824c352.png?v=1780106093","url":"https:\/\/offbrandlibrary.com\/products\/ryan-mcginley-the-kids-were-alright","provider":"Offbrand Library","version":"1.0","type":"link"}