{"id":8826,"date":"2013-05-17T13:42:31","date_gmt":"2013-05-17T08:42:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/archive2.ankakh.com\/?p=8826"},"modified":"2013-05-17T13:42:31","modified_gmt":"2013-05-17T08:42:31","slug":"new-yorkers-threaten-to-sue-artist-who-secretly-photographed-them-in-their-own-apartments-and-is-selling-prints-for-7500","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive2.ankakh.com\/en\/?p=8826","title":{"rendered":"New Yorkers threaten to sue artist who secretly photographed them in their OWN apartments and is selling prints for $7,500"},"content":{"rendered":"

Residents at a luxury Manhattan apartment block are up in arms after discovering that a neighbor at a nearby building has secretly been taking their photographs to exhibit and sell.<\/p>\n

Artist Arne Svenson freely admits to secretly photographing his neighbors at the exclusive 475 Greenwich St apartment block in TriBeCa, but claims he hasn\u2019t done anything wrong.<\/p>\n

His photographs are careful not to show anyone\u2019s face in full, but they do show the residents engaged in a wide range of intimate and private activities including cleaning, taking a nap, watching television and carrying their sleeping kids to bed.<\/p>\n

The photographs are currently on display at the Julie Saul Gallery<\/b><\/a> in the city as part of an exhibition called \u2018The Neighbors\u2019 which opened on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Prints are available to buy for up to $7,500 and in sizes up to 5 feet by 2 feet.<\/p>\n

Residents of the Greenwich Street building – where penthouses fetch up to $6 million – are furious over what they see as an invasion of privacy and are concerned about the safety of their children.<\/p>\n

A number of residents who are featured in the exhibition are understood to be considering legal action. Although they\u2019ve been advised the may have better luck in a civil case rather than a misdemeanor criminal proceeding because their faces aren\u2019t fully visible.<\/p>\n

Svenson, 60 who lives on the second floor of the nearby 125 Watt St building, is unapologetic.<\/p>\n

\u2018For my subjects, there is no question of privacy,\u2019 he said in a statement accompanying the exhibit.<\/p>\n

Svenson, whose previous exhibitions have included photos of sock puppets, was inspired to do this latest project after he inherited a bird watching telephoto lens from a friend.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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