City of Ambition: Photography

Taking its name from the Alfred Stieglitz photograph on view in the exhibition, City of Ambition not only examines urban spaces but also looks beyond them to consider the resources and infrastructures which serve and sustain them. Our cultural imaginary defines the city and the natural world in oppositional terms: the former a symbol of progress and futurity, the latter its restorative source. How does this artificial distinction mask the consequences of land-use policies?

Credit: Exhibition overview from museum website.